On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new books that explore ethnic identity and coming of age in the American Midwest: <a href="https://www.theivybookshop.com/book/9780253064073">Departure Stories</a> by Elisa Bernick, and <a href="https://www.theivybookshop.com/book/9780393868074">The Family Chao</a> by Lan Samantha Chang. See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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----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.