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EPISODE · Jun 23, 2026 · 3 MIN

Here are the nonfiction books NPR staffers have loved so far this year

from Morning Edition · host Beth Novey

A biography of Hannibal Lecter. A meditation on trees. A memoir by a child prodigy violinist. A treatise on the way we poop. These are just a few of the nonfiction books our NPR colleagues are enjoying.

A biography of Hannibal Lecter. A meditation on trees. A memoir by a child prodigy violinist. A treatise on the way we poop. These are just a few of the nonfiction books our NPR colleagues are enjoying.

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