NPR's Book of the Day

897 Episodes

1. Book banning is seen in historical context in 'Burn This Book'

   Published: 2/7/2022
2. Writers Lizzie Damilola Blackburn and Edmund White want to talk about sex

   Published: 2/4/2022
3. How did humans get here? Historian Yuval Noah Harari is thrilled to tell you

   Published: 2/3/2022
4. 'South To America' makes the case that southern history shaped our nation

   Published: 2/2/2022
5. Enslaved people imagine freedom and beyond in 'Yonder'

   Published: 2/1/2022
6. Struggling with burnout? Author Jonathan Malesic might be able to help

   Published: 1/31/2022
7. Tap dancing Twizzlers, cockroach warriors, and fairy tales! Oh my!

   Published: 1/28/2022
8. Former California prosecutor details how she helped take down sex trafficking site

   Published: 1/27/2022
9. Country star Merle Haggard is larger than life in 'The Hag'

   Published: 1/26/2022
10. Hanya Yanagihara grapples with pandemics in 'To Paradise'

    Published: 1/25/2022
11. What motivates you? For Olympic medalist Lindsey Vonn, it's failure.

    Published: 1/24/2022
12. Ghosts and the sea take lead roles in Violet Kupersmith and Edwidge Dantica's novels

    Published: 1/21/2022
13. 'Twilight of Democracy' chronicles the rise of authoritarianism

    Published: 1/20/2022
14. 'The Engagement' looks at the complicated history of marriage equality

    Published: 1/19/2022
15. In 'Of Women And Salt,' women weave the future out of scraps

    Published: 1/18/2022
16. 'The Three Mothers' who paved the way for three extraordinary men

    Published: 1/17/2022
17. Looking for some pandemic-era writing? We have spooky and we have sweet.

    Published: 1/14/2022
18. Anger and grief after Hurricane Maria in 'Velorio'

    Published: 1/13/2022
19. Get the most out of that noggin with 'Supercharge Your Brain'

    Published: 1/12/2022
20. Language is power in 'Beasts of a Little Land'

    Published: 1/11/2022