NPR's Book of the Day

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In need of a good read? Or just want to keep up with the books everyone's talking about? NPR's Book of the Day gives you today's very best writing in a snackable, skimmable, pocket-sized podcast. Whether you're looking to engage with the big questions of our times – or temporarily escape from them – we've got an author who will speak to you, all genres, mood and writing styles included. Catch today's great books in 15 minutes or less.

Recent Episodes

'Trailblazer' is a memoir by Carol Moseley Braun, first Black woman elected to Senate
Published: July 17, 2025
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Liane Moriarty on her novel 'Here One Moment' and on writing 'women's fiction'
Published: July 16, 2025
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'The Last Sweet Bite' is a cookbook that documents the way conflict changes cuisine
Published: July 15, 2025
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In Ann Patchett's latest, a mother tells her daughters about a seminal summer
Published: July 14, 2025
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New books ask how we can protect threatened land in the Amazon rainforest and Hawaii
Published: July 11, 2025
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With novel 'Among Friends,' Hal Ebbott says he wanted to take friendship seriously
Published: July 10, 2025
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David Litt's new memoir is about finding common ground through surfing
Published: July 9, 2025
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In the new speculative novel 'Weepers,' mourning is outsourced to professionals
Published: July 8, 2025
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Ten years later, Ta-Nehisi Coates says 'Between the World and Me' is no longer his
Published: July 7, 2025
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Kevin Kwan explores race and identity in 'Sex and Vanity' and 'Lies and Weddings'
Published: July 4, 2025
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