On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review new work from two American authors that are possibly even better than their debuts: <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/long-island-compromise-taffy-brodesser-akner/15537662?ean=9780593133491">Long Island Compromise</a>, by Taffy Brodesser-Akner, and <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/familiaris-david-wroblewski/20724446?ean=9798212194297">Familiaris</a>, by David Wrobliewski.  See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Poor Dear Planet: "Pearce Oysters" by Joselyn Takacs and "Beep"  by Bill Roorbach

----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.