How a jeweler's quest to create the world's largest jeweled egg led to his downfall An obsession with making the world's largest golden egg brought down one family's storied jewelry business. NPR's Don Gonyea talks with Serena Kuchinsky about her memoir, "Kutchinsky's Egg." Don Gonyea
Writer Rachel Knox wants people to re-think what they know about Florida NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with writer Rachel Knox about her new collection of essays, Anywhere Else. Alejandra Marquez Janse
The secret campaign within the Pentagon to bring AI into combat NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Bloomberg reporter Katrina Manson about her new book, Project Maven, and the secret campaign within the Pentagon to bring AI into combat. Courtney Dorning
Sen. Cory Booker stood for 25 hours — now he takes a 'Stand' NPR's Juana Summers talks with Sen. Cory Booker, a Democrat of New Jersey, about Stand — his new book on American civic ideals — and his political future. Patrick Jarenwattananon
Audiobook recommendations for kids, according to a children's book critic NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to children's book critic Melissa LaSalle about audiobook recommendations for kids. Eric McDaniel
'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. Lauren Hodges
'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