NPR's Book of the Day
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'Profiles in Cowardice' argues leaders failed to push back against President Trump
Oct 1, 20267 min
In 'Murder at the Grand Alpine Hotel,' Lucy Foley continues Agatha Christie's legacy
Sep 30, 20269 min
'Redwood' is a true tale of a KGB agent who offered to spy for Britain
Sep 29, 20268 min
'Taipei Story' is a more personal novel from 'Yellowface' author R.F. Kuang
Sep 28, 202610 min
'Tropesick' and 'Extracurricular' are romance novels that subvert genre expectations
Sep 25, 202617 min
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox on why he’s the 'worst possible spokesperson' for his own book
Sep 24, 20268 min
Emily St. John Mandel's 'Exit Party' opens in the wake of a second American Civil War
Sep 23, 20269 min
'Grit' author Angela Duckworth on how changing your situation can lead to success
Sep 22, 202610 min
'Conclave' author Robert Harris is out with a fictional Roman Empire memoir
Sep 21, 20269 min
In new memoir, Colin Kaepernick reflects on his historic national anthem protest
Sep 18, 202624 min
'Seasons of Fury' traces the roots of Islamophobia in the United States
Sep 17, 20268 min
Katherine Rundell says it's a mistake for adults to discard children's literature
Sep 16, 202611 min
'Odyssey' translator Emily Wilson on her book of essays 'Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea'
Sep 15, 20267 min
Marlon James' novel 'The Disappearers' chronicles the aftermath of a violent attack
Sep 14, 20268 min
Marking 25 years since Sept. 11 with 'All the Presidents' Wars' and 'Scattered Steel'
Sep 11, 202617 min
Sen. Ted Cruz's new book 'Going Further' praises Justice Clarence Thomas
Sep 10, 20268 min
Author Jade Chang on the books she's reading to keep summer going
Sep 9, 20268 min
To combat the 'Artificial State,' Jill Lepore says to look to science fiction
Sep 8, 20267 min
Author Liane Moriarty on her long-awaited sequel to 'Big Little Lies'
Sep 7, 20269 min
New music books take on Paul Simon's 'Graceland' and the history of music and prison
Sep 4, 202617 min
New book evaluates President Biden's legacy as midterm elections approach
Sep 3, 202610 min
'Astronaut!' is a coming-of-age story set against the fall of the Iron Curtain
Sep 2, 20268 min
'How We Disappear' is a Stanford historian's take on our personal archives
Sep 1, 202611 min
In 'Man Overboard!,' Kathleen Rooney approaches a life-or-death story with humor
Aug 31, 20268 min
Remembering Dolly Parton through her writing for children and adults
Aug 28, 202617 min
Chang-Rae Lee on whether his new novel 'A Tender Age' is autobiographical
Aug 27, 202610 min
'New York Times' obituarist Sam Roberts says he writes about life – not death
Aug 26, 20269 min
In 'Daytona Teddy Riggs,' a former high school football star enters a downward spiral
Aug 25, 20268 min
Former U.S. Mexico ambassador Ken Salazar on new memoir and "crisis" at the border
Aug 24, 20269 min
Journalist Jodi Kantor and happiness expert Arthur Brooks on how to find purpose
Aug 21, 202620 min
In 'The Foursome,' conjoined twins marry two sisters — and that's just the beginning
Aug 20, 20269 min
Andy Weir reveals his fun and frantic creative process behind 'Project Hail Mary'
Aug 19, 202611 min
'The Correspondent' is an epistolary novel, but can letters tell the whole story?
Aug 18, 202612 min
'This is Where the Serpent Lives' is a sprawling debut novel set in modern Pakistan
Aug 17, 20268 min
'Cloudthief' and 'Dead but Dreaming of Electric Sheep' are novels that center tech
Aug 15, 202621 min
In 'Hinterlands,' Hannah Lucinda Smith warns not to overlook conflict at the fringes
Aug 13, 20268 min
Authors Annie Hartnett and Kevin Wilson on writing road trip novels
Aug 12, 20268 min
Political strategist Ben Wikler on how Democrats can regain ground
Aug 11, 20268 min
'Etna' author Paul Yoon on narrating war through a dog's eyes
Aug 10, 20266 min
'Torched' and 'Wildfire Days' look at California's wildfires from the front lines
Aug 7, 202620 min
Robinne Lee's 'Crash Into Me' portrays middle age as complicated – and sexy
Aug 6, 20269 min
'Sex Diaries' author says people are becoming more empowered in their relationships
Aug 5, 20268 min
In 'I Made You Up Inside My Head,' the stories of three strangers become intertwined
Aug 4, 20268 min
Sen. Raphael Warnock argues that progressives should bring spirituality to politics
Aug 3, 20267 min
Novels by Ben Reeves and Matt Haig look at life through the eyes of death (literally)
Jul 31, 202619 min
'The Friend' author Sigrid Nunez is out with a new collection of short stories
Jul 30, 202610 min
ESPN soccer correspondent Julien Laurens on why Kylian Mbappé is “wired differently”
Jul 29, 20266 min
Author Tana French on the best summer reading set in Ireland
Jul 28, 20268 min
Colson Whitehead on 'Cool Machine,' the final in his Harlem Trilogy series
Jul 27, 20267 min
In 'The Great Wherever' and 'Country People,' city dwellers try out rural life
Jul 24, 202620 min