Radio Reads

Historical

Explorations of the past that illuminate the present

538 books

Books

Cover of Borderlands

Borderlands

by Ken Salazar
Book of the Day · NPR · Aug 24, 2026
Cover of The Foursome

The Foursome

by Christina Baker Kline
Book of the Day · NPR · Aug 20, 2026
Cover of Ukrainian Lessons

Ukrainian Lessons

by Charlotte Higgins
Front Row · BBC Radio 4 · Aug 16, 2026
Cover of How the Word Is Passed

How the Word Is Passed

by Clint Smith
Fresh Air · NPR · Aug 14, 2026
Cover of Hinterlands

Hinterlands

by Hannah Lucinda Smith
Book of the Day · NPR · Aug 13, 2026
Cover of Torched

Torched

by Jonathan Vigliotti
Book of the Day · NPR · Aug 7, 2026
Cover of Liberation Summer

Liberation Summer

by Micki McElya
Fresh Air · NPR · Aug 3, 2026
Cover of Ricochet: Guns, Greed, and the American Way of Violence

Ricochet: Guns, Greed, and the American Way of Violence

by Mike McIntire
Fresh Air · NPR · Jul 28, 2026
Cover of Talking Classics

Talking Classics

by Mary Beard
Book of the Day · NPR · Jul 16, 2026
Cover of What Conservatives Believe

What Conservatives Believe

by Mike Pence
Book of the Day · NPR · Jul 14, 2026