Kristen Roupenian proved short stories can go viral. Soon after publication in the New Yorker, "Cat Person" became a full-fledged cultural phenomenon-the magazine's second "most popular" piece of 2017, right behind Ronan Farrow's Harvey Weinstein exposé-forever altering Roupenian's life. She joins us on this week's podcast to discuss that experience, power dynamics in a patriarchy, and her debut short story collection, You Know You Want This; and our editors offer their top picks in books this week.
