NPR's Book of the Day

As prime minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern juggled leadership and motherhood

In 'The Dry Season,' Melissa Febos chronicles a transformative year of celibacy

Susan Choi's 'Flashlight' is about an alternate-universe version of her own family

'Sea of Grass' chronicles the disappearance of the North American prairie

In this episode of NPR's Book of the Day, Chris Bentley interviews authors David Hage and Josephine Marcotty about their book, "Sea of Grass: The Conquest, Ruin, and Redemption of Nature on the American Prairie." The discussion takes place in Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie outside of Chicago, a restored prairie lan...

In 'The Catch,' estranged sisters confront a mystery surrounding their mother's death

Madeleine Thien's new novel 'The Book of Records' is a story that traverses centuries

'What Will People Think?' and 'Climbing in Heels' star women trying to make it big

'Theater Kid' is a memoir from the producer of 'Rent,' 'Avenue Q,' and 'Hamilton'

'Freedom Season' argues the events of 1963 transformed the civil rights movement

In new memoir, women's college basketball coach Dawn Staley says she's a 'sore loser'

In debut novel 'Food Person,' a food writer ghostwrites a celebrity cookbook

Two authors consider how being a daughter shaped their relationship to motherhood

In 'Anima Rising,' Gustav Klimt encounters a young woman under strange circumstances

'Lost Marvels No. 1: Tower of Shadows' restores a lost chapter of comic book history

Honor Jones' 'Sleep' explores how our childhoods influence who we are as parents

Karen Hao's new book is a skeptical look at Sam Altman and Elon Musk's AI empire

The podcast explores the evolution and contradictions within OpenAI, focusing on its shift from a non-profit research organization to a commercially driven enterprise. It highlights the ideological clashes between those who view AI as a path to utopia and those who fear its potential to destroy humanity. The discussion...

With new novel, Ocean Vuong says he wants to reframe America as a place of salvage

'Little Bosses Everywhere' looks into the Wild West of multilevel marketing

A new biography of Rafael Nadal focuses on the tennis star's domination on clay

'Original Sin' argues Biden aides enabled his reelection bid, despite mental decline