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NPR's Book of the Day

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. Support public media by joining NPR+ at plus.npr.org. You’ll get perks for over 25 NPR podcasts, including sponsor-free listening for Book of the Day.

Episodes

In Rabih Alameddine’s new novel, a mother and son share a tiny Beirut apartment

Dorie Greenspan and Paul Hollywood discuss their new and nourishing cake cookbooks

'Unabridged' explores the history of the dictionary – and why it’s in trouble now

'Hiddensee' is a 'Nutcracker'-inspired novel from the author of 'Wicked'

Jeff Kinney on his iconic, now 20-book 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' series

Mahmood Mamdani’s 'Slow Poison' centers politics of belonging in postcolonial Uganda

Revisiting ‘Waiting to Exhale’

Paul McCartney on his band 'Wings,' plus the story of indie label Bloodshot Records

In this novel, the residents of a Brussels apartment building brace for Nazi invasion

William Boyd’s 'The Predicament' is a spy thriller with a conspiratorial edge

Rep. Jim Clyburn’s new book 'The First Eight' traces the history of his predecessors

'The Heir Apparent' asks existential questions about Britain and its beloved crown

Revisiting ‘Kitchen Confidential’

‘How a Game Lives,’ ‘How to Save the Internet’ show the best and worst of life online

A new book of poems by Kate Baer wrestles with the realities of middle age

In 'The Unveiling,' a disastrous cruise becomes an opportunity for cultural reckoning

Deborah Willis on her seminal history of Black photography, reissued 25 years later

In ‘Best Offer Wins,’ an ambitious millennial is driven mad by the homebuying process

Revisiting Frank Herbert’s ‘Dune’

In new novels, marriages are tested by a last request and a moment in the spotlight

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