NPR's Book of the Day

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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 snackabl...

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In 'The Matter of Black Lives,' generations of Black thinkers probe American racism contributed by Lukas · Oct 26, 2021
The zoo that history nearly forgot in 'When Two Feathers Fell From The Sky' contributed by Lukas · Oct 25, 2021
Food is a gateway to the new and familiar in 'Crying in H Mart' and 'Gastro Obscura' contributed by Lukas · Oct 22, 2021
Karl Ove Knausgaard didn't mean to write a 666-page book contributed by Lukas · Oct 21, 2021
Stephanie Grisham is — yes, really — taking our questions now contributed by Lukas · Oct 20, 2021
How Colin Powell Wanted The World To Remember Him contributed by Lukas · Oct 19, 2021
Amor Towles' new book is about a road trip that takes more than a few U-turns contributed by Lukas · Oct 18, 2021
In song and poetry, 'Nina' and 'Just Us' offer ways to start a conversation on race contributed by Lukas · Oct 15, 2021
Fiona Hill's new Trump-era memoir is less about Trump than it is about us contributed by Lukas · Oct 14, 2021
Humor, horror and social commentary blend in Percival Everett's detective novel contributed by Lukas · Oct 13, 2021
What Maggie Nelson Means When She Talks About Freedom contributed by Lukas · Oct 12, 2021
Myriam J.A. Chancy's historical novel about a Haitian earthquake hits on human truths contributed by Lukas · Oct 11, 2021
The Realities Of Abortion Politics In 'Family Roe: An American Story' & 'Red Clocks' contributed by Lukas · Oct 8, 2021
Hearing Voices From 'The Book of Form and Emptiness' contributed by Lukas · Oct 7, 2021
The trailblazing Black football players that history books forgot contributed by Lukas · Oct 6, 2021
'Cloud Cuckoo Land' by Anthony Doerr contributed by Lukas · Oct 5, 2021
From silence to cacophony, here's how your brain makes sense of the world contributed by Lukas · Oct 4, 2021
What A Detective Novel And A Memoir Both Have To Say About Black American Life contributed by Lukas · Oct 1, 2021
To Understand Humanity, You Have To Understand Water contributed by Lukas · Sep 30, 2021
Colson Whitehead Finally Gets To Flex His Comedy Muscle contributed by Lukas · Sep 29, 2021
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22 episodes · last 30 days · avg 13 min

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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 ...

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As of 2026-08-29, NPR's Book of the Day ranks #190 on Apple Podcasts in Finland, and appears on charts in 1 country.

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Current overall position by country · categories in 🇫🇮 Finland as of 2026-09-18

🇫🇮 Finland #190 News #82 Apple
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First charted2025-11-06
Best ever#138 on Apple Podcasts (Argentina) · 2026-01-03
Days on chart5
Countries now1
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