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The Weekly Reader episodes

May 09, 2018 Texas, Yee Ha!
On this edition of the Weekly Reader, book critic and long-time Texas cheerleader Marion Winik reviews a new book that captures the mystery and majesty of the Lone Star state. Yee Ha!
4 min
May 01, 2018 Money Changes Everything
On this edition of The Weekly Reader, a pair of books that look at the ways in which money, or a lack thereof, changes our lives and relationships in a wide variety of ways.
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4 min
April 24, 2018 The Oldest Stories in the World
On this episode of The Weekly Reader, two novels with fresh takes on classic tales.
4 min
April 19, 2018 There is Nothing Like a Good Novel
On this episode of The Weekly Reader, two new coming of age stories that also happen to be great reads.
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8 min
April 10, 2018 Sixty is the New Twenty-five
On this episode of The Weekly Reader, we review a pair of new novels that redefine the concept of a ----quiet---- retirement.
4 min
April 04, 2018 Essays to Read Now
If the word “essay” doesn’t trigger panic attacks and terrible memories of high school or college exams, have we got a pair of books for you! On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we feature new work from Tim Kreider and Carino Chocano.
4 min
March 26, 2018 Business Matters
On this edition of The Weekly Reader, two books that take us behind the scenes at a pair of workplaces that might make you want to keep your day job.
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4 min
March 20, 2018 First, The Funeral
On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we feature two very different novels that start the same way: with a funeral.
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4 min
March 20, 2018 First, The Funeral
on this edition of The Weekly Reader, we feature two very different novels that start with funeral
4 min
March 15, 2018 Bad Mommies
On this edition of The Weekly Reader, our book critic Marion Winik reviews two new novels about women who seem to lack the maternal instinct.
4 min

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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…