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A daily recommendation of one great book, with a short review and interview excerpt.

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Cover of The Crooked Places Made Straight: Reflections on the Moral Meaning of America

The Crooked Places Made Straight: Reflections on the Moral Meaning of America

by Raphael Warnock
Book of the Day · NPR · Aug 3, 2026
Cover of The Midnight Library

The Midnight Library

by Matt Haig
Book of the Day · NPR · Jul 31, 2026
Cover of The Midnight Train

The Midnight Train

by Matt Haig
Book of the Day · NPR · Jul 31, 2026
Cover of Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt

Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt

by Ben Reeves
Book of the Day · NPR · Jul 31, 2026
Cover of What Are You Going Through

What Are You Going Through

by Sigrid Nunez
Book of the Day · NPR · Jul 30, 2026
Cover of The Friend

The Friend

by Sigrid Nunez
Book of the Day · NPR · Jul 30, 2026
Cover of It Will Come Back to You

It Will Come Back to You

by Sigrid Nunez
Book of the Day · NPR · Jul 30, 2026
Cover of Kylian Mbappé: The Definitive Biography

Kylian Mbappé: The Definitive Biography

by Julien Laurens
Book of the Day · NPR · Jul 29, 2026
Cover of Cool Machine

Cool Machine

by Colson Whitehead
Book of the Day · NPR · Jul 27, 2026
Cover of The Great Wherever

The Great Wherever

by Shannon Sanders
Book of the Day · NPR · Jul 24, 2026