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NPR’s Books We Love 2025
Books We Love from NPR began in 2013, always boasting over 200 books (almost 400 in recent years) featuring genres from memoirs, to cookbooks, to graphic novels, to children’s literature, to nonfiction, to novels. Check out NPR’s website to filter this massive list.
The list is in reverse alphabetical order directly from NPR.
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Native American & Indigenous American Storytelling
Here are some books by Native & Indigenous American authors - from fiction to memoir to historical retellings.
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Nonfiction & Non-western
Nonfiction about historical events, people, and places outside of North America & Europe (both contemporary and ancient history).
This list can include nonwestern perspectives within/analyzing western cultures or countries as well (as long as it’s in a historical context).
Note: check content warnings; books in this list may cover triggering subjects
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Required Reading for the Human Race
Books to open your heart and mind to the experiences and realities of others; of the ones society has othered.
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Yes, the government actually would do that
Non-fiction books inspired by the sound clip: "And remember, kids - the next time somebody tells you, 'the government wouldn't do that'. Oh, yes they would."
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Native American History Books
Books about Native American history - mostly in the 19th century but some outliers as well. I haven't read all of these books, so PLEASE comment on any that are problematic, insensitive, or Euro-centric. For example, I have excluded Empire of the Summer Moon by S.C. Gwynne because the Comanche Business Committee denounced it for its ethnocentric sources and stereotypical portrayal of Comanche lives and history. Recommendations (especially OwnVoices) would also be highly appreciated!
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