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Today, a conversation about sports, kinda sorta. Not the World Cup. Certainly not the Orioles, God help us. Not the Ravens, who start training camp a week…
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On this edition of The Weekly Reader, Marion Winik shares two new memoirs about women leading unconventional lives and relishing the things that make them…
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On this edition of The Weekly Reader, book critic and long-time Texas cheerleader Marion Winik reviews a new book that captures the mystery and majesty of…
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We think of species taking a long time to adapt to changes in their surroundings. Not necessarily, says evolutionary biologist and ecologist Menno…
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She’s known as the ‘First Lady of Song’ and the ‘Queen of Jazz.’ Ella Jane Fitzgerald overcame poverty, abuse and racism to build an international career…
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Today on the show, a conversation with Dr. Mary Frances Berry. She is a scholar, an author and activist whose new book chronicles the history of American…
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On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we feature two very different novels that start the same way: with a funeral.*"The House of Broken Angels" was…
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What makes a great dog book? Marion Winik shares a trio of classic dog tales and a new one to add to the canine canon. "The Friend" was selected for…
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What do very old people know about being happy that most of us don’t? Can we put their approach into use in our own lives? New York Times journalist John…