On this edition of The Weekly Reader, our book critic Marion Winik reviews two new fabulous books that blend folklore and family history into tantalizing tales: <a href="https://www.theivybookshop.com/book/9781668009321">The Bullet Swallower</a>, by Elizabeth Gonzalez James and <a href="https://www.theivybookshop.com/book/9781250266019">The Fox Wife</a>, by Yangsee Choo.   All titles available at your favorite local bookstore and online at bookshop.org. 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.