Marion Winik
Host, The Weekly ReaderLongtime All Things Considered commentator (1991-2006) Marion Winik is the host of The Weekly Reader radio show and podcast. She reviews books for Newsday, People, Kirkus Review and other venues and is a board member of the National Book Critics Circle. She is the author of First Comes Love, The Glen Rock Book of the Dead and seven other books. Her Bohemian Rhapsody column at BaltimoreFishbowl.com has received the "Best Column" and "Best Humorist" awards from Baltimore Magazine, and her essays have been published in The New York Times Magazine, The Sun and many other publications. She is a professor in the MFA program at the University of Baltimore. She has appeared on Today, Politically Incorrect and Oprah. Other honors include an NEA Fellowship in Creative Nonfiction, and the yearly "Best Local Writer" Award from the Austin Chronicle from 1993 - 1997. More info at marionwinik.com.
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Great new novels from first time authors. -
Sometimes, it's in the blood. -
Three new novels that will put you in a New York state of mind. -
It’s easy to get caught up in life’s little messes and difficulties, especially as we age. Laughter might help! -
The concept of “family” can mean a variety of things to different people. What does it mean to you? -
Whether you believe that technology and AI will save us or eventually ruin our lives, have we got some books for you! -
Life is complicated. Good stories can help! -
Have you ever found yourself in a sticky situation, wishing you could you snap your fingers or click your heels and disappear? -
Cats From Japan: "The Blanket Cats" by Kiyoshi Shigematsu and "Mornings Without Mii" by Mayumi InabaIn Japan they call it iyashakei – a term that can be applied to anything that is comforting and uplifting: a person, a meal, a walk in the park. These books fit the bill! -
Never trust the teller, trust the tale? Not when the "teller" is as compelling as the "tale!"
