The new spy thriller 'The Persian' is built on real tradecraft Former CIA analyst David McCloskey keeps writing spy thrillers and the plots keep coming true. His latest book, The Persian, opens with an Israeli surprise attack on Iran. Elena Burnett
'Somebody Is Walking on Your Grave' is a journey to cemeteries across 4 continents NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Argentine novelist, Mariana Enriquez, about her new nonfiction book, "Somebody Is Walking on Your Grave." It chronicles her visits to cemeteries across four continents. Ayesha Rascoe
What's long COVID like? Novelist says it gave her 'Brian fog' — That's not a typo NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with author Patricia Lockwood about her latest novel Will There Ever Be Another You. She spent years fighting long COVID and her book captures that sense of disorientation. Ari Shapiro
Samin Nosrat once shunned recipes. Now she's sharing them The Salt Fat Acid Heat cookbook author once worried that recipes were too constraining. But she now sees them as a tool for creating community and sharing food. Nosrat's new book is Good Things. Sam Briger
Elizabeth Gilbert opens up about sex, drugs and codependency in a new memoir The Eat, Pray, Love author discusses her love affair with her best friend, which she says was life-changing but also marked by addiction and heartbreak. Gilbert's memoir is All the Way to the River. Tonya Mosley
There have been films about Reality Winner. Now the whistleblower tells her own story Trump says Russian interference in the 2016 election is a hoax. To Reality Winner, it's very real. The former NSA contractor went to prison after leaking a classified document on Russian meddling. David Martin Davies
Author Angela Flournoy explores 20 years of adult friendship in 'The Wilderness' NPR's Juana Summers talks to author Angela Flournoy about how millennial friendships evolve in middle age as explored in her new novel, "The Wilderness." Juana Summers
From heart to skin to hair, 'Replaceable You' dives into the science of transplant Science writer Mary Roach chronicles both the history and the latest science of body part replacement in her new book. She also answers the question: Is it kosher to receive an organ donation from a pig? Terry Gross
Telling stories of gun violence deaths almost cost this reporter his life Trymaine Lee spent years reporting on the deaths of men who look just like him. His new memoir, A Thousand Ways to Die, chronicles the impact of gun violence in Black communities. Tonya Mosley
NSA leaker Reality Winner is rebuilding her life -- and looking back at her past Winner was working at the NSA in 2017 when she leaked a classified document to the press. Soon after, the FBI showed up at her door. Winner's new memoir is I Am Not Your Enemy. Terry Gross
