----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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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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we feature two very different novels that start the same way: with a funeral. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A look back at Johnson's classic story collection Jesus' Son, and a preview of his posthumous release, The Largesse of the Sea Maiden. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review three new books that explore the idea of immortality. Who doesn't want to live forever? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This week, we take a break from reviewing the latest fiction releases and delve into the world of non-fiction. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this edition of The Weekly Reader, a selection of great gift books for everyone on your holiday list. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Forest Dark, by Nicole Krauss, BloomsburyDinner at the Center of the Earth, Nathan Englander, Knopf See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.