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books recommended by NPR

What NPR hosts and contributors recommend — from Krista Tippett's On Being to Terry Gross's Fresh Air to NPR's Books We Love editors. Drawn from interviews, podcasts, and public reading lists.

Aggregated across 3 people we track · 18 books ranked by how many on this list have publicly recommended each one.

most recommended books on this list

  1. Audience of One
    1 person

    Audience of One

    James Poniewozik · 2019

    1 recommender

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  2. Dear Memory
    1 person

    Dear Memory

    Victoria Chang · 2021

    1 recommender

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  3. Doubt
    1 person

    Doubt

    Jennifer Michael Hecht · 2004

    1 recommender

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  4. Enchantment
    1 person

    Enchantment

    Katherine May, Rebecca Lee, Faber & Faber · 2023

    1 recommender

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  5. Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success
    1 person

    Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success

    Adam Grant · 2013

    1 recommender

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  6. Goodnight Moon
    1 person

    Goodnight Moon

    Margaret Wise Brown · 2007

    1 recommender

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  7. Homage to Catalonia
    1 person

    Homage to Catalonia

    George Orwell · 1980

    1 recommender

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  8. Letters to a Young Contrarian
    1 person

    Letters to a Young Contrarian

    Christopher Hitchens · 2005

    1 recommender

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  9. Letters to a Young Poet
    1 person

    Letters to a Young Poet

    Et Al. Charlie Louth Rainer Maria Rilke · 2002

    1 recommender

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  10. Little Blue Truck
    1 person

    Little Blue Truck

    Alice Schertle · 2008

    1 recommender

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  11. Rilke's Book of Hours
    1 person

    Rilke's Book of Hours

    Rainer Maria Rilke · 1997

    1 recommender

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  12. Staying Tuned
    1 person

    Staying Tuned

    Daniel Schorr · 2001

    1 recommender

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  13. The Artist's Way: A Course in Discovering and Recovering Your Creative Self
    1 person

    The Artist's Way: A Course in Discovering and Recovering Your Creative Self

    Julia Cameron · 2002

    1 recommender

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  14. The Assassin’s Gate
    1 person

    The Assassin’s Gate

    George Packer · 2005

    1 recommender

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  15. The Practice of the Presence of God
    1 person

    The Practice of the Presence of God

    Brother Lawrence · 1982

    1 recommender

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  16. The Seven Storey Mountain
    1 person

    The Seven Storey Mountain

    Thomas Merton · 1999

    1 recommender

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  17. When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times
    1 person

    When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times

    Pema Chodron · 2000

    1 recommender

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  18. Wintering
    1 person

    Wintering

    Katherine May · 2020

    1 recommender

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