On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new novels about taking a midlife crisis and unexpected adventures: The Lady Waiting, by Magdalena Zyzak, and All Fours, by Miranda July.

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new novels about taking a midlife crisis and unexpected adventures: <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-lady-waiting-magdalena-zyzak/20583077?ean=9780593542941">The Lady Waiting</a>, by Magdalena Zyzak, and <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/all-fours-miranda-july/20578438?ean=9780593190265">All Fours</a>, by Miranda July.

----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.

Midlife Adventures: "The Lady Waiting" by Magdalena Zyzak, and "All Fours" Miranda July

The extreme lifestyles of the rich and famous can be somewhat fascinating.  On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new books about the ultra wealthy and their unique challenges: Wives Like Us, by Plum Sykes, and Lies and Weddings, by Kevin Kwan.

The extreme lifestyles of the rich and famous can be somewhat fascinating.  On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new books about the ultra wealthy and their unique challenges: <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/wives-like-us-plum-sykes/19257373?ean=9780062429087">Wives Like Us</a>, by Plum Sykes, and <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/lies-and-weddings-kevin-kwan/20462247?ean=9780385546294">Lies and Weddings</a>, by Kevin Kwan.

Eat the Rich: Wives Like Us, by Plum Sykes, and Lies and Weddings, by Kevin Kwan

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new extraordinary memoirs about the exquisite joy of true love and the nearly unbearable pain of losing one we love: Fi, A Memoir of My Son, by Alexandra Fuller and My Beloved Monster, by Caleb Carr.

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new extraordinary memoirs about the exquisite joy of true love and the nearly unbearable pain of losing one we love: <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/fi-a-memoir-of-my-son/20491500?ean=9780802161048">Fi, A Memoir of My Son</a>, by Alexandra Fuller and <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/my-beloved-monster-masha-the-half-wild-rescue-cat-who-rescued-me-caleb-carr/20081517?ean=9780316503600">My Beloved Monster</a>, by Caleb Carr.

Loss: "Fi, A Memoir of My Son" by Alexandra Fuller and "My Beloved Monster" by Caleb Carr

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review new biographies about two women who led mysterious lives in the glamorous, gloriously seedy New York cultural scene in the 1960s and 70s: Candy Darling, by Cynthia Carr, and To Anyone Who Ever Asks, by Howard Fishman.

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review new biographies about two women who led mysterious lives in the glamorous, gloriously seedy New York cultural scene in the 1960s and 70s: <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/candy-darling-dreamer-icon-superstar-cynthia-carr/19995342?ean=9781250066350">Candy Darling</a>, by Cynthia Carr, and <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/to-anyone-who-ever-asks-the-life-music-and-mystery-of-connie-converse-howard-fishman/18748510?ean=9780593187364">To Anyone Who Ever Asks</a>, by Howard Fishman.

Midlife Adventures: "The Lady Waiting" by Magdalena Zyzak, and "All Fours" Miranda July

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