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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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   Danny Funt
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   Darcie Little Badger

   'A Snake Falls To Earth' tackles real life issues in a fantastical world · Dec 2021

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   Darrin Bell

   Two graphic memoirs explore growing up as a minority in the U.S. · 2 episodes

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   Dave Eggars

   A tech giant does its best Big Brother impersonation in 'The Every' · Dec 2021

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   Dave Hage

   'Sea of Grass' chronicles the disappearance of the North American prairie · Jun 2025

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   Davey Davis

   'X' portrays dystopian reality among the marginalized where they are exported · Jul 2022

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   David Bowles
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   David Lubin
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   David Walker

   'Big Jim and the White Boy,' a new graphic novel, reinterprets a Mark Twain classic · Nov 2024

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    David Wright Falade

    'Black Cloud Rising' novelizes the leader of an all-Black brigade in the Civil War · Mar 2022

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    Dawn Turner

    'Three Girls From Bronzeville' is a memoir about identity, opportunity and solidarity · 2 episodes

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    Deborah Paredez

    Two books revisit the cultural impacts of Tina Turner, Duke Ellington and more · Aug 2024

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    Debra Lee

    'I Am Debra Lee: A Memoir' recounts triumphs and challenges as the former CEO of BET · Mar 2023

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    Deena Mohamed

    'Shubeik Lubeik' imagines a world where you can buy and sell wishes · Feb 2023

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    Deepa Bhasthi
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    Deepa Varadarajan

    'Late Bloomers' is a novel about arranged marriage, divorce and dating later in life · 2 episodes

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    Desiree Evans
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    Dolen Perkins-Valdez

    'Happy Land' was inspired by a real-life kingdom of formerly enslaved people · 2 episodes

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    Donal Ryan

    'The Queen of Dirt Island' captures the bond between women in an Irish family · 2 episodes

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    Doreen Cunningham

    Life's hardships lead to the trek of a lifetime in 'Soundings' · Jul 2022

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    Dorie McCullough Lawson

    Two new history books use the past to explain what’s important now · Oct 2025

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    Drew Buxton

    In 'Daytona Teddy Riggs,' a former high school football star enters a downward spiral · Aug 2026

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    E. Lockhart

    'We Were Liars' author returns for more teenage catharsis in 'We Fell Apart' · Nov 2025

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    Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas
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    Elaine Sciolino

    'Adventures in the Louvre' will teach you how to fall in love with the famous museum · Apr 2025

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    Elijah Wald

    'Dylan Goes Electric!' is the book behind Timothée Chalamet's new Bob Dylan biopic · Dec 2024

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    Eliot Schrefer

    Finding simplicity and radical acceptance through animal sexuality · Jun 2022

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    Elise Hu

    'Flawless' provides a deeply reported look into Korean beauty standards · Jun 2023

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    Elissa Nadworny

    What to read this summer, according to our NPR colleagues · Jul 2026

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    Elizabeth Barks Cox

    For the authors of ‘Reading Van Gogh,’ ‘Black in Blues,’ art opened a door to meaning · Aug 2025

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    Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson

    New biographies look at the careers of designers Claire McCardell and Virgil Abloh · Jul 2025

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    Elizabeth Gonzalez James

    In 'The Bullet Swallower,' the wild, wild West meets magical realism · Jan 2024

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    Ellen Gaydos

    'Pig Years' and 'What the Chicken Knows' consider the interior worlds of farm animals · Nov 2024

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    Ellie Levenson

    In 'Room 706,' a woman confronts her extramarital affair during a hostage crisis · Feb 2026

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    Elly MacKay
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    Elvira K. Gonzalez

    'Hurdles in the Dark' is a memoir about a kidnapping, juvenile detention and racing · Aug 2024

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    Emiko Jean

    'Mika in Real Life' focuses on identity and the diversity of parental bonds · Oct 2022

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    Emily Hunt Kivel

    ‘Dwelling’ fictionalizes the American housing crisis with elements of fairy tale · Aug 2025

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    Emily Raboteau

    'Lessons for Survival' thinks about parenting through social and environmental crises · May 2024

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    Emma Walton Hamilton
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