The Weekly Reader

Around the World: New Novels from Christine Baker Kline and Colum McCann.

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we go behind the scenes with ghost writers and gatecrashers to see how the other half lives. Marion Winik reviews Heidi Pitlor's Impersonation and Ben Widdicombe's Gatecrasher.

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Lose Yourself: Immersive new novels from Edmund White and Maggie O'Farrell

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new novels about the complex, full, and fascinating world of mature women's lives: Charlotte Wood's The Weekend and Larry Watson's The Lives of Edie Pritchard.

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On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new memoirs that examine the effects and aftermath of civil war and civil unrest: Wayetu Moore's The Giant, The Dragons, and The Women, and Wes Moore's Five Days.

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On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new memoirs that are very "of the moment": Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl and Duchess Goldblatt.

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Too Much and Never Enough by Mary Trump

The Pregnancy Plot: new fiction from Connie Schultz and Emily Gould

Summer Escapes: New Fiction from Kevin Kwan and Elin Hilderbrand

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we celebrate the release of the Everyman's Library collection of 40 short stories by Lorrie Moore.

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