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NPR's Book of the Day
https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510364/daily-books
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.
1237episodes
1586guest appearances
1339unique guests
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Frequent Guests
| Guest | Appearances | Hours | Most Recent |
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| Ayesha Rascoe | 9 | 2026-03-20 | |
| Scott Simon | 7 | 2026-03-31 | |
| Celeste Headlee | 6 | 2024-05-10 | |
| Barbara Kingsolver | 5 | 2024-01-05 | |
| Emma Straub | 5 | 2026-04-16 | |
| Jason Reynolds | 5 | 2025-09-19 | |
| Ocean Vuong | 5 | 2026-04-20 | |
| Deepa Fernandes | 4 | 2025-05-14 | |
| Emily Henry | 4 | 2026-01-30 | |
| Jhumpa Lahiri | 4 | 2025-09-15 | |
| Joy Harjo | 4 | 2026-04-21 | |
| Juana Summers | 4 | 2025-06-30 | |
| Kwame Alexander | 4 | 2026-04-23 | |
| Percival Everett | 4 | 2024-12-30 | |
| Salman Rushdie | 4 | 2025-11-05 | |
| Sarah Mc Cammon | 4 | 2025-10-03 | |
| Ada Limón | 3 | 2026-04-24 | |
| Amy Tan | 3 | 2024-05-10 | |
| Ari Shapiro | 3 | 2024-09-06 | |
| Bonnie Garmus | 3 | 2025-07-02 | |
| Camille Dungy | 3 | 2024-05-09 | |
| Caroline O'Donoghue | 3 | 2025-07-01 | |
| Charmaine Wilkerson | 3 | 2025-02-14 | |
| Colm Tóibín | 3 | 2025-04-01 | |
| Colson Whitehead | 3 | 2024-12-16 | |
| Grady Hendrix | 3 | 2025-01-31 | |
| Imani Perry | 3 | 2025-08-15 | |
| Isabel Cañas | 3 | 2025-10-30 | |
| Jasmine Guillory | 3 | 2026-01-30 | |
| Jonathan Eig | 3 | 2025-01-03 | |
| Lan Samantha Chang | 3 | 2022-08-09 | |
| Lulu Garcia-Navarro | 3 | 2024-01-05 | |
| Mary Louise Kelly | 3 | 2024-11-21 | |
| Peter O'Dowd | 3 | 2025-09-03 | |
| Stephen Buoro | 3 | 2023-11-28 | |
| Stephen King | 3 | 2025-10-31 | |
| Tochi Onyebuchi | 3 | 2025-11-11 | |
| Zadie Smith | 3 | 2025-04-25 | |
| Abdulrazak Gurnah | 2 | 2023-09-11 | |
| Abed Salama | 2 | 2025-01-03 | |
| Abraham Verghese | 2 | 2023-11-21 | |
| Adam Rubin | 2 | 2022-08-11 | |
| Alfred Woodfox | 2 | 2022-08-14 | |
| Amitav Ghosh | 2 | 2026-01-08 | |
| Amor Towles | 2 | 2024-04-09 | |
| Andrew Sean Greer | 2 | 2023-01-03 | |
| Angie Thomas | 2 | 2025-09-19 | |
| Anna Malaika Tubbs | 2 | 2024-05-06 | |
| Anne Enright | 2 | 2024-01-02 | |
| Anne Tyler | 2 | 2023-01-05 | |
| Ann Patchett | 2 | 2025-07-14 | |
| Ann Powers | 2 | 2024-10-23 | |
| Anthony Doerr | 2 | 2022-09-29 | |
| Anthony Horowitz | 2 | 2026-05-22 | |
| Arthur Brooks | 2 | 2026-05-08 | |
| Art Spiegelman | 2 | 2023-10-04 | |
| Ashley Hope Pérez | 2 | 2023-10-02 | |
| Ayesha Roscoe | 2 | 2022-07-21 | |
| Azar Nafisi | 2 | 2023-04-18 | |
| Bernardine Evaristo | 2 | 2022-03-09 | |
| Beverly Jenkins | 2 | 2026-01-30 | |
| Billy Collins | 2 | 2023-10-20 | |
| Bora Chung | 2 | 2023-10-18 | |
| Brit Bennett | 2 | 2022-06-30 | |
| Carys Davies | 2 | 2024-06-27 | |
| Charlayne Hunter-Gault | 2 | 2023-10-19 | |
| Claire Alexander | 2 | 2023-04-02 | |
| Claire Keegan | 2 | 2025-01-08 | |
| Daniel Kraus | 2 | 2026-05-18 | |
| Danielle Evans | 2 | 2022-06-30 | |
| Danielle Kurtzleben | 2 | 2024-11-29 | |
| Daniel Mason | 2 | 2024-01-05 | |
| Darrin Bell | 2 | 2023-11-24 | |
| David Wallace-Wells | 2 | 2023-12-11 | |
| Dawn Turner | 2 | 2022-12-11 | |
| Deepa Varadarajan | 2 | 2024-02-01 | |
| De'Shawn Charles Winslow | 2 | 2023-04-19 | |
| Devon Price | 2 | 2022-08-08 | |
| Dolen Perkins-Valdez | 2 | 2025-04-24 | |
| Dolly Parton | 2 | 2024-12-20 | |
| Donal Ryan | 2 | 2023-12-02 | |
| Douglas Stuart | 2 | 2023-07-13 | |
| Edwidge Danticat | 2 | 2024-09-10 | |
| Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson | 2 | 2025-11-28 | |
| Emily Feng | 2 | 2025-04-02 | |
| Emma Donoghue | 2 | 2025-04-04 | |
| Eric Deggans | 2 | 2025-12-13 | |
| Franny Choi | 2 | 2023-10-20 | |
| George M. Johnson | 2 | 2023-10-04 | |
| Greta Johnsen | 2 | 2025-11-22 | |
| Gwen Kirby | 2 | 2022-06-23 | |
| Hanif Abdurraqib | 2 | 2024-04-08 | |
| Han Kang | 2 | 2025-01-27 | |
| Hanna Pylväinen | 2 | 2023-12-01 | |
| Hanya Yanagihara | 2 | 2022-06-27 | |
| Helen Oyeyemi | 2 | 2022-06-23 | |
| Honoree Fanonne Jeffers | 2 | 2025-09-10 | |
| Ilyan Woo | 2 | 2023-04-06 | |
| Isabel Wilkerson | 2 | 2023-10-24 | |
| Jake Tapper | 2 | 2025-05-20 |
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