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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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Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha bears witness to war in 'Forest of Noise'

28 Oct 2024
7m
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Rebecca Yarros on literary tropes, writing through chronic illness and 'Fourth Wing'

26 Oct 2024
19m
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In new children's books from Trevor Noah and Travis Jonker, adventure is not far off

25 Oct 2024
18m
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A new biography portrays Queen Elizabeth II as the British public's emotional anchor

24 Oct 2024
7m
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'How Women Made Music' reexamines the history of music with women at its center

23 Oct 2024
6m
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With a new cookbook, TikTok creator Owen Han aims to perfect the art of the sandwich

22 Oct 2024
8m
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'The Indian Card' explores the question of Native identity in the United States

21 Oct 2024
8m
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Food meets family in new books from Ina Garten and Stephen Colbert

18 Oct 2024
18m
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'Twenty-Four Seconds from Now' is a love story for Black boys–and everyone else, too

17 Oct 2024
8m
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In 'In Praise of Mystery,' U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón looks to the stars

16 Oct 2024
7m
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Malcolm Gladwell revisits old ideas in a new book, 'Revenge of the Tipping Point'

15 Oct 2024
7m
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Han Kang, winner of the 2024 Nobel Prize in literature, on her novel 'The Vegetarian'

14 Oct 2024
6m
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American Library Association president Cindy Hohl on why book bans are hard to stop

11 Oct 2024
18m
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In Simone St. James' 'Murder Road,' a lakeside honeymoon turns into a murder mystery

10 Oct 2024
9m
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'Building Material' is the memoir of a Park Avenue doorman

09 Oct 2024
7m
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Jules Feiffer, 'The Phantom Tollbooth' illustrator, is out with a new graphic novel

08 Oct 2024
8m
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'How to Build a Fashion Icon' is stylist Law Roach's guide to image architecture

07 Oct 2024
8m
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'Hope for Cynics' and 'On Freedom' ask big-picture questions about how we live

04 Oct 2024
20m
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In 'We Solve Murders,' Richard Osman introduces a new detective trio

03 Oct 2024
8m
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Lyndsay Rush's new book of poems, 'A Bit Much,' was written for poetry skeptics

02 Oct 2024
8m
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