On The Weekly Reader, we review two new novels about romantic entanglements and their attending highs and lows: "Romantic Comedy" by Curtis Sittenfeld and "How to Fall Out of Love Madly" by Jan Casales. 

On The Weekly Reader, we review two new novels about romantic entanglements and their attending highs and lows: "Romantic Comedy" by Curtis Sittenfeld and "How to Fall Out of Love Madly" by Jan Casales.

----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.

The Weekly Reader

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.

In and Out of Love: "Romantic Comedy" by Curtis Sittenfeld and "How to Fall Out of Love Madly" by Jan Casales

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.

Social Circles: "Ana Turns" by Lisa Gornick and "The Children's Bach" by Helen Garner

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.

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

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.

In and Out of Love: "Romantic Comedy" by Curtis Sittenfeld and "How to Fall Out of Love Madly" by Jan Casales

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