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.