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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.

books with a painting/artwork on the cover see the pinned comment for artwork details suggestions welcome 🚧this list is under construction🚧

Here's every book so far from BOTM's monthly shortlist since February 2015 for anyone who wants to read them all like I do!

have I read them all? there is literally no way to know. #whoworeitbetter

All the 2025 BOTM monthly, add on, and Allurial titles

The list includes historical and contemporary literary fiction.