NPR's Book of the Day
Hosted by Andrew Limbong and Elissa Nadworny and Michel Martin and Steve Inskeep · NPR
4.3from 850 ratings
- 1,258
- Episodes
- 690
- Transcribed
- 850
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2021
- First episode
About NPR's Book of the Day
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. Support public media by joining NPR+ at plus.npr.org. (http://plus.npr.org/) You’ll get perks for over 25 NPR podcasts, including sponsor-free listening for Book of the Day.
- Publisher
- NPR
- Category
- arts
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 24 Sept 2021
- Latest episode
- 6 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
690 of 1,258 episodes have a transcript.
6 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
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A follow-up 15 years in the making: Chad Harbach on 'The Brightness'
Published 6 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Can you tell us a bit about her? Yeah. Irma's 21. She's beginning her senior year at Westish College, as the book begins. She's from the Driftless area in southwest Wisconsin, from like a very a very rural background, very modest, not to say even poor background. Her family lives in a kind of dilapidated farmhouse. […]
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- Chad Harbach
- Lawrence Wright
- Meg Mason
- BJ Novak
- Laleh Khadivi
Reach and audience
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.2 / 5
- 666 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.7 / 5
- 184 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 80 / 100
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- Quality
- 92
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 72
- Engagement
- 99
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Andrew Limbong and Elissa Nadworny and Michel Martin and Steve Inskeep host the show. Published by NPR.
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