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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

'Tehrangeles' follows a family of aspiring Iranian influencers in LA

Glynnis MacNicol's memoir brings readers to a summer of pleasure in Paris

In 'One of Our Kind,' a Black family moves to a planned utopia

Questlove maps a cultural revolution in 'Hip-Hop is History'

'Dear Sister,' 'A Fatal Inheritance' examine difficult family histories

Chelsea Devantez's memoir finds the humor in dark situations

Stephen King finishes a story 45 years in the making in 'You Like It Darker'

The autobiography of John Swanson Jacobs offers a new look at slavery and migration

'The Mango Tree' is a memoir about growing up mixed-race Filipina in south Florida

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

'Malas' is a novel about womanhood, curses and family history in a Texas border town

R.O. Kwon's novel 'Exhibit' grapples with sexual desire and Asian identity

Kathleen Hanna remembers her path to becoming the OG 'Rebel Girl'

Illia Ponomarenko's memoir opens up about covering the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Two books trace the social and historical impacts of food

Claire Messud's new novel is a sweeping tale of history, family and social change

Author Kazuo Ishiguro and singer Stacey Kent collaborate on new songbook

In 'All Fours,' Miranda July tackles love, sex and reinvention in middle age

Doris Kearns Goodwin's new book is part memoir, part history of the 1960s

Whoopi Goldberg and Tom Selleck memoirs look back at their beginnings

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