NPR's Book of the Day

897 Episodes

1. Barbra Streisand's memoir looks back on a groundbreaking career

   Published: 11/13/2023
2. In 'Thicker Than Water,' Kerry Washington processes a family secret

   Published: 11/10/2023
3. What it's like to write the biographies of Elon Musk and Sam Bankman-Fried

   Published: 11/9/2023
4. In 'Let Us Descend,' Jesmyn Ward harnesses the spirituality of an enslaved woman

   Published: 11/8/2023
5. In 'A Haunting in Hialeah Gardens,' debt takes on many meanings

   Published: 11/7/2023
6. In 'Differ We Must,' NPR's Steve Inskeep examines Abraham Lincoln's disagreements

   Published: 11/6/2023
7. 'The Coming Wave' and 'Artificial' offer different perspectives on AI

   Published: 11/3/2023
8. In 'The List,' an allegation of sexual misconduct wreaks havoc on a relationship

   Published: 11/2/2023
9. 'The House of Doors' is a novel about romance, secrecy and colonialism in Malaysia

   Published: 11/1/2023
10. In 'Sparks,' Ian Johnson highlights China's 'grassroots historians'

    Published: 10/31/2023
11. Jhumpa Lahiri questions Italian identity in 'Roman Stories'

    Published: 10/30/2023
12. Books about Olympic rowers and J. Robert Oppenheimer re-examine American history

    Published: 10/27/2023
13. After three decades, John Grisham follows 'The Firm' with 'The Exchange'

    Published: 10/26/2023
14. 'The Color Purple' is about the bonding of women

    Published: 10/25/2023
15. Isabel Wilkerson argues that 'Caste,' not racism caused The Great Migration

    Published: 10/24/2023
16. 'Killers of the Flower Moon' traces the murders of Osage families

    Published: 10/23/2023
17. Two poetry collections find beauty in unexpected places

    Published: 10/20/2023
18. 'My People' is a collection of stories – spanning decades – about Black America

    Published: 10/19/2023
19. In 'Cursed Bunny,' horror takes unexpected forms

    Published: 10/18/2023
20. 'Fatty Fatty Boom Boom' details a lifelong relationship with food and body image

    Published: 10/17/2023