Books recommended on The Daily
Michael Barbaro, Rachel Abrams, Natalie Kitroeff and guests brought up 34 books across 3 recent episodes, 10 of them explicit recommendations — each with the episode, the minute, and what was said.
Michael Barbaro, Rachel Abrams, Natalie Kitroeff · US · YouTube · Jump to episode by episode ↓
Books mentioned on this show
- 1 Case HistoriesKate AtkinsonAmazon 1 episode · 1 recommended
- 2 Defending JacobWilliam LandayAmazon 1 episode · 1 recommended
- 3 Life After LifeKate AtkinsonAmazon 1 episode · 1 recommended
- 4 My sister, the serial killerOyinkan BraithwaiteAmazon 1 episode · 1 recommended
- 5 Nuclear WarAnnie JacobsenAmazon 1 episode · 1 recommended
- 6 Peril at End HouseAgatha ChristieAmazon 1 episode · 1 recommended
- 7 Presumed InnocentScott TurowAmazon 1 episode · 1 recommended
- 8 The ExpatsChris PavoneAmazon 1 episode · 1 recommended
- 9 The Pelican BriefJohn GrishamAmazon 1 episode · 1 recommended
- 10 Time and AgainJack FinneyAmazon 1 episode · 1 recommended
- 11 A Time to KillJohn GrishamAmazon 1 episode
- 12 And Then There Were NoneAgatha ChristieAmazon 1 episode
- 13 Broken HarborTana FrenchAmazon 1 episode
- 14 Cat Among the PigeonsAgatha ChristieAmazon 1 episode
- 15 Crooked HouseAgatha ChristieAmazon 1 episode
- 16 Gone GirlGillian FlynnAmazon 1 episode
- 17 In the WoodsTana FrenchAmazon 1 episode
- 18 Murder on the Orient ExpressAgatha ChristieAmazon 1 episode
- 19 Mystic riverDennis LehaneAmazon 1 episode
- 20 Nancy DrewDaniella BurrAmazon 1 episode
- 21 No Country for Old MenCormac McCarthyAmazon 1 episode
- 22 Pride and PrejudiceJane AustenAmazon 1 episode
- 23 RebeccaDaphne du MaurierAmazon 1 episode
- 24 Sharp ObjectsGillian FlynnAmazon 1 episode
- 25 Shutter IslandDennis LehaneAmazon 1 episode
- 26 Slow HorsesMick HerronAmazon 1 episode
- 27 The ClientJohn GrishamAmazon 1 episode
- 28 The Constant GardenerJohn le CarréAmazon 1 episode
- 29 The FirmJohn GrishamAmazon 1 episode
- 30 The God of the WoodsLiz MooreAmazon 1 episode
- 31 The LikenessTana FrenchAmazon 1 episode
- 32 The Secret HistoryDonna TarttAmazon 1 episode
- 33 The Turn of the ScrewHenry JamesAmazon 1 episode
- 34 We need to talk about KevinLionel ShriverAmazon 1 episode
Episode by episode
This Reporter Can Tell Us What Nuclear Apocalypse Looks Like (Encore) · 2026-08-14
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“I just could not stop reading. It plays out what could happen in a horrifying hypothetical.”
Am I Too Anxious for Love? · 2026-08-12
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“I was like thinking that and then like opening up Pride and Prejudice and being like, I hope I fall in love.”
Let’s Talk About the 50 Best Thrillers of the 21st Century · 2026-08-05
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“Was sixth grade. My teacher, Mrs. McB read aloud to the class the Agatha Christie mystery, Cat Among the Pigeons.”
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“I spent a lot of my time as a kid reading Nancy Drew, Encyclopedia Brown.”
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“other things were like Rebecca, amazing thriller, The Turn of the Screw.”
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“other things were like Rebecca, amazing thriller, The Turn of the Screw.”
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“I remember maybe 13 or so picking up an early John Gisham. Might have been around the time that the movie version of The Firm came out.”
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“The Firm went back to a time to kill then it had to the client and then I picked up several other.”
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“The Firm went back to a time to kill then it had to the client and then I picked up several other.”
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“oh pelican brief. I really love that book. It made me want to be a lawyer.”
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“Presumed Innocent. you know, actually I've. Okay, go leave this podcast right now and go and read it.”
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“I picked up and then there Were None, which is still, holy cow, just one of the is tightly plotted and creepy books.”
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“Murder on the Express and some of the more obvious Agatha Christie books.”
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“Gina, do you have a favorite Agatha Christie? Oh, that's too hard. Um, Peril at End House, maybe. So good.”
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“There's so many great ones. I mean, I think probably in Then There Were None is the best one, but there's one called Crooked House.”
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“I would always point people back to The Great Time and Again by Jack Finny, which has the benefit also of being set in old New York.”
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“Gong Girl by Gillian Flynn. That's the number one book on this list. Number one by a darn mile.”
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“She does such a great job with Family Dynamics and another book that she has on her list, which is called Sharp Objects.”
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“The three books of Frenches that are on this list are In the Woods, which came in at number three.”
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“The Likeness, which came in at number 34, and Broken Harbor, which came in at number 20.”
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“Broken Harbor, which came in at number 20. She has written many books in a series known as the Dublin Murder Squad series.”
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“in the case of Mystic River, it's about three friends who went through a traumatic event when they were children.”
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“defending Jacob. We need to talk about Kevin and the push. So there's three.”
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“Love and evil child. Love and evil child. defending Jacob. We need to talk about Kevin and the push.”
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“one of the more recent books on this list, which is God of the Woods by Liz Moore. It does feel like the thriller.”
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“No Country for Old Men which the Cone brothers directed the Cormack McCarthy novel which came in number five one best picture.”
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“Shudder Island was directed by Martin Scorsesei.”
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“the constant gardener was made into an amazing movie.”
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“Slow horses is a TV series that is critically acclaimed.”
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“I'm going to plug the great book Case Histories by Kate Atkinson. It's not a conventional mystery at all.”
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“One is that the advent of cell phones completely changed thrillers. But I mean, let's go back even further say to a favorite book like Secret History.”
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“I was surprised and delighted to see My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oen Ken Braithweight. It came in so high.”
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“she's written some beautiful novels, especially Life After Life, which is one of my favorite books of all time.”
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“It's defending Jacob by William Lande, an evil child book as we discussed.”
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“What is the best book for each of you that did not make this list? Oh, for me it's Expats by Chris Pavone.”