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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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A new picture book seeks to answer the question 'what is school for?'

04 Apr 2022
8m
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Authors Peng Shepherd and Anne Tyler show that family is...complicated

01 Apr 2022
17m
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'The Last Suspicious Holdout' looks at how humans keep on believing

31 Mar 2022
9m
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'The Beauty of Dusk' and life's calamitous challenges

30 Mar 2022
8m
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Solving systemic racism and buying sensible cardigans with comic Phoebe Robinson

29 Mar 2022
7m
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We look at Hollywood legend Rita Moreno's career after the Oscars

28 Mar 2022
10m
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Karen Dawisha and Marie Yovanovitch provide a deeper look at Russia's war in Ukraine

25 Mar 2022
15m
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A meet-cute followed by real life: 'Party of Two' is about love in the real world

24 Mar 2022
7m
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'Checkout 19' explores the magic of escaping with a good book

23 Mar 2022
8m
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'Peach Blossom Spring' interrogates the meaning of home

22 Mar 2022
9m
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Author Azar Nafisi says books can help you really live

21 Mar 2022
8m
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Lights, camera, method acting!

18 Mar 2022
17m
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Two mothers clash over integration in 'What's Mine & Yours'

17 Mar 2022
8m
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Poet Warsan Shire hopes you can make the voices in your head your friends

16 Mar 2022
9m
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Author NoViolet Bulawayo's novel 'Glory' draws inspiration from the Orwellian

15 Mar 2022
5m
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Former Attorney General William Barr says he was just doing his job

14 Mar 2022
12m
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Nikole Hannah Jones and Adam Rubin aim to make children's books more accessible

11 Mar 2022
16m
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Author Bernardine Evaristo confides in the reader in new memoir, 'Manifesto'

10 Mar 2022
9m
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Author Tessa Hadley writes a juicy tale of the bourgeois in 'Free Love'

09 Mar 2022
9m
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We travel to Iceland with its first lady on International Women's Day

08 Mar 2022
8m
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