NPR's Book of the Day
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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.
Top mentioned books
Here are the most frequently recommended books on the NPR's Book of the Day podcast:
#1 Mentioned in 2 episodes
The fire next time
James Baldwin
#2 Mentioned in 2 episodes
All Fours
Miranda July
#3 Mentioned in 2 episodes
How to Change
The Science of Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be
Katy Milkman
#4 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Odyssey
Homer
#5 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Quiet Ear
An Investigation of Missing Sound
Raymond Antrobus
#6 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Birding to Change the World
Trish O'Kane
#7 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Dolly Parton's Billy the Kid Comes Home for Christmas
Dolly Parton
MacKenzie Haley
#8 Mentioned in 1 episodes
All adults here
Emma Straub
#9 Mentioned in 1 episodes
High on the hog
A Culinary Journey from Africa to America
Jessica B. Harris
#10 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Everything No One Tells You About Parenting a Disabled Child
Kelly Coleman
#11 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Erasure
Percival Everett
#12 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Rest is Memory
Lily Tuck
#13 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Midnight Black
Mark Greaney
#14 Mentioned in 1 episodes
You Didn't Hear This From Me, Mostly True Notes on Gossip
Kelsey McKinney
#15 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Down on the Corner
Adventures in Busking and Street Music
Kerry Baker
#16 Mentioned in 1 episodes
I See You've Called in Dead
John Kenney
#17 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Adventures in the Louvre, How to Fall in Love with the World's Greatest Museum
Elaine Sciolino
#18 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Inferno
Dante Alighieri
#19 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The recovering
Leslie Jamison
#20 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Class clown
the memoirs of a professional wiseass
Dave Barry
