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On this edition of The Weekly Reader, @LisaMorGold & @marionwinik review two books that prove that growing up is as hard as it was in the Victorian Era & the Roaring Twenties: Barbara Kingsolver's "Demon Copperhead" and @J_Escoffery's "If I Survive You." https://t.co/tjiuacJxFb

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.@MiddayWYPR talked with Pakistani novelist Mohsin Hamid about "The Last White Man," his new novel about race and identity. https://t.co/llQo0mfqng

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.@OnTheRecordWYPR talks with David Fakunle, chair of the Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Plus, Joseph Koper discusses his book, "The Isaiah Fountain Case," which asks when an execution after a trial could be called a lynching. https://t.co/gpISsW479H

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The world of book publishing is a mysterious place. On The Weekly Reader, @LisaMorGold and @marionwinik talk two new page-turners that take us behind the scenes of the literary industry: "The Plot" by Jean Hanff Korelitz and "Book Lovers" by Emily Henry. https://www.wypr.org/show/the-weekly-reader-on-wypr/2022-05-11/publishing-world-page-turners-from-jean-hanff-korelitz-and-emily-henry

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How big a role does technology play in our daily lives? On The Weekly Reader, @LisaMorGold & @marionwinik review two novels that that aim to answer that question: "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow" by Gabrielle Zevin & "The Mutual Friend" by @CarterBays https://t.co/53eSVyWFEi

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When you think of the future, what do you imagine? On The Weekly Reader, @LisaMorGold and @marionwinik review two new novels with a decidedly dystopian view of things to come: "Vigil Harbor" by Julia Glass and "The Displacements" by @bruceholsinger. https://t.co/MTNKvhJLgh

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.@arishapiro went @OnTheRecordWYPR about his debut book, “The Best Strangers in the World: Stories from a Life Spent Listening.” It's part memoir and part globe-trotting adventure, delivering a poignant look at the stories behind the news. https://t.co/ynSmgWIZYd

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This edition of The Weekly Reader features big stories from a big country. @LisaMorGold and @marionwinik review two new American novels: "The Lincoln Highway" by Amor Towles, and "The Love Songs of W.E.B. Dubois" by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers. https://www.wypr.org/show/the-weekly-reader-on-wypr/2021-12-29/big-american-stories-from-amor-towles-and-honoree-fannone-jeffers

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On this edition of The Weekly Reader, @LisaMorGold and @marionwinik discuss two new novels about getting by, and trying to get ahead, in New York City: "The Harlem Shuffle" by Colson Whitehead, and "Olga Dies Dreaming" by Xochitl Gonzalez. Check it out: https://www.wypr.org/show/the-weekly-reader-on-wypr/2022-02-09/stories-of-new-york-city

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What makes a book a great beach read? On this edition of The Weekly Reader, @LisaMorGold and @marionwinik review two new novels set in oceanside communities on the East Coast: "Hurricane Girl" by Marcy Dermansky & "The Hotel Nantucket" by Elin Hilderbrand. https://www.wypr.org/show/the-weekly-reader-on-wypr/2022-06-15/seaside-stories-from-marcy-dermansky-and-elin-hilderbrand