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The Weekly Reader

WYPR Baltimore•wypr.org

----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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Episodes

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 26, 2018•4 min

First, The Funeral

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.

Mar 20, 2018•4 min

The Late, Great, Denis Johnson

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.

Feb 21, 2018•4 min

How to Live Forever

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.

Feb 13, 2018•4 min

Non-fiction Update

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.

Jan 10, 2018•4 min

Gifts

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.

Dec 13, 2017•4 min

Ingall

Ingall See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 06, 2017•4 min

New York, New York

NY NY See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 21, 2017•4 min

Hoffman

Hoffman See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 14, 2017•4 min

Small Town Politics

Small Town Politics See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 07, 2017•4 min

Women Who Write

Women Who Write See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 01, 2017•4 min

James McBride

James McBride See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 25, 2017•4 min

Weekly Reader #38

Weekly Reader #38 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 18, 2017•4 min

Promised Land Special

Forest Dark, by Nicole Krauss, BloomsburyDinner at the Center of the Earth, Nathan Englander, Knopf See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 04, 2017•4 min

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