NPR's Book of the Day

Revisiting 'Whalefall,' the underwater thriller from Pulitzer winner Daniel Kraus

Two new books approach running from different angles

Running serves as both a communal pursuit and a site of systemic exploitation, as evidenced by the contrasting narratives surrounding the sport. The marathon evolved from a mythological legend into a global phenomenon, accelerated by the 1972 Munich Olympics and a cultural shift toward fitness. While amateur running fo...

Reflecting on 30 years of 'The Golden Compass' with Sir Philip Pullman

In 'The Future is Peace,' tourism paves a way forward for Israelis and Palestinians

In 'The Ending Writes Itself,' a contest to complete a manuscript turns deadly

Mark Helprin’s 'Elegy in Blue' is a tragedy, love story and ghost story all in one

Journalist Jodi Kantor and happiness expert Arthur Brooks on how to find purpose

Lena Dunham on her memoir 'Famesick' and the intense bond between 'Girls' co-stars

Lena Dunham’s memoir, Famesick, chronicles the decade between 2010 and 2021, a period defined by the rapid rise of her HBO series Girls and the subsequent pressures of public life. At 24, Dunham entered a cultural spotlight for which she was largely unprepared, balancing intense creative education with the challenges o...

In 'Dear Monica Lewinsky,' a woman turns to an unusual saint for support

Belle Burden on 'Strangers,' her divorce, and financial literacy for women

'Spies and Other Gods' is an espionage novel by a former British intelligence officer

'The Take' and 'The Left and the Lucky' explore peculiar friendships across age

Mikhail Zygar says the Soviet Union’s collapse was only a temporary win for democracy

In 'Yesteryear,' a tradwife influencer wakes up in the time period she’s fetishized

'Infinity Machine' is a biography of an Oppenheimer-like figure in AI

In Maria Semple’s 'Go Gentle,' a surprise love interest upends a Stoic life

Ada Limón talks forgiveness, ghosts and fertility on 'Wild Card'

Healing through poetry in 'Light For The World To See'

In his memoir, poet Raymond Antrobus writes of 'deaf gain' instead of hearing loss

In 'Poet Warrior', Joy Harjo uses poetry to deal with pain and heal