© 2026 Delaware Public Media | Privacy Policy

Donate

Play Live Radio

Next Up:

0:00

0:00

0:00 0:00

Available On Air Stations

Ann Patchett and the Sixties Collection

WYPR - 88.1 FM Baltimore | By Lisa Morgan,

Marion Winik

Published February 1, 2017 at 7:00 AM EST

Welcome to the inaugural episode ofThe Weekly Reader. Book information here.

FEATURED BOOK

Commonwealth, Ann Patchett, Harper, NBCC Fiction Finalist

COLLECTION: THE SIXTIES

The Nix, Nathan Hill,Knopf, NBCC John Leonard First Novel FinalistThe Girls, Emma Cline, Random House, NBCC John Leonard First Novel Finalist

Cruel Beautiful World, Caroline Leavitt, Algonquin

If Marion has not written about the book in question, we’ll often link to the LitHub page for this book. LitHub is, among other things, an aggregator of book reviews, like a Rotten Tomatoes for books.

STAY IN TOUCH Write to Lisa at lmorgan@wypr.org Write to Marion at mwinik@ubalt.edu Follow us on Twitter@TheWeeklyReader

The Ivy is a proud sponsor of The Weekly Reader. All titles discussed on this show are available at The Ivy Bookshop, located in Mount Washington at Falls Road and Lake Avenue. More information at theivybookshop.com or call 410-377-2966. The right book is waiting.

Copyright 2017 WYPR - 88.1 FM

Lisa Morgan

Lisa Morgan covered the local arts community as co-creator and host of WYPR’s award-winning program The Signal from 2004 to 2015. She has created and produced many programs for WYPR, including news stories, features, commentaries, and audio documentaries. She taught audio production at Goucher College from 2002 – 2004 and has done voice-over work for a variety of clients. The Weekly Reader is her latest project.

See stories by Lisa Morgan

Marion Winik

Longtime All Things Considered commentator (1991-2006) Marion Winik returns to radio to discuss her lifelong obsession: reading. She reviews books for Newsday, People, Kirkus Review, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, and other venues; she is also a board member of the National Book Critics Circle. She is the author of nine books, is on the faculty of the MFA program at the University of Baltimore, and writes a monthly column for Baltimore Fishbowl. Each week, she shares her trademark humor and thoughtful insights with WYPR listeners. Visit marionwinik.com for more information.

See stories by Marion Winik

More from Delaware Public Media

NPR Headlines

Seville, Spain's Holy Week blends faith, tradition and spectacle

Alexis Marshall

Even as religious belief declines in Spain, the processions at Seville's Semana Santa — the Holy Week lead-up to Easter — draw crowds moved by music, tradition and powerful emotion.
Politics & Government

New Castle County Executive's budget proposal aims to fix county's deficit

Tom Byrne

Earlier this month, New Castle County Executive Marcus Henry’s budget address offered some sour fiscal news for the state’s largest county. Henry says the county faces a $42-million deficit - and to fill it, he’s proposing a 17.2% property tax increase, along with budget cuts and a hiring freeze.Earlier this week, Marcus Henry sat down with DPM's Tom Byrne to discuss New Castle County’s fiscal health and his budget proposal.
Business

The difference between reassignment and recusal in Delaware's courts

Jay Shah

On Monday, March 30, Chancellor Kathleen McCormick, the highest judge on Delaware’s Court of Chancery, made an uncommon filing. She was originally set to preside over three lawsuits against Tesla CEO Elon Musk, but last week his lawyers accused her of showing bias over a LinkedIn post she allegedly liked.In her filing this week, she refused to recuse herself, but reassigned the three lawsuits to other on the Chancery bench.To understand what this means, Delaware Public Media’s Jay Shah spoke with Lawrence Cunningham, Director of the John L. Weinburg Center for Corporate Governance at the University of Delaware.