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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

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Abby Phillip’s 'A Dream Deferred' chronicles Jesse Jackson’s rise to political esteem

04 Dec 2025
7m
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'The Devil Is a Southpaw' is a story within a story — or so its narrator says

03 Dec 2025
8m
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John Fetterman on his new memoir, his mental health, and disagreements with his party

02 Dec 2025
9m
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A new book looks to the writings of Renaissance-era nuns for advice on life today

01 Dec 2025
7m
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Revisiting ‘Their Eyes Were Watching God’

29 Nov 2025
34m
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A Claire McCardell biography and an AI sci-fi are among NPR’s top book picks of 2025

28 Nov 2025
10m
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'My Cambodia: A Khmer Cookbook' is Nite Yun’s love letter to food and family

27 Nov 2025
8m
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'We Were Liars' author returns for more teenage catharsis in 'We Fell Apart'

26 Nov 2025
7m
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Comic journalist Joe Sacco on his portrait of deadly riots in Uttar Pradesh, India

25 Nov 2025
8m
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Justinian Huang’s new novel follows a Taiwanese-American family intent on a male heir

24 Nov 2025
8m
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Revisiting ‘Gone Girl’

22 Nov 2025
35m
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'The Ten Year Affair,' 'Sex of the Midwest' look at the role of sex in domestic life

21 Nov 2025
16m
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'Fire in Every Direction' is a personal work by Palestinian scholar Tareq Baconi

20 Nov 2025
14m
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Kathy Iandoli on Gucci Mane’s memoir and becoming the go-to writer for rappers

19 Nov 2025
8m
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'Bog Queen' cherishes Earth’s mossy wetlands and the bodies they preserve

18 Nov 2025
8m
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Margaret Atwood on what finally made her agree to write a memoir

17 Nov 2025
14m
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Revisiting ‘Giovanni's Room’

15 Nov 2025
37m
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Music biographies 'The Cars,' 'Only God Can Judge Me' balance greatness and tragedy

14 Nov 2025
19m
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John Grisham brings a money-hungry lawyer to center stage in 'The Widow'

13 Nov 2025
8m
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In 'A Guardian and a Thief,' a mother’s love for her family threatens her own morals

12 Nov 2025
10m
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