The Weekly Reader

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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 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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Pirate Stories: "Black Moon" by Stephen Wright, and "The Pirate Queen" by Ariel Lawhon
4.11.2026
3:54
Swashbuckling and mayhem on the high seas with fierce female pirates.
Detective Stories: "Cherry Beach" by Don Gillmor and "One Good Eye" by Kevin Wade
27.10.2026
3:54
Weekly Reader book critic Marion Winik tries something new this week, dipping into the world of detective stories.
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Excellent Nonfiction: "London Falling" by Patrick Radden Keefe and "Rin Tin Tin" by Susan Orlean
21.10.2026
3:54
Reality is stranger than fiction in these fascinating accounts from a pair of best-selling, masterful storytellers.
Chris Bohjahlian Special:
14.10.2026
3:54
Something old, and something new, from the beloved, prolific American author Chris Bohjalian.
Stunning Memoirs: "A Jew in the Woods" by Berl Kagan and "The Wound is Where the Light Enters" by Chris Young
7.10.2026
3:54
Two new memoirs that cover familiar topics, The Holocaust and the carceral state, in new, eye opening ways.
Speculative Fiction: "Exit Party" by Emily St. John Mandel, "Public Access Afterworld" by Jane Schoenbrun, and "Earth 7" by Deb Olen Unferth
28.09.2026
3:54
Sci Fi, Cli Fi, Fantasy and Romantasy, Horror, Dystopian Political Novels, you name it. Welcome to the world of Speculative Fiction!
Bad Guys: "Murder in the Dollhouse" by Rich Cohen and "The Castle" by Jon Ronson
23.09.2026
3:54
Two new chronicles of real life horror stories.
The Daughter-in-Law Book Club: "Yesteryear" by Caro Claire Burke and "Strangers" by Belle Burden
16.09.2026
3:54
This week, The Weekly Reader keeps it in the family.
Funny Women at the Baltimore Book Festival: "Word Salad" by Susan Coll and "Cloud Six" by Amy Fusselman
8.09.2026
3:54
Two funny books by female writers who will be at the 2026 Baltimore Book Festival.
Back to School with Elin Hildebrand
3.09.2026
3:53
Beloved author Elin Hildebrand leaves the seaside and goes back to school with a little help from her daughter Shelby Cunningham.

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311 odcinki(-ów)

Pirate Stories: "Black Moon" by Stephen Wright, and "The Pirate Queen" by Ariel Lawhon

Detective Stories: "Cherry Beach" by Don Gillmor and "One Good Eye" by Kevin Wade

Excellent Nonfiction: "London Falling" by Patrick Radden Keefe and "Rin Tin Tin" by Susan Orlean

Chris Bohjahlian Special:

Stunning Memoirs: "A Jew in the Woods" by Berl Kagan and "The Wound is Where the Light Enters" by Chris Young

Speculative Fiction: "Exit Party" by Emily St. John Mandel, "Public Access Afterworld" by Jane Schoenbrun, and "Earth 7" by Deb Olen Unferth

Bad Guys: "Murder in the Dollhouse" by Rich Cohen and "The Castle" by Jon Ronson

The Daughter-in-Law Book Club: "Yesteryear" by Caro Claire Burke and "Strangers" by Belle Burden

Funny Women at the Baltimore Book Festival: "Word Salad" by Susan Coll and "Cloud Six" by Amy Fusselman

Back to School with Elin Hildebrand