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Every guest on NPR's Book of the Day

1338 guests, ranked by how many people never want them back.

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   Robinne Lee

   Robinne Lee's 'Crash Into Me' portrays middle age as complicated – and sexy · Aug 2026

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   Roe Williams

   In a new anthology, Justice Roe Williams rethinks fitness to be more inclusive · May 2023

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   Rose Levy Beranbaum

   In a new version of 'The Cake Bible,' Rose Levy Beranbaum updates a culinary classic · Nov 2024

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   SJ Sindu

   SJ Sindu makes and unmakes a god in her new novel 'Blue Skinned Gods' · Nov 2021

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   Sandeep Jauhar

   Sandeep Jauhar's memoir explains how Alzheimer's works – and how it affected his dad · Sep 2023

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   Sara Levine

   In Sara Levine’s novel 'The Hitch,' a corgi’s soul enters a little boy’s body · Feb 2026

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   Sarah Ahn

   New cookbooks from Sarah Ahn and Roy Choi take different approaches to Korean cuisine · May 2025

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   Sarah Harman

   Sarah Harman’s debut novel is a lighthearted take on the 'missing kid' mystery genre · Jan 2026

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   Sarvat Hasin

   Sarvat Hasin's new novel is about a magnetic friendship between 'Strange Girls' · Mar 2026

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    Scout Bassett

    Scout Bassett recalls her journey to becoming a Paralympian in 'Lucky Girl' · Apr 2024

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    Sharon Gless

    Actress Sharon Gless on life's ups and downs in 'Apparently There Were Complaints' · Jan 2022

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    Sheetal Sheth

    Sheetal Sheth pens a children's book about Raksha Bandhan in 'Raashi's Rakhis' · Aug 2024

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    Sidik Fofana

    Sidik Fofana addresses how complicated gentrification is in debut story collection · Aug 2022

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    Stacey Kent
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    Stephanie Grisham

    Stephanie Grisham is — yes, really — taking our questions now · Oct 2021

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    Sulari Gentill

    Four strangers, a murder, and a cozy winter library in Sulari Gentill's new novel · Jun 2022

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    Susan Kuklin

    Susan Kuklin and Maia Kobabe's books explore gender identity throughout adolescence · 2 episodes

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    Susan Wolfson

    Princeton professor Susan Wolfson on why we love 'Frankenstein' two centuries later · Oct 2025

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    Suzanne Collins

    The Hunger Games author Suzanne Collins was inspired by Greek myths and reality TV · Mar 2025

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    Séamas O'Reilly

    In Séamas O'Reilly's memoir, a tribute to a widowed father raising 11 kids in Ireland · Jun 2022

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    Tareq Baconi

    'Fire in Every Direction' is a personal work by Palestinian scholar Tareq Baconi · Nov 2025

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    Taylor Jenkins Reid

    For a novel on the first women astronauts, Taylor Jenkins Reid studied old NASA PDFs · Jun 2025

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    Tim Weiner
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    Tiphanie Yanique

    Tiphanie Yanique and Dawnie Walton on music, monsters, and family baggage · Nov 2021

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    Tochi Onyebuchi

    Tochi Onyebuchi’s 'Racebook' is a 'personal history' of a less serious time online · 3 episodes

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    Tracie McMillan

    In 'The White Bonus,' Tracie McMillan analyzes the monetary cost of racism · May 2024

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    Tracy Sierra
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    Tricia Elam Walker

    Tricia Elam Walker, Ekua Holmes, and Clint Smith take us across the country · Jan 2022

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    Vashti Harrison

    Books by Vashti Harrison and Dolly Parton teach kids about self-love and courage · Jul 2023

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    Violet Kupersmith

    Ghosts and the sea take lead roles in Violet Kupersmith and Edwidge Dantica's novels · Jan 2022

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    William Landay
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    Willie Mae Brown

    In 'My Selma,' Willie Mae Brown recalls growing up during the Civil Rights Movement · Mar 2023

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    Winsome Bingham

    In Winsome Bingham's 'The Walk,' a community bands together to head to the polls · Nov 2024

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    Yvette Montoya

    With 'Mystical Lotería,' Yvette Montoya reimagines a traditional Latino party game · Nov 2024

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    Zach Williams

    In 'Beautiful Days,' Zach Williams ponders parenthood, reality and the uncanny · Jul 2024

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    Zakiya Dalila Harris

    Zakiya Dalila Harris and Oliver Jeffers talk about different kinds of hauntings · Oct 2021

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    Andrew Sean Greer

    'Less is Lost' is the sequel to Andrew Greer's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel 'Less' · 2 episodes

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    Dave Eggers

    In 'Contrapposto,' the meaning of love and the meaning of art go hand-in-hand · Jun 2026

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    Noah Hawley

    'Anthem' considers the world we are passing down to the next generation · Feb 2022

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    Jenny Slate
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