On this edition of The Weekly Reader, our book critic Marion Winik reviews two new historic novels, one set in Malaysia, the other in Vietnam: Absolution, by Alice McDermott, and The Storm We Made, by Veronica Chan.

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On this edition of The Weekly Reader, our book critic Marion Winik reviews two new historic novels, one set in Malaysia, the other in Vietnam: <a href="https://www.theivybookshop.com/book/9780374610487">Absolution</a>, by Alice McDermott, and <a href="https://www.theivybookshop.com/book/9781668015148">The Storm We Made</a>, by Veronica Chan.
All titles available at The Ivy Bookshop and other fine local retailers.

----What should I read next?---- Book critic and longtime NPR commentator Marion Winik answers this question in four opinionated, book-loving minutes. With reviews of new releases and older titles you may have missed, it’s like having a new best friend with very good taste to guide you in your literary adventures. The Weekly Reader is produced by WYPR and hosted by Lisa Morgan.

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What should I read next?---- Book critic and longtime NPR commentator Marion Winik answers this question in four opinionated, book-loving minutes. With reviews of new releases and older titles you may have missed, it’s like having a new best friend with very good taste to guide you in your literary adventures. The Weekly Reader is produced by WYPR and hosted by Lisa Morgan.

What should I read next?---- Book critic and longtime NPR commentator Marion Winik answers this question in four opinionated, book-loving minutes. With reviews of new releases and older titles you may have missed, it&rsquo;s like having a new best friend with very good taste to guide you in your literary adventures. The Weekly Reader is produced by WYPR and hosted by Lisa Morgan.

Dispatches from Southeast Asia: Alice McDermott and Vanessa Chan

Ah, summer. when if we are lucky, our work loads gets a little lighter, and our reading gets a little lighter, too. On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new, not-so-terribly serious releases sure to help you enjoy a day at the beach or by the pool: Come and Get It, by Kiley Reid, and Margo Has Money Troubles, by Rufi Thorpe. 

Ah, summer. when if we are lucky, our work loads gets a little lighter, and our reading gets a little lighter, too. On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new, not-so-terribly serious releases sure to help you enjoy a day at the beach or by the pool: <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/come-and-get-it-kiley-reid/20010908?ean=9780593328200">Come and Get It</a>, by Kiley Reid, and <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/margo-s-got-money-troubles-rufi-thorpe/20917237?ean=9780063356580">Margo Has Money Troubles</a>, by Rufi Thorpe.

Hot Summer Reads: "Come and Get It" by Kiley Reid and "Margo Has Money Troubles" by Rufi Thorpe

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new novels full of weird events, bizarre coincidences, and almost unbelievable outcomes: Real Life and Other Fictions, by Susan Coll, and The Husbands, by Holly Gramazio.

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new novels full of weird events, bizarre coincidences, and almost unbelievable outcomes: <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/real-life-and-other-fictions-susan-coll/20207865?ean=9781400234141">Real Life and Other Fictions</a>, by Susan Coll, and <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-husbands-holly-gramazio/20583082?ean=9780385550611">The Husbands</a>, by Holly Gramazio.

Stranger Things: "Real Life and Other Fictions" by Susan Coll and "The Husbands" by Holly Gramazio.

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review three new thrillers: One of Our Kind, by Nicola Yoon, Death in the Air, by Ram Murali, and The God of the Woods, by Liz Moore.

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review three new thrillers: <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/one-of-our-kind-nicola-yoon/20614069?ean=9780593470671">One of Our Kind</a>, by Nicola Yoon, <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/death-in-the-air-ram-murali/21020630?ean=9780063319301">Death in the Air</a>, by Ram Murali, and <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-god-of-the-woods-liz-moore/20696242?ean=9780593418918">The God of the Woods</a>, by Liz Moore.

Dispatches from Southeast Asia: Alice McDermott and Vanessa Chan

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