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."

----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.

"My Name is Barbra"

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two hot new, hotly anticipated gay comic novels: The Guncle Abroad, by Stephen Rowley, and You Only Call When You're In Trouble, by Stephen McCauley.

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two hot new, hotly anticipated gay comic novels: <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-guncle-abroad-steven-rowley/20583072?ean=9780593540459">The Guncle Abroad</a>, by Stephen Rowley, and <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/you-only-call-when-you-re-in-trouble-stephen-mccauley/19995591?ean=9781250296795">You Only Call When You're In Trouble</a>, by Stephen McCauley.

New Gay Comic Novels from Stephen Rowley and Stephen McCauley

Sometimes, you think you know a lot about a favorite author, and then, they write a memoir. On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new, revealing memoirs from a pair of famous writers: And Then? And Then? What Else?, by Daniel Handler and Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder, by Salman Rushdie.

Sometimes, you think you know a lot about a favorite author, and then, they write a memoir. On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new, revealing memoirs from a pair of famous writers: <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/and-then-and-then-what-else-daniel-handler/20615480?ean=9781324090601">And Then? And Then? What Else?</a>, by Daniel Handler and <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/knife-meditations-after-an-attempted-murder-salman-rushdie/20673131?ean=9780593730249">Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder</a>, by Salman Rushdie.

New Memoirs from Salmon Rushdie and Daniel Handler

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.

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