On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we praise funny books and the women who write them: our reviews of "Bookish People" by Susan Coll and "The Means" by Amy Fusselman. 

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we praise funny books and the women who write them: our reviews of "Bookish People" by Susan Coll and "The Means" by Amy Fusselman.

----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.

Funny Ladies: "Bookish People" by Susan Coll and "The Means," by Amy Fusselman

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new examples of deeply researched journalism, proving once again that truth is often stranger than fiction: The Times, by Adam Nagourney, and Gator Country, by Rebecca Renner.

All titles available at The Ivy Bookshop and other fine local retailers. 

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new examples of deeply researched journalism, proving once again that truth is often stranger than fiction: <a href="https://www.theivybookshop.com/search/site/Adam%20Nagourney">The Times</a>, by Adam Nagourney, and <a href="https://www.theivybookshop.com/book/9781250842572">Gator Country</a>, by Rebecca Renner.
All titles available at The Ivy Bookshop and other fine local retailers.

Great Reporting: "The Times" by Adam Nagourney, and "Gator Country" by Rebecca Renner

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, Marion Winik gives her take on Barbra Streisand's fascinating new memoir "My Name is Barbra." 

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, Marion Winik gives her take on Barbra Streisand's fascinating new memoir "My Name is Barbra."

"My Name is Barbra"

What does your social circle say about you? On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new novels featuring central figures surrounded by rather influential casts of characters:  Ana Turns, by Lisa Gornick, and The Children's Bach, by Helen Garner.

What does your social circle say about you? On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new novels featuring central figures surrounded by rather influential casts of characters:  <a href="https://www.theivybookshop.com/book/9781684421398">Ana Turns</a>, by Lisa Gornick, and <a href="https://www.theivybookshop.com/book/9780553387414">The Children's Bach</a>, by Helen Garner.

Funny Ladies: "Bookish People" by Susan Coll and "The Means," by Amy Fusselman

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