'The White Hot' asks: If men can go find themselves, why can't women? Quiara Alegría Hudes' novel was inspired by Siddhartha and other classic tales of men seeking enlightenment. It's about a mother in Philadelphia who buys a bus ticket, leaving her daughter behind. Tonya Mosley
These books for young kids are about what it feels like to own something What does it feel like to truly own something? Children's book author and illustrator Jon Klassen is trying to give young children that feeling with a trilogy of board books. The first is Your Truck. Andrew Limbong
'Crux' author Gabriel Tallent says taking risks doesn't always guarantee a safety net NPR's Juana Summers speaks with author Gabriel Tallent about his new novel Cruxand why not taking risks doesn't always guarantee a safety net. Elena Burnett
Poet Rachel Eliza Griffiths says she won't let pain be 'the engine that drives the ship' On the day Griffiths married author Salman Rushdie, her longtime best friend died unexpectedly. Eleven months later, Rushdie was stabbed multiple times while being interviewed on stage. Terry Gross
'Everybody Loses' chronicles the rise of America's sports betting boom NPR's A Martinez speaks with journalist and author Danny Funt about his new book, "Everybody Loses: The Tumultuous Rise of American Sports Gambling." A Martínez
Martin Luther King Jr. would be inspired by today's activism, author says Heather McGhee, author of 2021's The Sum of Us, discusses the economic cost of racism, the importance of community organizing and the "zero-sum lie" that progress for some means loss for others. Tonya Mosley
Julian Barnes says he's enjoying himself, but that 'Departure(s)' is his last book Part memoir and part fiction, Barnes' hybrid novel publishes the day after his 80th birthday. He's been living with a rare form of blood cancer for six years. Terry Gross
Poet Amanda Gorman on her work, 'For Renee Nicole Good' Poet Amanda Gorman wrote a poem for Renee Good, who was killed by an ICE officer this week. Gorman reads her poem and speaks on its meaning. Jordan-Marie Smith
'The God of the Woods' novelist Liz Moore describes the rare 'flow state' of writing Moore says writing is mostly hard labor, but "2% of the time, usually at the very beginning of a book and the very end of a book, it feels like flying." She's the author of Long Bright River. Dave Davies
'American Reich' author details a national surge in bigotry and white supremacy Journalist Eric Lichtblau says President Trump's incendiary rhetoric has stoked a "new age of hate." His book centers on a murder committed by a young neo-Nazi in Orange County, Calif. Dave Davies