"Turn Around Bright Eyes: The Rituals of Love and Karaoke," is Rob Sheffield's second memoir. The first, "Love is a Mixtape," also examined the Rolling Stone writer's intimate relationship with pop music - and pop music's role in his relationships. In this excerpt, he finds himself in an unfamiliar land - Yucca Valley, California - singing to cowboys, bikers, and some very demanding karaoke mammas.
On the "Mortified" podcast, brave adults read aloud the most embarrassing moments from their childhood journals. The show's inspired a new book called "My Mortified Life.” Listen to this favorite from the show, perfect for Halloween, about a middle school girl who desperately wanted to be a vampire in the 1990s.
David Litt penned some of former President Obama's most memorable speeches, including his comic turns at White House Correspondents' Dinners. The stories behind those speeches are the stuff of his new memoir, "Thanks, Obama: My Hopey, Changey White House Years." Listen as he shares a tale that didn't make it into the book… maybe because it involves him stealing.