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.
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- 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.
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- 2024-11-20 08:32
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- 2024-11-20 08:00
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Episodes
| Date | Title & Description | Contributors |
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| 2024-11-20 |
In 'Citizen,' former President Clinton reflects on his post-White House years Since leaving the White House more than two decades ago, Bill Clinton has remained a leader in the Democratic Party, but has mostly focused on philanthropy and public service. He has aimed to address the HIV/AIDS crisis globally and he worked to help f... |
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| 2024-11-19 |
In a new version of 'The Cake Bible,' Rose Levy Beranbaum updates a culinary classic When Rose Levy Beranbaum's The Cake Bible was first published in 1988, it took the baking world by storm. It was the first cake book to list ingredients by weight instead of volume and also introduced the technique of reverse creaming. Now, 35 years la... |
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| 2024-11-18 |
In the new novel 'Pony Confidential,' a crime-solving pony seeks revenge Pony Confidential, a new novel by author Christina Lynch, is about an unlikely detective: a crime-solving pony who sets off to find his long-lost first owner. Penny, who was just a little girl when separated from Pony, is now an adult who has been accu... |
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| 2024-11-15 |
Two new books on Johnny Carson and Shirley MacLaine offer intimate views of celebrity New books focused on Johnny Carson and Shirley MacLaine offer intimate portraits of two of television and Hollywood's biggest stars. Johnny Carson hosted The Tonight Show for 30 years, becoming an unparalleled nighttime staple and unifying force within... |
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| 2024-11-14 |
Brit Barron's new book is a guide on maintaining relationships in a polarized world We live in a time where it can be difficult to maintain good relationships with people with opposing views. While writing her new book, Do You Still Talk to Grandma?, Brit Barron saw everyone around her struggling to hold this tension while connecting ... |
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| 2024-11-13 |
With 'Mystical Lotería,' Yvette Montoya reimagines a traditional Latino party game Author Yvette Montoya didn't grow up playing Lotería, but she discovered the classic Latino party game in college. There, she fell in love with Lotería itself, but also the vibrant art and imagery of its boards and card decks. Now, Montoya has reinvent... |
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| 2024-11-12 |
A parenting book by author Kelley Coleman focuses on the care of disabled children Parents of disabled children are responsible for navigating a number of complex systems, from educational services and accommodation to medical care. Author Kelley Coleman, whose son has an undiagnosed genetic syndrome, says that parenting a disabled c... |
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| 2024-11-11 |
A shocking discovery follows an artist's death in Paula Hawkins' 'The Blue Hour' Author Paula Hawkins is best known for her 2015 novel The Girl on the Train. Her new book, The Blue Hour, is also a thriller, this time set on a remote but idyllic Scottish island. The novel focuses on the death of artist Vanessa Chapman, who leaves be... |
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| 2024-11-08 |
'Tías and Primas' and 'Linguaphile' are new nonfiction books on family and language Two new nonfiction books blend research and memoir to explore ideas of family, language and culture. Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez's Tías and Primas draws on her experience being raised in a large Nicaraguan family, one that she describes as messier t... |
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| 2024-11-07 |
'Big Jim and the White Boy,' a new graphic novel, reinterprets a Mark Twain classic Since its publication in 1885, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has been celebrated as one of the great American works of literature. But the novel has also been criticized for how Mark Twain stereotyped Black characters like Jim, the enslaved man who be... |