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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.

All of the books seen on display in Episode 1 of The Vampire Lestat, "Detroit," during Lestat's trip to the independent bookstore in Montreal, encountering some snotty cashiers.

Books by people who use artificial intelligence in the writing and/or publishing process. Sources are linked in the comments.

cozy murder mysteries

if I had a nickel for every thriller I know that stars writers, I'd have a bunch of nickels, and that's awesome because I love nickels!

books that are the basis for adaptations and other book-related films and TV shows being released in the U.S. in September 2026