On this edition of TheWeekly Reader, our book critic Marion Winik reviews two new novels about messy families and their pursuit of happiness:" <a href="https://www.theivybookshop.com/book/9781250908568">Mercury</a>, by Amy Jo Burns, and <a href="https://www.theivybookshop.com/book/9780063299702">Welcome Home, Stranger</a>, by Kate Christensen.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

The Mothers: "Flores and Miss Paula" by Melissa Rivero and "The Underburn" by Bill Gaythwaite

----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.