The Weekly Reader

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new novels that explore the rocky terrain of both the seaside and the friendships of the residents of the northernmost state in the nation, Maine. Check out "Fllowship Point" by Alice Elliot Dark and "The Midcoast" by Adam White. 

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On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two books that look at the past and future of reproductive rights in the United States: "Controlling Women" by Kathryn Kolbert and Julie Kay and "The Turnaway Study" by Diana Green Foster .

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Despite the presence and contributions of Asian Americans to the cultural fabric since our nation's earliest days, prejudice and ignorance malinger in some circles.  Today on The Weekly Reader, we review two new books from authors Kirstin Chen and Don Lee that aim entertain whilst smashing stereotypes. 

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What are writers really like? On this edition of The Weekly Reader, two new books that shed light on the lives of two very intriguing authors, Frank O’Hara and Barbara Pym. We review "Also A Poet," by Ada Calhoun, and "The Adventures of Miss Pym," by Paula Byrne. 

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What makes a book a “great beach read’? On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new novels set in oceanside communities on the East Coast: "Hurricane Girl" by Marcy Dermansky and "The Hotel Nantucket" by Elin Hilderbrand. 

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If you haven’t lost your taste for all things British folllowing Queen Elizabeth’s Jubilee celebration, we’ve got you covered! On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two great new novels from across the pond: "An Olive Grove in Ends" by Moses McKenzie and "One Day I Shall Astonish the World" by Nina Stibbe.

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On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review new memoirs from two great writers better known for their excellent novels: "In Love" by Amy Bloom and "Left on Tenth" by Delia Ephron. 

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On this edition of The Weekly Reader, it's all about Toni Morrison! We review "Recitatif," a newly-published short story from Toni Morrison, plus a new memoir about a longtime friendship with the author, "Miss Chloe" by A.J. Verdelle.

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On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new memoirs distilled from fragments and legends of past generations: Rebecca Donner "All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days" and Maud Newton's "Ancestor Trouble."

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The world of book publishing is a mysterious place – who decided what gets published, and when? I'm Lisa Morgan and today on The Weekly Reader, we review two new page-turners that take us behind the scenes of the literary industry: "The Plot" by Jean Hanff Korelitz and "Book Lovers" by Emily Henry.

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