2014 NPR Books Podcast

1.
Orfeo
Orfeo 3.66 avg rating — 6,710 ratings
2.
All the Light We Cannot See
All the Light We Cannot See 4.31 avg rating — 1,904,589 ratings
3.
An Unnecessary Woman
An Unnecessary Woman 3.82 avg rating — 13,758 ratings
4.
The Invention of Wings
The Invention of Wings 4.26 avg rating — 328,060 ratings
5.
Station Eleven
Station Eleven 4.07 avg rating — 590,270 ratings
6.
The Impossible Knife of Memory
The Impossible Knife of Memory 3.91 avg rating — 29,610 ratings
7.
Beautiful Ruins
Beautiful Ruins 3.68 avg rating — 182,961 ratings
8.
This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage
This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage 4.01 avg rating — 38,355 ratings
9.
100 Sideways Miles
100 Sideways Miles 3.81 avg rating — 6,144 ratings
10.
A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing
A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing 3.48 avg rating — 13,673 ratings
11.
Pioneer Girl
Pioneer Girl 3.40 avg rating — 2,077 ratings
12.
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
The Narrow Road to the Deep North 4.03 avg rating — 60,927 ratings
13.
The Paying Guests
The Paying Guests 3.45 avg rating — 82,661 ratings
14.
2 A.M. at The Cat's Pajamas
2 A.M. at The Cat's Pajamas 3.46 avg rating — 8,009 ratings
15.
The Days of Anna Madrigal (Tales of the City, #9)
The Days of Anna Madrigal (Tales of the City, #9) 4.10 avg rating — 6,496 ratings
16.
The Silkworm (Cormoran Strike, #2)
The Silkworm (Cormoran Strike, #2) 4.05 avg rating — 287,384 ratings
17.
Alena
Alena 3.25 avg rating — 1,372 ratings
18.
The Yellow Eyes of Crocodiles
The Yellow Eyes of Crocodiles 3.61 avg rating — 15,962 ratings
19.
Still Life with Bread Crumbs
Still Life with Bread Crumbs 3.69 avg rating — 53,698 ratings
20.
The Sound Book: The Science of the Sonic Wonders of the World
The Sound Book: The Science of the Sonic Wonders of the World 3.77 avg rating — 455 ratings
21.
Everything I Ever Needed to Know about Economics I Learned from Online Dating
Everything I Ever Needed to Know about Economics I Learned from Online Dating
by: Paul Oyer
3.60 avg rating — 378 ratings
22.
Code Name: Johnny Walker: The Extraordinary Story of the Iraqi Who Risked Everything to Fight with the U.S. Navy SEALs
Code Name: Johnny Walker: The Extraordinary Story of the Iraqi Who Risked Everything to Fight with the U.S. Navy SEALs 4.21 avg rating — 1,637 ratings
23.
The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows 4.02 avg rating — 235,237 ratings
24.
Havisham
Havisham 3.10 avg rating — 1,506 ratings
24.
Who Asked You?
Who Asked You? 4.02 avg rating — 7,186 ratings
26.
The Skies Belong to Us: Love and Terror in the Golden Age of Hijacking (ALA Notable Books for Adults)
The Skies Belong to Us: Love and Terror in the Golden Age of Hijacking (ALA Notable Books for Adults) 4.04 avg rating — 4,289 ratings
27.
The Artisan Jewish Deli at Home
The Artisan Jewish Deli at Home 4.31 avg rating — 136 ratings
27.
The First Wives Club
The First Wives Club 3.89 avg rating — 20,798 ratings
27.
Conversations on the Hudson
Conversations on the Hudson
by: Nick Hand
3.71 avg rating — 35 ratings
30.
My Story
My Story 3.88 avg rating — 46,710 ratings
31.
Enigma of China (Inspector Chen Cao #8)
Enigma of China (Inspector Chen Cao #8) 3.77 avg rating — 1,181 ratings
31.
Someone
Someone 3.78 avg rating — 19,775 ratings
33.
Radiance of Tomorrow
Radiance of Tomorrow 3.86 avg rating — 4,673 ratings
33.
Edie: American Girl
Edie: American Girl 4.08 avg rating — 7,262 ratings
35.
Company Man: Thirty Years of Controversy and Crisis in the CIA
Company Man: Thirty Years of Controversy and Crisis in the CIA 3.74 avg rating — 791 ratings
35.
Redeployment
Redeployment
by: Phil Klay
3.96 avg rating — 24,885 ratings
37.
Unremarried Widow
Unremarried Widow 4.01 avg rating — 1,240 ratings
38.
For the Benefit of Those Who See: Dispatches from the World of the Blind
For the Benefit of Those Who See: Dispatches from the World of the Blind 3.68 avg rating — 374 ratings
38.
Mad as Hell: The Making of Network and the Fateful Vision of the Angriest Man in Movies
Mad as Hell: The Making of Network and the Fateful Vision of the Angriest Man in Movies 3.90 avg rating — 515 ratings
40.
On Such a Full Sea
On Such a Full Sea 3.49 avg rating — 11,747 ratings
40.
Ham: Slices of a Life: Essays and Stories
Ham: Slices of a Life: Essays and Stories 3.42 avg rating — 680 ratings
42.
Johnny Carson
Johnny Carson 3.78 avg rating — 9,067 ratings
43.
Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War
Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War 3.92 avg rating — 7,689 ratings
43.
This Star Won't Go Out: The Life and Words of Esther Grace Earl
This Star Won't Go Out: The Life and Words of Esther Grace Earl 4.14 avg rating — 16,238 ratings
45.
The Death Class: A True Story About Life
The Death Class: A True Story About Life 3.74 avg rating — 1,425 ratings
46.
I'll Take You There: Mavis Staples, the Staple Singers, and the March up Freedom's Highway
I'll Take You There: Mavis Staples, the Staple Singers, and the March up Freedom's Highway
by: Greg Kot
3.88 avg rating — 580 ratings
47.
Forgiving the Angel: Four Stories for Franz Kafka
Forgiving the Angel: Four Stories for Franz Kafka 3.56 avg rating — 62 ratings
48.
All Joy and No Fun: The Paradox of Modern Parenthood
All Joy and No Fun: The Paradox of Modern Parenthood 3.89 avg rating — 12,498 ratings
49.
Founding Mothers: Remembering the Ladies―Empowering Stories of Heroic Women Who Changed the Course of History During the American Revolution
Founding Mothers: Remembering the Ladies―Empowering Stories of Heroic Women Who Changed the Course of History During the American Revolution 3.91 avg rating — 387 ratings
50.
Naked Lunch: The Restored Text
Naked Lunch: The Restored Text 3.46 avg rating — 96,897 ratings
51.
Salaam, Love: American Muslim Men on Love, Sex, and Intimacy
Salaam, Love: American Muslim Men on Love, Sex, and Intimacy 3.81 avg rating — 304 ratings