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Marion Winik is a writer and author whose memoir, First Comes Love, was originally published 30 years ago, featured on the Oprah Winfrey show and loved by reviewers and readers everywhere. Perhaps the words most often used for it were "pioneering" and "groundbreaking." The Kirkus review said of it, “Romance, comedy, tragedy, terrible truth, and extraordinary love, as straight woman marries gay man, bears children, and watches their world dissolve in the wake of AIDS.” Yes, all that, amid writing that is a master class in memoir. The author of nine books, including The Big Book of the Dead (Counterpoint, 2019) and First Comes Love (Pantheon, 1996; Vintage, 2025), her essays have been published in The New York Times Magazine, The Sun, and elsewhere; her column at BaltimoreFishbowl.com has been running since 2011. A professor at the University of Baltimore, she reviews books for The Washington Post, Oprah Daily, and People, among others, and hosts the NPR podcast The Weekly Reader. She was a commentator on All Things Considered for fifteen years. She is the recipient of the 2023 National Book Critics Circle Service Award. Listen in as the author and I discuss writing what you know for a fine,long career. The QWERTY podcast is brought to you by the book The Memoir Project: A Thoroughly Non-Standardized Text for Writing & Life. Read it, and begin your own journey to writing what you know. To learn more, join The Memoir Project free newsletter list and keep up to date on all our free webinars, instructive posts and online classes in how to write memoir, as well as our talented, available memoir editors and memoir coaches, podcast guests and more.
Marion and Tony are madly, deeply in love. But there are obstacles to their relationship, namely Tony’s sexual preference. When Tony loses his life to AIDS, Marion discovers just how many obstacles there really were. This year is the 30th Anniversary of Marion Winik's memoir, First Comes Love.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In the final episode of 2025, host Jason Blitman sits down with author and critic Marion Winik for a wide-ranging, bookish conversation. Winik shares her top ten favorite fiction reads of the year and reflects on her memoir First Comes Love as it celebrates its 30th anniversary—plus the release of its new audiobook. Even more from this conversation, including top ten nonfiction books and exclusive critic talk, is available on the Gays Reading Substack. https://gaysreading.substack.com/Marion Winik is the author of nine books, including The Big Book of the Dead (Counterpoint, 2019) and First Comes Love (Pantheon, 1996). Her essays have been published in The New York Times Magazine, The Sun, and elsewhere; her column at BaltimoreFishbowl.com has been running since 2011. A professor at the University of Baltimore, she reviews books for The Washington Post, Oprah Daily, and People, among others, and hosts the NPR podcast The Weekly Reader. She was a commentator on All Things Considered for fifteen years. She is the recipient of the 2023 National Book Critics Circle Service Award. Sign up for the Gays Reading Book Club HERESUBSTACK! MERCH! WATCH! CONTACT! hello@gaysreading.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode, meet journalist Marion Winik, botanist and biochemist Diana Beresford-Kroeger, and endocrinologist Dr. Rocio Salas-Whalen. Tune in to hear Marion Winik talk about why recording her audiobook was both thrilling and a dream come true, Diana Beresford-Kroeger on the poetry of the Irish Gaelic language, and Dr. Rocio Salas-Whalen on how her patients' stories inspired her book. First Comes Love by Marion Winik https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/192274/first-comes-love-by-marion-winik/9798217290604/ The Global Forest by Diana Beresford-Kroeger https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/305528/the-global-forest-by-diana-beresford-kroeger/9798217296057/ Weightless by Rocio Salas-Whalen, MD https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/806992/weightless-by-rocio-salas-whalen-md/9798217280285/
To the casual outside observer, middle class suburbia can look like a fairly boring place, but what's really going on behind those well-tended gardens, long driveways and screened porches? I'm Lisa Morgan and today on The Weekly Reader, our book critic Marion Winik reviews two new novels, each with a unique take on sex and drugs and rock-n-roll. But mostly, sex: We Were the Universe, by Kimberly King Parsons, and Olive Days, by Jessica Elisheva Emerson. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this edition of The Weekly Reader, our book critic Marion Winik recommends three books that just might help you make some sense of the crisis at our southern border and the increase in global migration: The Prince of Los Cocuyos, by Richard Blanco, , Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here, by Jonathan Blitzer and A Map of Future Ruins, by Lauren Markham. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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: The Bullet Swallower, by Elizabeth Gonzalez James and The Fox Wife, by Yangsee Choo. All titles available at your favorite local bookstore and online at bookshop.org. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
What motivates someone to get involved in a movement or devote themselves to a cause? On this edition of The Weekly Reader, our book critic Marion Winik reviews two new novels about art, activism, and the paths that sometimes lead to radicalism.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this edition of TheWeekly Reader, our book critic Marion Winik reviews two new novels about messy families and their pursuit of happiness:" Mercury, by Amy Jo Burns, and Welcome Home, Stranger, by Kate Christensen.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This week we speak with writer, nomad, professor, humorist and all around open book Marion Winik. She makes for a very fun and constantly surprising conversation. Follow us on Instagram @nativetonguespod
On this edition of The Weekly Reader, Marion Winik gives her take on Barbra Streisand's fascinating new memoir "My Name is Barbra." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this edition of The Weekly Reader, our book critic Marion Winik reviews two new historic novels, one set in Malaysia, the other in Vietnam: Absolution, by Alice McDermott, and The Storm We Made, by Veronica Chan. All titles available at The Ivy Bookshop and other fine local retailers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
When in Rome, do as the Romans do. Or at least, watch what they do. I'm Lisa Morgan and today on The Weekly Reader, our book ciritic Marion Winik reviews two very different books with one thing in common: the city of Rome. Roman Stories, Jhumpa Lahiri, and The Helsinki Affair, by Anna Pitoniak. All titles available at The Ivy Bookshop and other fine local retailers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this edition of The Weekly Reader, our book critic Marion Winik reviews a pair of cheeky novels dripping with parody, sarcasm, and wit: Wellness, by Nathan Hill, and The Book of Ayn, by Lexi Freiman. All titles available at The Ivy Bookshop and other fine local retailers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this edition of The Weekly Reader, our book critic Marion Winik takes us back to school with a pair of novels about navigating complex teenage terrain and finding your tribe: "Speech Team" by Tim Murphy, and "Sugarless" by James Magruder. All titles available at The Ivy Bookshop and other fine local retailers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this edition of The Weekly Reader, unexpected consequences follow the untimely deaths of two rather bad husbands. Marion Winik reviews The Five Star Weekend, by Elin Hilderbrand, and You Can't Stay Here Forever, by Katharine Lin. All titles available at The Ivy Bookshop and other fine local retailers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we visit the wonderfully diverse cultural melting pot that is London. Marion Winik reviews "The Three of Us" by Ore Agbaje-Williams and "The Dead Are Gods" by Eirinie Carson. All titles available at The Ivy Bookshop and other fine local retailers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this edition of The Weekly Reader, our book critic Marion Winik turns her focus to Southeast Asia, with reviews of a new novel and a memoir: The Great Reclamation by Rachel Heng, and Getting Out of Saigon by Ralph White. All books available at The Ivy Bookshop and other fine local retialers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
By now you've undoubtedly heard about Spare, the stunning new memoir from Prince Harry, but who can say they've actually heard all the juicy details? On this edition of The Weekly Reader, our book critic Marion Winik reviews the audiobook version of "Spare," which is read by the prince himself.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this edition of the Weekly Reader, we review two novels by Ethan Joella. Marion Winik shares her thoughts on "A Little Hope" and "A Quiet Life." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this edition of The Weekly Reader, our book critic Marion Winik reviews two new novels about working class girls in Ireland who have their eyes on the future while nodding to the past: Factory Girls, by MIchelle Gallen, and Snowflake, by Louise Nealon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
If you've ever spent any time in New York City, you know that in many ways, it's the people who make the place unique. On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new novels set in the city that feature unforgettable characters, from the spiky-haired squatters of the punk underground to beer brewing nuns in Brooklyn. Marion Winik on "No One Left to Come Looking for You" by Sam Lipsyte and "Our Lady of the Highway" by Hal Hartley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Perhaps you are an avid listener to audio books, or, perhaps, like me, you've never ever read one. On this edition of The Weekly Reader, our book critic Marion Winik reviews two new books for which the authors themselves have recorded the audio versions, which makes them extra special and even more compelling: "This Body I Wore" by Diana Goetsch and "The Hero of this Book" by Elizabeth McCracken. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Move over, Oliver Twist! Step aside, Lil Orphan Annie! I'm Lisa Morgan and today on The Weekly Reader, our book critic Marion Winik reviews two new books that remind us that be it the Victorian Era, the roaring twenties, or the present day, “coming of age” can be tricky business. Hi, Marion! "Coming of Age" can be a tricky business. Just look at Oliver Twist and Little Orphan Annie! On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new books that prove that growing up is as hard today as it was in the Victorian Era and the Roaring Twenties: Barbara Kingsolver's "Demon Copperhead" and Jonathan Escoffery's "If I Survive You." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this edition of The Weekly Reader, scary stories just in time for Halloween! Our book critic Marion Winik reviews two new frighteningly good books: "Bliss Montage" by Ling Ma, and "Motherthing" by Ainslie Hogarth. All titles available at The Ivy Bookshop and other fine local retailers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this edition of The Weekly Reader, new novels from two of our favorite authors. Our book critic Marion Winik reviews Douglas Stuart's "Young Mungo," his follow-up to his 2020 Booker Prize winning novel "Shuggie Bain," and Jennifer Egan's latest, "The Candy House." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Springtime brings awards season to The Weekly Reader, and this week we are featuring two finalists for the National Book Critics Award in the Autobiography category. Marion Winik reviews "A Farewell to Gabo and Mercedes" by Rodrigo Garcia, and "A Ghost in the Throat" by Doireann Ni Ghriofa. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we delve into the world of crime and punishment with a new memoir and a novel that are both great picks for the mystery and "murder show" fans among us. Marion Winik reviews Taking Down Backpage by Maggy Krell, and The Final Case by David Guterson. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
If you think there are a lot of great new memoirs coming out these days, you are correct. I'm Lisa Morgan and today on The Weekly Reader, our book critic Marion Winik, a celebrated memoirist herself, reviews two new, fantastic memoirs: Hanif Abdurraqib's A Little Devil in America: Notes on Black Performance, and Deborah Levy's Real Estate. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The 1970s were about more than bell bottoms, wide lapels, Led Zeppelin belt buckles and Vietnam. On this edition of The Weekly Reader, our book critic Marion Winik reviews two new novels steeped in the feminist zeitgeist of that extraordinary decade: 1979, by Val McDermid, and The Commune, by Erica Abeel. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review a novel and a collection of essays that each channel and express some very powerful, righteous rage. Marion Winik shares her thoughts on Neglect by Kim Wozencraft and People Love Dead Jews by Dara Horn. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We've all heard the lyric "If I can make it there, I'll make it anywhere." On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we feature two novels that could only be set in New York City. Marion Winik gives us her take on Oh William! by Elizabeth Strout and Happy Hour by Marlowe Granados. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Family life has always been great fodder for novels. On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new novels about complicated families. Marion Winik gives us her take on Jonathan Franzen's Crossroads, and Atticus Lish's The War for Gloria. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we head out to the country for a look at rural living. Our book critic Marion Winik reviews Ellen Airgood's Tin Road Camp and Claire Fuller's Unsettled Ground. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this edition of The Weekly Reader, two new memoirs from a pair of seasoned authors. Marion Winik reviews Nothing Personal by Nancy Jo Sales and The Secret To Superhuman Strength, a graphic memoir by Alison Bechdel. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we revisit the thriller theme! Our book critic Marion Winik comes out from hiding under the covers to review The Twenty-Two Murders of Madison May by Max Barry, and The Turnout, by Megan Abbott. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we explore still more joys of married life. Our book critic Marion Winik reviews Count the Ways by Joyce Maynard and The Start-up Wife by Tahmina Anam. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this edition of The Weekly Reader, two new novels that explore some of the unexpected challenges of long-term relationships. Marion Winik reviews Diane Johnson's Lorna Mott Comes Home and Lionel Shriver's Should We Stay or Should We Go. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this edition of The Weekly Reader, our book critic Marion Winik reviews two new novels, both thrillers, but in a break with tradition, she is only recommending one of the books. Hear why she thinks you should consider reading Bruce Henderson's Lucky King. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we feature two new novels that explore the complex terrain of modern marriage. Marion Winik reviews Joshua Henkin's Morningside Heights, and Kristin Arnett's With Teeth. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Now that many of us are getting vaccinated, and can begin to contemplate vacationing, and going places again, it's time to consider who, and what, to take along for the ride. I'm Lisa Morgan and today on The Weekly Reader, our book critic Marion Winik reviews two new audio books that are perfect companions for your next road trip: The Mirror and the Light, by Hilary Mantel and The Final Revival of Opal and Nev by Dawnie Walton. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this edition of The Weekly Reader, our book critic Marion Winik reviews new releases from two well-loved authors: The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green, and A Swim in the Pond in the Rain by George Saunders. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this edition of The Weekly Reader, our resident book critic Marion Winik shares new work by two of her favorite fiction writers! We review Secrets of Happiness by Joan Silber, and The Blackmailers Guide to Love by Marian Thurm. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This edition of The Weekly Reader features two new biographies about fascinating women. Marion Winik reviews Amy Stanley's award-winning Stranger in the Shogun's City, and Maggie Doherty's The Equivalents. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this edition of The Weekly Reader, two new novels about cross-cultural identity. Marion Winik reviews Infinite Country, by Patricia Engel, and Monkey Boy, by Francisco Goldman. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this edition of The WeeklyReader, we review a great new biography of Malcolm X filled with new and first-hand material about the charismatic figure, plus, Marion Winik weighs in on the new, now canceled, Philip Roth biography. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this edition of The Weekly Reader, two new memoirs about skeletons in the family closet. Marion Winik reviews Hunter Biden's Beautiful Things and Margaret Kimball's And Now I Spill The Family Secrets. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we explore three novels that plumb the possibilities -- both good, and bad -- of prep school life. Marion Winik reviews All Girls by Emily Layden, The Starboard Sea by Amber Dermont, and Old School by Tobias Wolff. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this edition of The Weekly Reader, two new novels that are meditations on love and loss. Marion Winik reviews Brood by Jackie Polzin and Edie Richter is Not Alone by Rebecca Handler. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The intersection of puberty and romance is full of wonder and terror. Hosts Laura Wexler and Jessica Henkin share their favorite stories of young love from the Stoop Storytelling Series in Baltimore, MD. Ben Doyle (a storyteller still in high school!) crushes hard on his best friend. Marion Winik sneaks around to find a good place to make out in the 70s. Katherine Noel worries about her love letters to a camp crush were wrong. Learn more about the Stoop Storytelling Series at stoopstorytelling.com
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