NPR's Book of the Day
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New biographies recount how The Rolling Stones and Soundgarden changed rock music
Jun 26, 202619 min
Laverne Cox on her childhood, 'Walden' and her new memoir 'Transcendent'
Jun 25, 20269 min
In 'The Jellyfish Problem,' an introverted scientist is called in to help an island
Jun 24, 20266 min
Sen. Chris Murphy wants the left and right to fix the country’s 'spiritual rot'
Jun 23, 20268 min
In 'Contrapposto,' the meaning of love and the meaning of art go hand-in-hand
Jun 22, 20268 min
Two romance books give opposite takes on love, relationships and the absence of both
Jun 19, 202620 min
In 'Stolen Revolution,' six Iranians share perspectives on modern Iran and its future
Jun 18, 20268 min
'The Yahoo Boys' investigates Nigeria’s network of cyber crime 'sweetheart scams'
Jun 17, 20269 min
R.F. Kuang says there’s 'quite a lot' of herself in 'Katabasis' protagonist Alice
Jun 16, 20269 min
Theo Baker delves into power and corruption at Stanford in 'How to Rule the World'
Jun 15, 20267 min
Ann Patchett’s 'Whistler' and 'Tom Lake' are novels written with love in mind
Jun 12, 202617 min
'A Pair of Aces' is about two women who face down the mob in 1930s New York
Jun 11, 20268 min
In 'Keeper of My Kin,' Ada Ferrer struggles with being her mother's "chosen one"
Jun 10, 20268 min
Maggie O'Farrell's novel 'Land' takes readers to a famine-ravaged yet resilient Ireland
Jun 9, 20268 min
In 'View From the East Wing,' Jill Biden reflects on the debate that changed history
Jun 8, 20268 min
Two new books ask: What would you do if you encountered alien life?
Jun 5, 202617 min
'Big Fan' investigates fandom from darts and football to Taylor Swift
Jun 4, 20269 min
Ben Crump says 'Worse Than a Lie' is a legal thriller wrapped in Black culture
Jun 3, 20269 min
In 'Mother Tongue,' author Sara Nović examines deaf history, and writes her own
Jun 2, 20269 min
ABC News' Martha Raddatz on 'The Hero Next Door,' her collection of veterans’ stories
Jun 1, 20267 min
Two new books about writing break down the creative process
May 29, 202616 min
In 'The Foursome,' conjoined twins marry two sisters — and that’s just the beginning
May 28, 20269 min
'Cherry Baby' holds a mirror to its main character - and to the GLP-1 industry itself
May 27, 202610 min
'Here Where We Live Is Our Country' chronicles the history of the Jewish Labor Bund
May 26, 20267 min
'A Perfect Hand' is a romp through 19th-century England, with a suffragist twist
May 25, 20269 min
Two new murder mysteries cleverly explore the meta — in two very different ways
May 22, 202617 min
In 'Backtalker,' Kimberlé Crenshaw turns from political theory to personal memoir
May 21, 20267 min
In 'Homebound,' an epic journey through multiverses begins with a single video game
May 20, 20268 min
'The People Can Fly' examines the history of Black prodigies from poets to professors
May 19, 20267 min
Revisiting 'Whalefall,' the underwater thriller from Pulitzer winner Daniel Kraus
May 18, 202610 min
Two new books approach running from different angles
May 15, 202615 min
Reflecting on 30 years of 'The Golden Compass' with Sir Philip Pullman
May 14, 202612 min
In 'The Future is Peace,' tourism paves a way forward for Israelis and Palestinians
May 13, 202611 min
In 'The Ending Writes Itself,' a contest to complete a manuscript turns deadly
May 12, 20268 min
Mark Helprin’s 'Elegy in Blue' is a tragedy, love story and ghost story all in one
May 11, 20266 min
Journalist Jodi Kantor and happiness expert Arthur Brooks on how to find purpose
May 8, 202620 min
Lena Dunham on her memoir 'Famesick' and the intense bond between 'Girls' co-stars
May 7, 202610 min
In 'Dear Monica Lewinsky,' a woman turns to an unusual saint for support
May 6, 202610 min
Belle Burden on 'Strangers,' her divorce, and financial literacy for women
May 5, 20268 min
'Spies and Other Gods' is an espionage novel by a former British intelligence officer
May 4, 20268 min
'The Take' and 'The Left and the Lucky' explore peculiar friendships across age
May 1, 202617 min
Mikhail Zygar says the Soviet Union’s collapse was only a temporary win for democracy
Apr 30, 20268 min
In 'Yesteryear,' a tradwife influencer wakes up in the time period she’s fetishized
Apr 29, 20268 min
'Infinity Machine' is a biography of an Oppenheimer-like figure in AI
Apr 28, 20267 min
In Maria Semple’s 'Go Gentle,' a surprise love interest upends a Stoic life
Apr 27, 20267 min
Ada Limón talks forgiveness, ghosts and fertility on 'Wild Card'
Apr 24, 202629 min
Healing through poetry in 'Light For The World To See'
Apr 23, 20268 min
In his memoir, poet Raymond Antrobus writes of 'deaf gain' instead of hearing loss
Apr 22, 20268 min
In 'Poet Warrior', Joy Harjo uses poetry to deal with pain and heal
Apr 21, 20269 min
Poet Ocean Vuong shares his grief in 'Time Is A Mother'
Apr 20, 20268 min