Mother-daughter relationships can be very good, or very complicated, but rarely boring. On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review three new memoirs about this most delicate, complicated family dynamic: Oh My Mother by Connie Wang, Honey Baby Mine by Laura Dern and Diane Ladd and Don't Call Me Home Alexandra Auder. 

Mother-daughter relationships can be very good, or very complicated, but rarely boring. On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review three new memoirs about this most delicate, complicated family dynamic: <a href="https://www.theivybookshop.com/book/9780593490921">Oh My Mother</a> by Connie Wang, <a href="https://www.theivybookshop.com/book/9781538720370">Honey Baby Mine</a> by Laura Dern and Diane Ladd and <a href="https://www.theivybookshop.com/book/9780593299951">Don't Call Me Home </a>Alexandra Auder.

----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.

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