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

American author Sloane Crosley is best known for her humorous essays and stories, but her new book takes a different tack. On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review some of her earlier work, The Clasp and I was Told There Would be Cake,  and her latest, a memoir called Grief is for People. 

American author Sloane Crosley is best known for her humorous essays and stories, but her new book takes a different tack. On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review some of her earlier work, The Clasp and I was Told There Would be Cake,  and her latest, a memoir called Grief is for People.

Sloane Crosley Special: "Grief is for People," "The Clasp," and "I Was Told There Would Be Cake"

On this edition of The Weekly Reader we review two new books that take us behind the scenes of two very different and oddly intriguing work environments: Help Wanted, by Adelle Waldman, and Burn Book: A Tech Love Story, by Kara Swisher.

On this edition of The Weekly Reader we review two new books that take us behind the scenes of two very different and oddly intriguing work environments: <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/help-wanted-adelle-waldman/20074531?ean=9781324020448">Help Wanted</a>, by Adelle Waldman, and <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/burn-book-a-tech-love-story-kara-swisher/20388372?ean=9781982163891">Burn Book: A Tech Love Story</a>, by Kara Swisher.

The World of Work: "Help Wanted" by Adelle Waldman and "Burn Book: A Tech Love Story" by Kara Swisher

There are many good reasons to read a book: to study history, learn a new skill, practice our empathy, have a good cry, or, perhaps, a good laugh. On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new books about funny women doing some pretty crazy things: Worry, by Alexandra Tanner, and Sylvia's Second Act, by Hillary Yablon.

There are many good reasons to read a book: to study history, learn a new skill, practice our empathy, have a good cry, or, perhaps, a good laugh. On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new books about funny women doing some pretty crazy things: <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/worry-alexandra-tanner/20165314?ean=9781668018613">Worry</a>, by Alexandra Tanner, and <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/sylvia-s-second-act-hillary-yablon/20159496?ean=9780593493618">Sylvia's Second Act</a>, by Hillary Yablon.

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

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