The Weekly Reader
Wednesdays at 2:33 p.m.
For lovers of literary fiction and memoir, The Weekly Reader is a four-minute round-up of the best new books on the national scene. University of Baltimore professor, author, and longtime All Things Considered commentator Marion Winik joins WYPR’s producer Lisa Morgan, former co-host of The Signal, in studio to share two picks each week.
They curate the best of the buzzy books you're hearing about elsewhere, and keeping an eye out for those of special interest to Baltimoreans. When Winik, who reviews for People, Kirkus Review, and the Washington Post, brings her trademark humor, thoughtful insights, and refreshing honesty to book criticism, it’s like having a new best friend with very good taste to guide you on your literary adventures.
Latest Episodes
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Eye-opening takes on the human condition in new non-fiction. -
Humor, and especially satire, can be useful tools for tackling life’s most confounding situations. -
Who doesn't like award-winning books? -
Is the new one as good as the other one? Read it and find out! -
What makes people tick...and what makes people crack? -
High school can be a time of great discovery, about yourself and others. It’s a time and place to try new things, and find your tribe, be it on the playing field, on the stage, in the classroom, or maybe behind the bleachers. -
Everybody has a few favorite authors, and it's a thrill when they release a new book. -
Something old, and something new, from Cuban-born American author Cristina Garcia. -
A great memoir is like a window into a private world of the past – an intimate invitation to learn about a life, directly from the source. -
Want to get away? Travel books from Neil King and Geoff Dyer.
The Weekly Reader
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Looking for the perfect book to curl up with this winter? On this edition of The Weekly Reader, our book critic Marion Winik reviews two new thrillers:… -
Now that the holidays are over, it's time to get back to work - and, in some cases, that means back to school. On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we… -
What happens when you find out that the story of your life, which you've been telling for years, is not exactly what it seemed? On this edition of The… -
There's nothing like a whiff of scandal to bring out the hypocrisy surrounding sex, politics, and social class in our everyday lives. On this edition of… -
On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we feature two very different stories that take place in Manhattan. Our book critic Marion Winik reviews "The Museum… -
On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new books about brotherly love. Featured are "The Day That Went Missing" by Richard Beard and "What… -
If you've never read a graphic, now may be the time to give one a try. On this edition of The Weekly Reader, our book critic Marion Winik reviews… -
On this episode of The Weekly Reader, our book critic Marion Winik reviews Michelle Obama's highly anticipated and wildly popular new memoir, "Becoming." -
It’s said that reading can transport you to different worlds. On this episode of The Weekly Reader, our book critic Marion Winik is here with a pair of… -
On this episode of The Weekly Reader, we review a pair of novels about lives derailed by violence and how split second decisions sometimes have long…
