On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new novels about female practitioners of folk remedies and herbal medicine and the special roll they play in many cultures: The Waters, by Bonnie Jo Campbell, and The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern, by Lydia Cohen Loigman.



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On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new novels about female practitioners of folk remedies and herbal medicine and the special roll they play in many cultures: <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-waters-bonnie-jo-campbell/20059898?ean=9780393248432">The Waters</a>, by Bonnie Jo Campbell, and <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-love-elixir-of-augusta-stern-lynda-cohen-loigman/20981813?ean=9781250278104">The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern</a>, by Lydia Cohen Loigman.
 
All titles available at your favorite local bookstore and online at bookshop.org.

----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.

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