On this edition of TheWeekly Reader, our book critic Marion Winik reviews two new novels about messy families and their pursuit of happiness:" Mercury, by Amy Jo Burns, and Welcome Home, Stranger, by Kate Christensen.

On this edition of TheWeekly Reader, our book critic Marion Winik reviews two new novels about messy families and their pursuit of happiness:" <a href="https://www.theivybookshop.com/book/9781250908568">Mercury</a>, by Amy Jo Burns, and <a href="https://www.theivybookshop.com/book/9780063299702">Welcome Home, Stranger</a>, by Kate Christensen.

----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.

Family Life: "Mercury" by Amy Jo Burns" and "Welcome Home, Stranger" by Kate Christensen

 On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new novels that tap into the current media zeitgeist, from true crime podcasts to ghost writers: Listen for the Lie, by Amy Tintera, and I Want You More, by Swan Huntley.

All titles available at your favorite local bookstore and at bookshop.org. 

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new novels that tap into the current media zeitgeist, from true crime podcasts to ghost writers: <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/listen-for-the-lie-amy-tintera/19995481?ean=9781250880314">Listen for the Lie</a>, by Amy Tintera, and <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/i-want-you-more-swan-huntley/20214430?ean=9781958506714">I Want You More</a>, by Swan Huntley.
All titles available at your favorite local bookstore and at bookshop.org.

Podcasters and Ghostwriters: "Listen for the Lie" by Amy Tintera and "I Want You More" by Swan Huntley

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new powerful memoirs about some of the unique challenges women face in the world of politics and power in the United States: One Way Back, by Christine Blasey Ford, and True Gretch, by Gretchen Whitmer.

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new powerful memoirs about some of the unique challenges women face in the world of politics and power in the United States: <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/one-way-back-a-memoir-christine-blasey-ford/20598846?ean=9781250289650">One Way Back</a>, by Christine Blasey Ford, and <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/true-gretch-what-i-ve-learned-about-life-leadership-and-everything-in-between-gretchen-whitmer/21329382?ean=9781668072318">True Gretch</a>, by Gretchen Whitmer.

Women, Politics, and Power: "One Way Back" by Christine Blasey Ford and "True Gretch" by Gretchen Whitmer

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new incredible memoirs about wealth, privilege and its abiding pain: The Friday Afternoon Club, by Griffin Dunne, and Do Something, by Guy Trebay.

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new incredible memoirs about wealth, privilege and its abiding pain: <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-friday-afternoon-club-a-family-memoir-griffin-dunne/20967792?ean=9780593652824">The Friday Afternoon Club</a>, by Griffin Dunne, and <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/do-something-a-memoir-guy-trebay/18959749?ean=9781524731977">Do Something</a>, by Guy Trebay.

Family Life: "Mercury" by Amy Jo Burns" and "Welcome Home, Stranger" by Kate Christensen

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