On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new novels about mysterious visitors and life changing relationships with both two legged and four legged friends: <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/bear-julia-phillips/20650217?ean=9780525520436">Bear</a>, by Julia Phillips, and <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-horse-willy-vlautin/20858235?ean=9780063346574">The Horse</a>, by Willie Vlautin.  See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

New England Vacations: "Sandwich" by Catherine Newman and "The Wedding People" by Alison Espach

----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.