npr's book of the day

Food is a gateway to the new and familiar in 'Crying in H Mart' and 'Gastro Obscura'

'Empire of Pain' explores the family behind Purdue Pharma

From silence to cacophony, here's how your brain makes sense of the world

Fiona Hill's new Trump-era memoir is less about Trump than it is about us

Grady Hendrix reimagines the horror movie sequel in 'Final Girl Support Group'

Alexi Pappas and Glennon Doyle want you to know it's ok to not be ok

Healing through poetry in 'Light For The World To See'

Remembering bell hooks and 'All About Love'

In 'Poet Warrior', Joy Harjo uses poetry to deal with pain and heal

'Covered in Night' compares colonial and Indigenous approaches to justice