NPR's Book of the Day

In 'Thicker Than Water,' Kerry Washington processes a family secret

What it's like to write the biographies of Elon Musk and Sam Bankman-Fried

In 'Let Us Descend,' Jesmyn Ward harnesses the spirituality of an enslaved woman

In 'A Haunting in Hialeah Gardens,' debt takes on many meanings

In 'Differ We Must,' NPR's Steve Inskeep examines Abraham Lincoln's disagreements

'The Coming Wave' and 'Artificial' offer different perspectives on AI

In 'The List,' an allegation of sexual misconduct wreaks havoc on a relationship

'The House of Doors' is a novel about romance, secrecy and colonialism in Malaysia

In 'Sparks,' Ian Johnson highlights China's 'grassroots historians'

China's underground historians and their efforts to preserve authentic narratives are examined, challenging the notion of a completely dystopian surveillance state. Despite increasing restrictions under Xi Jinping, a grassroots movement persists, driven by digital technologies like email and PDFs, to document suppresse...

Jhumpa Lahiri questions Italian identity in 'Roman Stories'

Books about Olympic rowers and J. Robert Oppenheimer re-examine American history

After three decades, John Grisham follows 'The Firm' with 'The Exchange'

'The Color Purple' is about the bonding of women

Isabel Wilkerson argues that 'Caste,' not racism caused The Great Migration

'Killers of the Flower Moon' traces the murders of Osage families

Two poetry collections find beauty in unexpected places

'My People' is a collection of stories – spanning decades – about Black America

In 'Cursed Bunny,' horror takes unexpected forms

'Fatty Fatty Boom Boom' details a lifelong relationship with food and body image

'Demon Copperhead' tackles opioids, poverty and resilience in Appalachia