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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

Sandeep Jauhar's memoir explains how Alzheimer's works – and how it affected his dad

Anne Enright's 'The Wren, The Wren' is a family story about poetry and betrayal

'Foreign Bodies' traces the history of pandemics and vaccine hesitancy

Two books examine the lives of Afghans in the aftermath of American withdrawal

Why Matthew McConaughey wrote a children's book about the "paradox of living"

'Roaming' is a graphic novel about friendship and travel

In 'Jews in the Garden,' a Holocaust survivor tries to uncover uncomfortable truths

Héctor Tobar examines Latino identity in 'Our Migrant Souls'

Lauren Groff talks captivity narratives, climate change and 'The Vaster Wilds'

Alice Carrière's memoir tackles the dissonance between memory and mental health

In 'Fly,' Mitchell S. Jackson looks back over the history of fashion in the NBA

In 'The Fraud,' Zadie Smith takes on historical fiction and the Tichborne case

Abdulrazak Gurnah's 'Afterlives' highlights nuances of colonization in East Africa

Two books examine masculinity and mental health in immigrant families

'The Men Can't Be Saved' analyzes masculinity in the world of advertising

In 'The Breakaway,' Jennifer Weiner touches on love, mothers and body-shaming

In 'Happiness Falls,' a father gone missing brings family tensions to the surface

'This is Wildfire' offers an in-depth guide for managing today's more-frequent fires

Two thrillers raise questions about writing from a particular race and identity

'Queer Career' chronicles the history of LGBTQ workers in the U.S.

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