An author as widely read as Cheryl Strayed needs no introduction to our book-lovers, but it doesn't hurt to give one. She is the author of the No. 1 New York Times bestselling memoir Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail [1], the New York Times bestsellers Tiny Beautiful Things [2] and Brave Enough [3], and the novel Torch [4]. Readers and moviegoers alike will know Wild for its Oscar-nominated movie adaptation starring Reese Witherspoon [5] as Cheryl and Laura Dern as Cheryl's mother, Bobbi, which follows Strayed as she explores the terrain of loss and self-acceptance on a solo, three-month, 1,100-mile hike along the Pacific Crest Trail. An early favourite of Oprah Winfrey [6]'s, Strayed is also best known for her brand of radical empathy as advice-giver extraordinaire Sugar, which has seen her become the host of the New York Times hit podcast Sugar Calling [7] as well as Dear Sugars [8], which she cohosted with Steve Almond.

Now, Strayed is offering up some of the books she loves as part of her new book club "Wild Reads [9]" with Literati [10], which features "selections with personal journeys rendered into narratives of courage, vulnerability, and wit." The book-lovers we are, we had to have a first look.

POPSUGAR is thrilled to have Strayed join us for a Q&A on Instagram Live this Tuesday, May 25, at 3 p.m. PT/6 p.m. ET, hosted by POPSUGAR's Chris Roney. Strayed will delve into her June pick: Memorial Drive: A Daughter's Memoir [11] ($14) by Natasha Trethewey, the much-loved, two-time poet laureate and Pulitzer winner. Tune into POPSUGAR's Instagram [12] as Strayed offers her reflections on Memorial Drive and puts both Trethewey's and her own memoir in conversation. Whether you're a fan of the books, the film, or the podcasts, you won't want to miss it.