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Friends and Lovers: "The Rachel Incident" by Caroline O’Donoghue, and "Farrell Covington and the Limits of Style" by Paul Rudnick
Friends and Lovers: "The Rachel Incident" by Caroline O’Donoghue, and "Farrell Covington and the Limits of Style" by Paul Rudnick
College can be a life altering experience, especially for the more “inexperienced” students for whom this is a first tas... Read more
31 Jul 2023
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Merry Widows: "The Five Star Weekend" by Elin Hilderbrand and "You Can't Stay Here Forever" by Katharine Lin
Merry Widows: "The Five Star Weekend" by Elin Hilderbrand and "You Can't Stay Here Forever" by Katharine Lin
On this edition of The Weekly Reader, unexpected consequences follow the untimely deaths of two rather bad husbands. Mar... Read more
19 Jul 2023
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Seaside Reads: "Beach Week" by Susan Coll and "Silver Alert" by Lee Smith
Seaside Reads: "Beach Week" by Susan Coll and "Silver Alert" by Lee Smith
On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new novels that are perfect to enjoy at the seaside: Beach Week, by ... Read more
12 Jul 2023
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Ranked #4
Local Authors Special: Jane Delury, Christine Grillo, and Matt Norman
Local Authors Special: Jane Delury, Christine Grillo, and Matt Norman
On each edition of The Weekly Reader, we try to review the very best books from all around the world – but what about al... Read more
5 Jul 2023
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Ranked #5
Hot Summer Reads: "Friends Like These" by Meg Rosoff and "The Guest," by Emma Cline
Hot Summer Reads: "Friends Like These" by Meg Rosoff and "The Guest," by Emma Cline
On this edition of The Weekly Reader, our book critic Marion winik reviews two new novels that take us from the scorchin... Read more
28 Jun 2023
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Ranked #6
Interracial Complications: "Everything is Fine" by Cecilia Rabess and "Wade in the Water" by Nyani Nkrumah
Interracial Complications: "Everything is Fine" by Cecilia Rabess and "Wade in the Water" by Nyani Nkrumah
Relationships can be difficult to navigate, and when hot button issues like race and sex, and politics are present, thin... Read more
22 Jun 2023
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Ranked #7
New Work from Cool Writers: "Lucky Dogs" by Helen Schulman and "Fireworks Every Night" by Beth Raymer
New Work from Cool Writers: "Lucky Dogs" by Helen Schulman and "Fireworks Every Night" by Beth Raymer
Sometimes, knowing what a book is “about” gives us few clues as to what the book will be “like.” On this edition of The ... Read more
14 Jun 2023
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Ranked #8
Mother - Daughter Memoirs
Mother - Daughter Memoirs
Mother-daughter relationships can be very good, or very complicated, but rarely boring. On this edition of The Weekly Re... Read more
8 Jun 2023
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Ranked #9
it Happened on Twitter: "The Society of Shame"by Jane Roper and "Yellowface" by R.F. Kuang
it Happened on Twitter: "The Society of Shame"by Jane Roper and "Yellowface" by R.F. Kuang
Social media can be a great way to bring attention to a person, place, or thing, but what happens when the kind of atten... Read more
1 Jun 2023
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Ranked #10
In and Out of Love: "Romantic Comedy" by Curtis Sittenfeld and "How to Fall Out of Love Madly" by Jan Casales
In and Out of Love: "Romantic Comedy" by Curtis Sittenfeld and "How to Fall Out of Love Madly" by Jan Casales
On The Weekly Reader, we review two new novels about romantic entanglements and their attending highs and lows: "Romanti... Read more
26 May 2023
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