On this beach-ready edition of The Weekly Reader we review two new novels that take us to the sunny shores of coastal New England: Sandwich, by Catherine Newman, and The Wedding People, Alison Espach.

On this beach-ready edition of The Weekly Reader we review two new novels that take us to the sunny shores of coastal New England: <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/sandwich-catherine-newman/20960889?ean=9780063345164">Sandwich</a>, by Catherine Newman, and <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-wedding-people-alison-espach/20604185?ean=9781250899576">The Wedding People</a>, Alison Espach.

----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.

New England Vacations: "Sandwich" by Catherine Newman and "The Wedding People" by Alison Espach

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new powerful memoirs about some of the unique challenges women face in the world of politics and power in the United States: One Way Back, by Christine Blasey Ford, and True Gretch, by Gretchen Whitmer.

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new powerful memoirs about some of the unique challenges women face in the world of politics and power in the United States: <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/one-way-back-a-memoir-christine-blasey-ford/20598846?ean=9781250289650">One Way Back</a>, by Christine Blasey Ford, and <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/true-gretch-what-i-ve-learned-about-life-leadership-and-everything-in-between-gretchen-whitmer/21329382?ean=9781668072318">True Gretch</a>, by Gretchen Whitmer.

Women, Politics, and Power: "One Way Back" by Christine Blasey Ford and "True Gretch" by Gretchen Whitmer

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new incredible memoirs about wealth, privilege and its abiding pain: The Friday Afternoon Club, by Griffin Dunne, and Do Something, by Guy Trebay.

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new incredible memoirs about wealth, privilege and its abiding pain: <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-friday-afternoon-club-a-family-memoir-griffin-dunne/20967792?ean=9780593652824">The Friday Afternoon Club</a>, by Griffin Dunne, and <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/do-something-a-memoir-guy-trebay/18959749?ean=9781524731977">Do Something</a>, by Guy Trebay.

Great Memoirs: "The Friday Afternoon Club" by Griffin Dunne and "Do Something" by Guy Trebay

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new novels about mysterious visitors and life changing relationships with both two legged and four legged friends: Bear, by Julia Phillips, and The Horse, by Willie Vlautin.

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new novels about mysterious visitors and life changing relationships with both two legged and four legged friends: <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/bear-julia-phillips/20650217?ean=9780525520436">Bear</a>, by Julia Phillips, and <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-horse-willy-vlautin/20858235?ean=9780063346574">The Horse</a>, by Willie Vlautin.

New England Vacations: "Sandwich" by Catherine Newman and "The Wedding People" by Alison Espach

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