(This podcast contains explicit language) A blazing memoir about an adventure born of heartache and the promise of reconstructing a life undone, Cheryl Strayed’s no. 1 New York Times bestselling book Wild was chosen by Oprah Winfrey as the first selection for her rebooted book club. Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail from the Mojave Desert through California and Oregon to Washington State, Strayed reflects on her past, “finding her voice, and sustaining it, right in front of your eyes” (New York Times). Strayed is also the author of the novel Torch, and her book Tiny Beautiful Things is a compilation of her "Dear Sugar" advice columns from The Rumpus. Her stories and essays have appeared in numerous magazine and journals, including The New York Times Magazine, Allure, Self, and The Sun.