'Nonesuch' author Francis Spufford explains the 'Blitz spirit' of 1940s London Spufford's new novel centers a young woman in sexist World War II England as she navigates romance, tries to survive the nightly bombings of the Blitz and fights time-traveling fascists. Sam Briger
Brooklyn baker Tanya Bush on her new cookbook, 'Will This Make You Happy' NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Tanya Bush about her new cookbook. She writes about a tumultuous year in her life filled with challenges and self discovery -- through baking. Jeanette Woods
'Art Isn't Easy' author offers new insights into Stephen Sondheim's life and music Biographer Daniel Okrent discusses Sondheim's approach to writing music and lyrics, his often toxic relationship with his mother and his work with mentors and collaborators. Terry Gross
Sarvat Hasin's new novel 'Strange Girls' considers how friendships toxify NPR's Juana Summers speaks with author Sarvat Hasin about her new novel Strange Girls and the complexities of friendship. Mallory Yu
'My family is enough': Jamilah Lemieux on being a 'Black. Single. Mother.' As a culture critic, Lemieux has spent years pushing back against the stereotypes and stigma that follow single mothers. Her new book blends her own memoir with the stories of 21 other Black women. Tonya Mosley
This historian dug up the hidden history of 'amateur' blackface in America In her new book, Darkology, historian Rhae Lynn Barnes writes about how blackface and minstrel shows became one of the most popular forms of entertainment in 19th- and 20th-century America. Terry Gross
Elizabeth Arnott discusses her novel 'The Secret Lives of Murderers' Wives' Three women survived marriages to serial killers and use their experience to catch one. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Elizabeth Arnott about her new novel, "The Secret Lives of Murderers' Wives." Ayesha Rascoe
'Dopamine Kids' explains why children crave screens and helps them enjoy life instead A mom and science writer offers an operating manual for parents grappling with kids' screen use and cravings for sweets. Alicia Garceau
New romance novel asks whether a marriage can survive PTSD NPR's Juana Summers talks with Cara Bastone about her latest romance novel, "No Matter What." The story starts with miscommunication, but protagonists Vin and Roz's love carries the story. Sarah Handel
Roger Bennett's world revolves around the World Cup – and it always has NPR's Juana Summers talks to Roger Bennet about his new book, We Are the World (Cup), and what could be in store in this year's tournament as America hosts for the first time in 32 years. William Troop