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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

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Comedian Sarah Cooper blew up when her TikTok videos making fun of then-President Donald Trump's sta

There are lots of reasons to worry about climate change: rising temperatures, rising sea levels, dev

Told through the 12 signs of the Chinese Zodiac, Ai Weiwei's new graphic memoir moves between the pa

As Donald Trump runs for office in 2024, a new book by journalists Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidm

Today's episode focuses on two novels where the characters are grappling with the natural elements –

Dating can be difficult and confusing at any age – but especially after the end of a 36-year arrange

Halfway through today's episode, author Kaveh Akbar tells NPR's Scott Simon that his life is a summa

The titular protagonist of Elizabeth Gonzalez James' new novel, The Bullet Swallower, is rooted in a

Crystal Harris was only 21 when she entered the Playboy mansion for the first time. Within a few day

It's never too early for spooky season. Today, we've got two horror books that explore relationships

More than a decade ago, former NPR host Michele Norris started the Race Card Project. It was a simpl

Matt Hay grew up with a medical condition that eventually diminished his ability to hear. But in the

Efrén C. Olivares is a human rights lawyer – and he tells Here & Now's Deepa Fernandes that some of

Three short stories comprise So Late in the Day, the new book by the highly acclaimed Irish writer,

Today's episode focuses on two Republican legislators who, over time, came to feel like outsiders fo

Martha Ballard was a real midwife in the late 1700s who delivered more than 1,000 babies without eve

The Golden Screen, the new book by Jeff Yang, offers a comprehensive guide to some of the most signi

Author Samantha Harvey tells NPR's Ari Shapiro that she was fascinated by the quotes and insight of

You Dreamed of Empires sets the scene for a violent historical encounter: the war between the Spanis

Today's episode features two authors who've written novels centering the personal and political expe