On this edition of The Weekly Reader we review two new novels that blur the lines between what's real and what's not: Colored Television, by Danzy Senna, and Small Rain, by Garth Greenwell. 

On this edition of The Weekly Reader we review two new novels that blur the lines between what's real and what's not: <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/colored-television-danzy-senna/20908768?ean=9780593544372">Colored Television</a>, by Danzy Senna, and <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/small-rain-garth-greenwell/21127652?ean=9780374279547">Small Rain</a>, by Garth Greenwell.

----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.

Reality Adjacent: "Colored Television" by Danzy Senna and "Small Rain" by Garth Greenwell

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new novels about the complicated ways we share our lives, and love, with others:Intermezzo, by Sallie Rooney, and The Wildes, by Louis Bayard.

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new novels about the complicated ways we share our lives, and love, with others: <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/intermezzo-sally-rooney/16011779?ean=9780374602635">Intermezzo</a>, by Sallie Rooney, and <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-wildes-a-novel-in-five-acts-louis-bayard/21118299?ean=9781643755304">The Wildes</a>, by Louis Bayard.

Family Life:  "Intermezzo" by Sally Rooney and "The Wildes" by Louis Bayard.

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new novels that prove, once again, that sometimes, you just need a good road trip to sort yourself out: Goyhood, by Reuven Fenton, and How Does That Make You Feel, Magda Eklund? by Anna Montague.

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new novels that prove, once again, that sometimes, you just need a good road trip to sort yourself out: <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/goyhood-reuven-fenton/20702324?ean=9781771683685">Goyhood</a>, by Reuven Fenton, and <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/temporary-measures-anna-montague/20706426?ean=9780063353640">How Does That Make You Feel, Magda Eklund?</a> by Anna Montague.

Road Trips: "Goyhood" by Reuven Fenton, and "How Does That Make You Feel, Magda Eklund?" by Anna Montague

On this edition of our series about celebrity memoirs, we review four more superstar tell-all's that are well worth your time, whether you enjoy them on the page or listen to the audiobooks: Connie, by Connie Chung, Taste by Stanley Tucci, Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain, and Sonny Boy, by Al Pacino. 

On this edition of our series about celebrity memoirs, we review four more superstar tell-all's that are well worth your time, whether you enjoy them on the page or listen to the audiobooks: <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/connie-a-memoir-connie-chung/21042706?ean=9781538766989">Connie</a>, by Connie Chung, <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/taste-my-life-through-food-stanley-tucci/17120641?ean=9781982168018">Taste</a> by Stanley Tucci, Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain, and <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/sonny-boy-a-memoir-al-pacino/21224328?ean=9780593655115">Sonny Boy</a>, by Al Pacino. 
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Reality Adjacent: "Colored Television" by Danzy Senna and "Small Rain" by Garth Greenwell

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