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 of the Day gives you today's very best writing in a snackable, skimmable, pocket-sized podcast. Whether you're looking to engage with the big questions of our times – or temporarily escape from them – we've got an author who will speak to you, all genres, mood and writing styles included. Catch today's great books in 15 minutes or less. www.npr.org
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Jerry Seinfeld and Tom Hanks reflect on personal and professional longevity
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Cassandra Jackson's memoir looks back on a how tragic accident shaped her family
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In a new anthology, Justice Roe Williams rethinks fitness to be more inclusive
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A new biography of Martin Luther King, Jr. explores the activist's life and faith
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'Late Bloomers' is a novel about arranged marriage, divorce and dating later in life
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Matika Wilbur honors and celebrates Native American Tribal Nations in 'Project 562'
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In 'The Covenant of Water,' Abraham Verghese traces an Indian family's drowning curse
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Two novels depict young men understanding themselves and the danger around them
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In 'Miles Morales Suspended,' Spider-Man grapples with racism and saving the world
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'Soil' weaves together a poet's experience of gardening, race and community
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Bangles cofounder Susanna Hoffs' first novel follows a one-hit wonder, 10 years later
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Rep. Katie Porter writes about being a working mom in Congress in 'I Swear'
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How author Dionne Ford found healing in the story of her enslaved ancestors
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Musician Questlove and crime writer S.A. Cosby on their new children's book
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Mary Louise Kelly on her memoir 'It. Goes. So. Fast. The Year of No Do-Overs'
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'Redaction' examines criminal justice via portraits, poems written from legal papers
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'The Queen of Dirt Island' captures the bond between women in an Irish family
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NPR's Ari Shapiro looks back on reporting, singing and touring in new memoir
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'The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi' calls a mother and former pirate back to the sea
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In 'Empireland,' Sathnam Sanghera takes a closer look at the UK's imperialist history
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Colleen Oakley's new roadtrip novel takes inspiration from 'Thelma and Louise'
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In 'A Living Remedy,' Nicole Chung reflects on anger, grief and failed systems
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'Hello Beautiful' and 'Pineapple Street' examine the closeness between sisters
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Patricia Park's new YA novel captures the complexities of race and adolescence
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'I Am Debra Lee: A Memoir' recounts triumphs and challenges as the former CEO of BET
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A new biography of first lady Edith Wilson examines her political influence
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From the Astros to Colin Kaepernick, two books revisit monumental sports stories
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Sparked by the pandemic, Katherine May searches for 'Enchantment' in nature
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In 'What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez,' a family struggles with a child's disappearance
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Margaret Atwood ponders aging, fantasy and George Orwell in 'Old Babes in the Wood'
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