NPR's Book of the Day

'Theater Kid' is a memoir from the producer of 'Rent,' 'Avenue Q,' and 'Hamilton'

'Freedom Season' argues the events of 1963 transformed the civil rights movement

In new memoir, women's college basketball coach Dawn Staley says she's a 'sore loser'

In debut novel 'Food Person,' a food writer ghostwrites a celebrity cookbook

Two authors consider how being a daughter shaped their relationship to motherhood

In 'Anima Rising,' Gustav Klimt encounters a young woman under strange circumstances

'Lost Marvels No. 1: Tower of Shadows' restores a lost chapter of comic book history

Honor Jones' 'Sleep' explores how our childhoods influence who we are as parents

Karen Hao's new book is a skeptical look at Sam Altman and Elon Musk's AI empire

The podcast explores the evolution and contradictions within OpenAI, focusing on its shift from a non-profit research organization to a commercially driven enterprise. It highlights the ideological clashes between those who view AI as a path to utopia and those who fear its potential to destroy humanity. The discussion...

With new novel, Ocean Vuong says he wants to reframe America as a place of salvage

'Little Bosses Everywhere' looks into the Wild West of multilevel marketing

A new biography of Rafael Nadal focuses on the tennis star's domination on clay

'Original Sin' argues Biden aides enabled his reelection bid, despite mental decline

In 'Class Clown,' humorist Dave Barry embraces both the funny and hard parts of life

'The Golden Road' and 'The Lucky Ones' examine India's ancient and recent history

A new biography tells the twin stories of James Gandolfini and Tony Soprano

'The Lost and the Found' takes an intimate look at homelessness in San Francisco

In 'Julie Chan Is Dead,' former influencer Liann Zhang takes a swipe at the industry

Isabel Allende's latest historical novel draws from her time at a women's magazine

In 'Romantic Friction,' 'The Fact Checker' the publishing world is fodder for fiction