In 'Sloppy,' Rax King details her journey from addiction to sobriety NPR's Juana Summers talks with Rax King about her new collection of essays, Sloppy. King is now three years sober from alcohol and cocaine, and the book documents her journey getting clean. Juana Summers
Jason Reynolds talks about the realities of caregiving for his aging mom On Wild Card, well-known guests answer the kinds of questions we often think about but don't talk about. Author Jason Reynolds talks about the realities of caregiving for his aging mom. Jonaki Mehta
Beyond polo shirts and presidents, Martha's Vineyard has an indigenous past and present In Nothing More of This Land, Aquinnah Wampanoag writer Joseph Lee takes readers past the celebrity summer scene and into the heart of Noepe, the name his people have called the island for centuries. Tonya Mosley
Adam Aleksic discusses 'Algospeak' and how social media is changing how we talk NPR's Adrian Ma talks to Adam Aleksic about his new book, "Algospeak," which looks at how algorithms and online creators are affeting the way people speak offline. Adrian Ma
'A Return to Self: Excursions in Exile' is part travelogue, part memoir NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Aatish Taseer about his book A Return to Self. It's part travelogue, part memoir and finds the writer wrestling with questions about immigration and cultural identity. Christopher Intagliata
How did Condé Nast go from dominance to decline? A new book explains For decades, Condé Nast publications such as Vogue and Vanity Fair were consequential tastemakers. Writer Michael Grynbaum explores the heyday of these magazines and how they lost their footing. Terry Gross
Tim Weiner reveals how the CIA is reimagining the art of espionage in 'The Mission' NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to author and journalist Tim Weiner about his new book, The Mission: The CIA in the 21st Century. Erika Ryan
Stacey Abrams warns of autocracy and voter suppression, doesn't rule out another run Abrams isn't running for office — but she's not ruling it out, either. "Politics is a tool ... for getting good done, but it's not the only one." Her new thriller is Coded Justice. Tonya Mosley
Her love life was in chaos. The solution? Giving up sex After a bad breakup, writer Melissa Febos decided to abstain from sex and dating for a year. She didn't realize how much it would change her life. She tells her story in a new book, The Dry Season. Marielle Segarra
Wrongly convicted, he became 'The Jailhouse Lawyer' — and helped free himself While serving a life sentence for a murder he was eventually exonerated of committing, Calvin Duncan studied law and helped many wrongfully convicted prisoners. His memoir is The Jailhouse Lawyer. Terry Gross
