Venture into the ‘vaping wars’ with acclaimed journalist and podcast hit maker Leon Neyfakh, who joins Audible editor Kat Johnson on this episode of SiriusXM and Audible’s Authorized. Neyfakh’s latest release in the Backfired series — Backfired: The Vaping Wars — chronicles the controversial rise and fall of Juul Labs, which is a tale of opportunity, addiction, and good intentions gone awry, all leading to the explosion of the e-cigarette industry. Listen now.

For Authorized, author Matt Haig sits down with Audible editor Katie O’Connor for a conversation about his new novel, The Life Impossible, which is an ode to recovery and personal transformation. Within the epistolary tale of a retired teacher finding a new life in Ibiza after an unexpected twist of fate, Haig incorporates elements of science fiction, magical realism, and more — listen now.

Robin Sloan takes Authorized 13,000 years into the future with Moonbound, a deeply imaginative epic that blends science fiction with Arthurian legend. While speaking with Audible Editor Emily Cox, the bestselling author goes deep on his ambitious story, which involves talking beavers, valiant quests, plural beings, and big ideas about consciousness, calling to mind fantasy-adventure classics like The Chronicles of Narnia and His Dark Materials.