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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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In Simone St. James' 'Murder Road,' a lakeside honeymoon turns into a murder mystery

10 Oct 2024
9m
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'Building Material' is the memoir of a Park Avenue doorman

09 Oct 2024
7m
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Jules Feiffer, 'The Phantom Tollbooth' illustrator, is out with a new graphic novel

08 Oct 2024
8m
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'How to Build a Fashion Icon' is stylist Law Roach's guide to image architecture

07 Oct 2024
8m
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'Hope for Cynics' and 'On Freedom' ask big-picture questions about how we live

04 Oct 2024
20m
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In 'We Solve Murders,' Richard Osman introduces a new detective trio

03 Oct 2024
8m
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Lyndsay Rush's new book of poems, 'A Bit Much,' was written for poetry skeptics

02 Oct 2024
8m
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Ta-Nehisi Coates returns to political writing in his new book 'The Message'

01 Oct 2024
12m
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Richard Powers' new novel 'Playground' is filled with awe for the ocean

30 Sep 2024
8m
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Newbery Medalist Meg Medina and NBA star Jayson Tatum are out with children's books

27 Sep 2024
18m
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'What If We Get It Right?' envisions new possibilities for our climate future

26 Sep 2024
9m
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In the new book 'Want,' Gillian Anderson collects other women's sexual fantasies

25 Sep 2024
9m
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'City in Ruins' is the finale of the Danny Ryan trilogy–and of Don Winslow's career

24 Sep 2024
9m
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In 'Who's That Girl?' Eve reflects on her time in a male-dominated hip-hop industry

23 Sep 2024
7m
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James McBride on music, writing and 'The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store'

20 Sep 2024
20m
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'Represent' charts the United States' long struggle for the right to vote

19 Sep 2024
7m
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In 'Entitlement,' a young woman helps an elderly billionaire give away his fortune

18 Sep 2024
8m
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Venus Williams' new book 'Strive' is a personal guide to physical and mental health

17 Sep 2024
5m
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Rachel Kushner's new novel 'Creation Lake' is inspired by real-life espionage

16 Sep 2024
8m
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'At War with Ourselves' and 'Broken Open' are memoirs chronicling internal conflict

13 Sep 2024
17m
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