With age and sobriety, Michael McDonald is ready to get personal McDonald says that earlier in his career, he tended to avoid writing about himself directly in songs. He opens up about his life and career in the memoir, What a Fool Believes. Tonya Mosley
'A Fatal Inheritance' follows a family's struggle with cancer across generations NPR's Scott Simon talks to Larry Ingrassia, former managing editor of the Los Angeles Times, about his latest book, "A Fatal Inheritance," which details his family's struggle with cancer. Scott Simon
Writer Carvell Wallace on past pain and forgiveness: Letting go is 'always available' Wallace is known for his celebrity profiles, but his new memoir, Another Word For Love, is about his own life, growing up unhoused, Black and queer, and getting his start as a writer at the age of 40. Tonya Mosley
Novelist Claire Messud excavated her family history. A fictional book is our reward Novelist Claire Messud comes from a family of writers. Her latest novel is inspired by her grandfather's handwritten book. In it, she excavates generations of family history through fiction. Jason Fuller
System of a Down's Serj Tankian on his memoir, why a new album hasn't come since 2005 System of a Down singer Serj Tankian covers fleeing the Lebanese Civil War as a child, advocating for recognition of the Armenian Genocide, and why his band hasn't made a new album since 2005. A Martinez
Juli Min begins with the future to understand the past in her novel 'Shanghailanders' NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with author Juli Min about her new book Shanghailanders, which unspools the story of a family in reverse. Jonaki Mehta
Colm Toibin vowed to never write a sequel. Until 'Long Island' NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with author Colm Toibin about his new novel Long Island. His main character opens her front door to a stranger who accuses her husband of having an affair with his wife. Justine Kenin
Brittney Griner recounts 'degrading' and 'dirty' conditions of Russian detention NPR's Juana Summers speaks with WNBA star Brittney Griner about her new memoir, Coming Home. Elena Burnett
From 'Magnum, P.I.' to dancing with royalty, Tom Selleck shares his journey in new memoir Tom Selleck became a TV star in the 1980s as the Hawaii-based detective of "Magnum, P.I." He talks with NPR's Scott Simon about what it took to get there and his new memoir, "You Never Know." Scott Simon
Christian author, warning of domestic terrorism, speaks directly to her community NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Elizabeth Neumann about the rise of Christian extremism. Neumann served as a Homeland Security official in the Trump administration. Her new book is Kingdom of Rage.
