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.

----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 Gay Comic Novels from Stephen Rowley and Stephen McCauley

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new novels about the powerful, mysterious bonds we form with others throughout our lives and the ways they influence the people we become: Mina's Matchbox, by Yoko Ogawa, and Tell Me Everything, by Elizabeth Strout.

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new novels about the powerful, mysterious bonds we form with others throughout our lives and the ways they influence the people we become: <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/mina-s-matchbox-yoko-ogawa/20889848?ean=9780593316085">Mina's Matchbox</a>, by Yoko Ogawa, and <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/tell-me-everything-elizabeth-strout/21003025?ean=9780593446096">Tell Me Everything</a>, by Elizabeth Strout.

Friends and Stories: "Mina's Matchbox" by Yoko Ogawa and "Tell Me Everything" by Elizabeth Strout

 On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new novels that tap into the current media zeitgeist, from true crime podcasts to ghost writers: Listen for the Lie, by Amy Tintera, and I Want You More, by Swan Huntley.

All titles available at your favorite local bookstore and at bookshop.org. 

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new novels that tap into the current media zeitgeist, from true crime podcasts to ghost writers: <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/listen-for-the-lie-amy-tintera/19995481?ean=9781250880314">Listen for the Lie</a>, by Amy Tintera, and <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/i-want-you-more-swan-huntley/20214430?ean=9781958506714">I Want You More</a>, by Swan Huntley.
All titles available at your favorite local bookstore and at bookshop.org.

Podcasters and Ghostwriters: "Listen for the Lie" by Amy Tintera and "I Want You More" by Swan Huntley

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.

New Gay Comic Novels from Stephen Rowley and Stephen McCauley

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