NPR's Book of the Day

‘Dinner with King Tut’ follows experimental archaeologists as they recreate the past

‘Dinner with King Tut’ follows experimental archaeologists as they recreate the past

For her 25th book, Karin Slaughter wanted to capture life in small-town Georgia

‘Cook Once, Eat Twice’ and ‘Accidentally on Purpose’ are new books from cooking stars

‘Atlantic’ writer James Parker says his odes are exercises in gratitude and attention

In ‘The Hounding,’ rumors swirl around five sisters living in 18th-century England

Alexis Okeowo’s ‘Blessings and Disasters’ is an ode to Alabama’s complicated history

‘Dwelling’ fictionalizes the American housing crisis with elements of fairy tale

For the authors of ‘Reading Van Gogh,’ ‘Black in Blues,’ art opened a door to meaning

In ‘Human Nature,’ Kate Marvel bridges the gap between climate science and emotions

Jason Mott’s new novel ‘People Like Us’ is metafiction that was almost memoir

‘Sloppy’ author Rax King says she’s inspired by writers who did their best work sober

A new mystery novel by Liza Tully pairs a green assistant with a seasoned detective

2 new books were inspired by dark moments in Japanese and Japanese American history

‘The Feather Detective’ is a biography of Roxie Layboune, forensic ornithologist

In Lisa Smith’s ‘Jamaica Road,’ a young girl searches for belonging in 1980s London

‘Algospeak’ looks at algorithms' transformative impact on how we speak on and offline

Katie Yee's 'Maggie' approaches a tough diagnosis - and a marriage's end - with humor

New books by Irene Vega, Tim Weiner chronicle changes to federal agencies under Trump

'On Her Game' is Christine Brennan's portrait of basketball star Caitlin Clark

Short story collection 'Heart Lamp' is the winner of the International Booker Prize

In Sophie Elmhirst's 'A Marriage at Sea,' a couple tries to keep themselves afloat

Through politics, fiction and her latest novel, Stacey Abrams aims to inspire action

'No Sense in Wishing' and 'Hit Girls' consider the way culture shapes identity

After 20 years, Mary Jo Bang has completed her translation of Dante's 'Divine Comedy'

Mark Kurlansky's novel 'Cheesecake' was inspired by a recipe from ancient Rome

In her new memoir, Hala Alyan searches for home amid a family history of exile

Aisling Rawle's 'The Compound' follows characters on a semi-dystopian reality TV show

New biographies look at the careers of designers Claire McCardell and Virgil Abloh

Congress has voted to eliminate government funding for public media

'Trailblazer' is a memoir by Carol Moseley Braun, first Black woman elected to Senate

Liane Moriarty on her novel 'Here One Moment' and on writing 'women's fiction'

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

In Ann Patchett's latest, a mother tells her daughters about a seminal summer

New books ask how we can protect threatened land in the Amazon rainforest and Hawaii

With novel 'Among Friends,' Hal Ebbott says he wanted to take friendship seriously

David Litt's new memoir is about finding common ground through surfing

In the new speculative novel 'Weepers,' mourning is outsourced to professionals

Ten years later, Ta-Nehisi Coates says 'Between the World and Me' is no longer his

Kevin Kwan explores race and identity in 'Sex and Vanity' and 'Lies and Weddings'

In Emma Straub's novel 'All Adults Here,' family is messy

In 'Lessons in Chemistry' a chemist is the star of... a cooking show?

'The Rachel Incident' looks back on early-20s friendships, love and mistakes

Emily Henry's 'Funny Story' centers a new character in rom-com tropes

New books by Damon Young and Dennard Dayle take different routes to humor

'The Pretender' centers on a real peasant who learns he is heir to England's throne

In 'The Science of Revenge,' an expert explains why humans are hardwired for payback

'Great Black Hope' is a character study of a young, Black, queer man in high society

'Fatherhood' traces a history of masculinity, from Aristotle to Sigmund Freud

New books by Carl Hiaasen and John Seabrook tell distinctly American stories

Evan Osnos' 'The Haves and Have-Yachts' is a book of essays about the new Gilded Age