On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new novels about getting by, and trying to get ahead, in New York City: The Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead, and Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez. See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new novels about getting by, and trying to get ahead, in New York City: The Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead, and Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new novels about getting by, and trying to get ahead, in New York City: The Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead, and Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez. See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="noopener noreferrer">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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