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623 - Funny Women at the Baltimore Book Festival: "Word Salad" by Susan Coll and "Cloud Six" by Amy Fusselman

----What should I read next?---- Book critic and longtime NPR commentator Marion Winik answers this question in four opinionated, book-loving minutes. With reviews of new releases and older titles you may have missed, it’s like having a new best friend with very good taste to guide you in your literary adventures. The Weekly Reader is produced by WYPR and hosted by Lisa Morgan.

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