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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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Zakiya Dalila Harris and Oliver Jeffers talk about different kinds of hauntings

29 Oct 2021
16m
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How Drew Magary rediscovered himself after 'The Night the Lights Went Out'

28 Oct 2021
8m
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Why Hillary Clinton wanted to write a political thriller about her greatest nightmare

27 Oct 2021
12m
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In 'The Matter of Black Lives,' generations of Black thinkers probe American racism

26 Oct 2021
8m
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The zoo that history nearly forgot in 'When Two Feathers Fell From The Sky'

25 Oct 2021
8m
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Food is a gateway to the new and familiar in 'Crying in H Mart' and 'Gastro Obscura'

22 Oct 2021
17m
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Karl Ove Knausgaard didn't mean to write a 666-page book

21 Oct 2021
8m
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Stephanie Grisham is — yes, really — taking our questions now

20 Oct 2021
13m
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How Colin Powell Wanted The World To Remember Him

19 Oct 2021
9m
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Amor Towles' new book is about a road trip that takes more than a few U-turns

18 Oct 2021
8m
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In song and poetry, 'Nina' and 'Just Us' offer ways to start a conversation on race

15 Oct 2021
17m
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Fiona Hill's new Trump-era memoir is less about Trump than it is about us

14 Oct 2021
7m
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Humor, horror and social commentary blend in Percival Everett's detective novel

13 Oct 2021
6m
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What Maggie Nelson Means When She Talks About Freedom

12 Oct 2021
7m
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Myriam J.A. Chancy's historical novel about a Haitian earthquake hits on human truths

11 Oct 2021
9m
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The Realities Of Abortion Politics In 'Family Roe: An American Story' & 'Red Clocks'

08 Oct 2021
15m
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Hearing Voices From 'The Book of Form and Emptiness'

07 Oct 2021
8m
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The trailblazing Black football players that history books forgot

06 Oct 2021
5m
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'Cloud Cuckoo Land' by Anthony Doerr

05 Oct 2021
9m
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From silence to cacophony, here's how your brain makes sense of the world

04 Oct 2021
8m
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