NPR's Book of the Day

Theo Baker delves into power and corruption at Stanford in 'How to Rule the World'

Ann Patchett’s 'Whistler' and 'Tom Lake' are novels written with love in mind

'A Pair of Aces' is about two women who face down the mob in 1930s New York

In 'Keeper of My Kin,' Ada Ferrer struggles with being her mother's "chosen one"

Maggie O'Farrell's novel 'Land' takes readers to a famine-ravaged yet resilient Ireland

In 'View From the East Wing,' Jill Biden reflects on the debate that changed history

Two new books ask: What would you do if you encountered alien life?

Extraterrestrial encounters serve as a lens for examining human relationships and scientific reality. In Steven Rowley’s novel Take Me With You, an alien abduction forces a man to reevaluate his long-term marriage, highlighting how commitment requires a daily, conscious decision to stay rather than a static vow. Conver...

'Big Fan' investigates fandom from darts and football to Taylor Swift

Ben Crump says 'Worse Than a Lie' is a legal thriller wrapped in Black culture

In 'Mother Tongue,' author Sara Nović examines deaf history, and writes her own

ABC News' Martha Raddatz on 'The Hero Next Door,' her collection of veterans’ stories

Two new books about writing break down the creative process

In 'The Foursome,' conjoined twins marry two sisters — and that’s just the beginning

'Cherry Baby' holds a mirror to its main character - and to the GLP-1 industry itself

'Here Where We Live Is Our Country' chronicles the history of the Jewish Labor Bund

'A Perfect Hand' is a romp through 19th-century England, with a suffragist twist

Two new murder mysteries cleverly explore the meta — in two very different ways

In 'Backtalker,' Kimberlé Crenshaw turns from political theory to personal memoir

In 'Homebound,' an epic journey through multiverses begins with a single video game

'The People Can Fly' examines the history of Black prodigies from poets to professors