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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 'Miles Morales Suspended,' Spider-Man grapples with racism and saving the world

10 May 2023
8m
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'Soil' weaves together a poet's experience of gardening, race and community

09 May 2023
9m
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Bangles cofounder Susanna Hoffs' first novel follows a one-hit wonder, 10 years later

08 May 2023
8m
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'My Powerful Hair' and 'Contenders' tell stories of Indigenous heritage

05 May 2023
20m
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Rep. Katie Porter writes about being a working mom in Congress in 'I Swear'

04 May 2023
8m
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How author Dionne Ford found healing in the story of her enslaved ancestors

03 May 2023
8m
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Musician Questlove and crime writer S.A. Cosby on their new children's book

02 May 2023
9m
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Mary Louise Kelly on her memoir 'It. Goes. So. Fast. The Year of No Do-Overs'

01 May 2023
10m
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Two novels offer new perspectives on the women of Greek mythology

28 Apr 2023
16m
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'Redaction' examines criminal justice via portraits, poems written from legal papers

27 Apr 2023
8m
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'The Queen of Dirt Island' captures the bond between women in an Irish family

26 Apr 2023
9m
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How Indian migrant workers escaped human trafficking in Mississippi

25 Apr 2023
12m
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NPR's Ari Shapiro looks back on reporting, singing and touring in new memoir

24 Apr 2023
8m
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Two nonfiction books examine grief and its impact on memory

21 Apr 2023
15m
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'Decent People' is a murder mystery grappling with race in the segregated South

20 Apr 2023
7m
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Author Azar Nafisi says books can help you really live

19 Apr 2023
8m
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In 'Romantic Comedy,' Curtis Sittenfeld flips the gendered tropes

18 Apr 2023
8m
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'The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi' calls a mother and former pirate back to the sea

17 Apr 2023
6m
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Two novels find siblings confronting the evils around them

14 Apr 2023
18m
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In 'Empireland,' Sathnam Sanghera takes a closer look at the UK's imperialist history

13 Apr 2023
7m
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