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. Support public media by joining NPR+ at plus.npr.org. You’ll get perks for over 25 NPR podcasts, including sponsor-free listening for Book of the Day.

Website

Every guest on NPR's Book of the Day

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

1. —
   Michael Dean

   'Lost Marvels No. 1: Tower of Shadows' restores a lost chapter of comic book history · May 2025

   0 votes

   Never again
2. —
   Michael Isikoff

   'Find Me the Votes' investigates Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election · Feb 2024

   0 votes

   Never again
3. —
   Michael Shaikh

   'The Last Sweet Bite' is a cookbook that documents the way conflict changes cuisine · Jul 2025

   0 votes

   Never again
4. —
   Michael Szczerban

   The story behind cookbooks 'The Talisman of Happiness' and 'Will This Make You Happy' · Apr 2026

   0 votes

   Never again
5. —
   Michelle Horton

   'Dear Sister,' 'A Fatal Inheritance' examine difficult family histories · Jun 2024

   0 votes

   Never again
6. —
   Michelle T. King
   0 votes

   Never again
7. —
   Mike Pence

   Mike Pence's 'What Conservatives Believe' critiques the second Trump administration · 2 episodes

   0 votes

   Never again
8. —
   Mike Thomas

   Two new books on Johnny Carson and Shirley MacLaine offer intimate views of celebrity · Nov 2024

   0 votes

   Never again
9. —
   Mitchell Zuckoff

   Two books examine the lives of Afghans in the aftermath of American withdrawal · Sep 2023

   0 votes

   Never again
10. —
    Mollie West Duffy
    0 votes

    Never again
11. —
    Molly Gilbert

    Two cookbooks for baking the sweetest holiday treats · Dec 2022

    0 votes

    Never again
12. —
    Molly Guptill Manning

    In honor of Memorial Day: 'When Books Went to War' · May 2022

    0 votes

    Never again
13. —
    Morgan Bolling
    0 votes

    Never again
14. —
    Naheed Phiroze Patel
    0 votes

    Never again
15. —
    Naima Coster

    Two mothers clash over integration in 'What's Mine & Yours' · 2 episodes

    0 votes

    Never again
16. —
    Naomi Sacks
    0 votes

    Never again
17. —
    Nate Pedersen
    0 votes

    Never again
18. —
    Nathan Go
    0 votes

    Never again
19. —
    Nathan Newman

    'How to Leave the House' follows a quest for a missing package · Aug 2024

    0 votes

    Never again
20. —
    Nathan Thrall

    Nathan Thrall's book revisits a tragic bus accident in Jerusalem · Dec 2023

    0 votes

    Never again
21. —
    Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai

    In 'Dust Child,' the impacts of the Vietnam War are felt decades later · Mar 2023

    0 votes

    Never again
22. —
    Nick Brooks
    0 votes

    Never again
23. —
    Nick Mott

    'This is Wildfire' offers an in-depth guide for managing today's more-frequent fires · Sep 2023

    0 votes

    Never again
24. —
    Nicole Eustace

    'Covered in Night' compares colonial and Indigenous approaches to justice · Jul 2022

    0 votes

    Never again
25. —
    Nishanth Injam

    'The Best Possible Experiences' captures immigrant experience through short stories · Jul 2023

    0 votes

    Never again
26. —
    Nora Slonimsky

    Brush up on American history with 'Common Sense' and 'We the People' · Feb 2026

    0 votes

    Never again
27. —
    Oana Aristide

    'Astronaut!' is a coming-of-age story set against the fall of the Iron Curtain · Sep 2026

    0 votes

    Never again
28. —
    Olaf Olafsson

    'Touch' is a love story with elements of mystery, time, and loneliness · Sep 2022

    0 votes

    Never again
29. —
    Olivia Abtahi

    'The Interpreter' is a story about children who act as translators for their parents · Feb 2025

    0 votes

    Never again
30. —
    Omar Abed
    0 votes

    Never again
31. —
    Omekongo Dibinga

    'Lies About Black People' analyzes and debunks harmful stereotypes · Oct 2023

    0 votes

    Never again
32. —
    Patrick Bringley

    'All the Beauty in the World' is a museum guard's view on healing through art · Mar 2023

    0 votes

    Never again
33. —
    Paul Lynch

    Booker Prize winner 'Prophet Song' is a dystopian tale of Irish authoritarianism · Jan 2024

    0 votes

    Never again
34. —
    Paul Tremblay

    'The Pallbearers Club' shows how dangerous nostalgia can be · Jul 2022

    0 votes

    Never again
35. —
    Peniel Joseph

    'Freedom Season' argues the events of 1963 transformed the civil rights movement · Jun 2025

    0 votes

    Never again
36. —
    Peter Breslow
    0 votes

    Never again
37. —
    Peter DiMario

    New cookbook 'Jiggle!' aims to bring gelatin back in style · Dec 2024

    0 votes

    Never again
38. —
    Plestia Alaqad

    This Palestinian journalist kept a diary as Israeli forces invaded – now it’s a book · Oct 2025

    0 votes

    Never again
39. —
    Preeti Chhibber
    0 votes

    Never again
40. —
    Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez

    'Tías and Primas' and 'Linguaphile' are new nonfiction books on family and language · Nov 2024

    0 votes

    Never again