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.

----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.

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 that prove, once again, that sometimes, you just need a good road trip to sort yourself out: Goyhood, by Reuven Fenton, and How Does That Make You Feel, Magda Eklund? by Anna Montague.

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new novels that prove, once again, that sometimes, you just need a good road trip to sort yourself out: <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/goyhood-reuven-fenton/20702324?ean=9781771683685">Goyhood</a>, by Reuven Fenton, and <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/temporary-measures-anna-montague/20706426?ean=9780063353640">How Does That Make You Feel, Magda Eklund?</a> by Anna Montague.

Road Trips: "Goyhood" by Reuven Fenton, and "How Does That Make You Feel, Magda Eklund?" by Anna Montague

On this edition of our series about celebrity memoirs, we review four more superstar tell-all's that are well worth your time, whether you enjoy them on the page or listen to the audiobooks: Connie, by Connie Chung, Taste by Stanley Tucci, Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain, and Sonny Boy, by Al Pacino. 

On this edition of our series about celebrity memoirs, we review four more superstar tell-all's that are well worth your time, whether you enjoy them on the page or listen to the audiobooks: <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/connie-a-memoir-connie-chung/21042706?ean=9781538766989">Connie</a>, by Connie Chung, <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/taste-my-life-through-food-stanley-tucci/17120641?ean=9781982168018">Taste</a> by Stanley Tucci, Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain, and <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/sonny-boy-a-memoir-al-pacino/21224328?ean=9780593655115">Sonny Boy</a>, by Al Pacino. 
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Celebrity Memoirs Part Two: Chung, Tucci, Bourdain, Pacino 

On this edition of The Weekly Reader we review two new engaging memoirs from the entertainment industry: From Here to the Great Unknown, by Lisa Marie Presley and Riley Keough, All I Ever Wanted, by Kathy Valentine. 

On this edition of The Weekly Reader we review two new engaging memoirs from the entertainment industry: <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/from-here-to-the-great-unknown-riley-keough/21003019?ean=9780593733875">From Here to the Great Unknown</a>, by Lisa Marie Presley and Riley Keough, <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/all-i-ever-wanted-a-rock-n-roll-memoir-kathy-valentine/13200514?ean=9781477324660">All I Ever Wanted</a>, by Kathy Valentine.

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

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