NBN Book of the Day

Marshall Poe

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Western History

Wealth Accumulation

Sex Robots

America’s New Racial Battle Lines

Jews

Antitax Movement

Tax Policy

Chinese Science

Global Enlightenment

Political Legitimacy

China

Henry III

Crisis Behavior

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Anna-Luna Post, "Galileo’s Fame: Science, Credibility, and Memory in the Seventeenth Century" (U Pittsburgh Press, 2025)

From the beginning of Galileo’s career, well before the publication of the Sidereus Nuncius, his contemporaries took pains to shape his reputation and fame. They were fully aware that their efforts would shape the course of his career; they also knew... more

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Zalman Newfield, "Brooklyn Odyssey: My Journey Out of Hasidism" (Temple UP, 2026)

Growing up in Crown Heights, Brooklyn as a member of the Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic Orthodox Jewish community, Zalman Newfield was raised in an atmosphere of strict gender segregation, rigorous religious education, and nearly all-consuming ritual pract... more

24 Feb 2026 • 1 hr 18 min

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Ashely Alker, "99 Ways to Die: And How to Avoid Them" (St. Martin's Press, 2026)

In 99 Ways to Die: And How To Avoid Them (St. Martins Press, 2026) emergency medicine doctor Ashley Alker presents an illuminating, hilarious, and practical guide to 99 of the most terrifying ways to die and how to avoid them. Dr. Alker is a self-des... more

23 Feb 2026 • 40 min

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Subodhana Wijeyeratne, "The Islands and the Stars: A History of Japan's Space Programs" (Stanford UP, 2026)

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is among the six largest national space agencies in the world, along with China's CNSA, US's NASA, and Russia's Roscosmos. JAXA's budget is more than $1 billion USD—bigger than France or Germany individua... more

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Zalman Newfield

Author and Associate Professor of Sociology and Jewish Studies

Hunter College

Episode: Zalman Newfield, "Brooklyn Odyssey: My Journey Out of Hasidism" (Temple UP, 2026)

Ashley Alker

Emergency medicine doctor and author of '99 Ways to Die and How to Avoid Them'

St. Martin's Press

Episode: Ashely Alker, "99 Ways to Die: And How to Avoid Them" (St. Martin's Press, 2026)

Dr. Subodhana Vijeyeratne

Assistant professor of history at Purdue University and author of "The Islands and the Stars: A History of Japan's Space Programs"

Purdue University

Episode: Subodhana Wijeyeratne, "The Islands and the Stars: A History of Japan's Space Programs" (Stanford UP, 2026)

Dr. Eray Çaylı

Author and scholar focusing on extractivism and coloniality in Northern Kurdistan

U Texas Press

Episode: Eray Çayli, "Earthmoving: Extractivism, War, and Visuality in Northern Kurdistan" (U Texas Press, 2025)

Thomas Zeitzoff

Author and professor focusing on radical environmentalism and its intersection with climate policy

American University

Episode: Thomas Zeitzoff, "No Option But Sabotage: The Radical Environmental Movement and the Climate Crisis" (Oxford UP, 2026)

Emily Dufton

Author of Addiction, Inc: Medication-Assisted Treatment and America's Forgotten War on Drugs

University of Chicago Press

Episode: Emily Dufton, "Addiction, Inc: Medication-assisted Treatment and America's Forgotten War on Drugs" (U Chicago Press, 2026)

Shelley Puhak

Former English professor turned full-time writer

Episode: Shelley Puhak, "The Blood Countess: Murder, Betrayal, and the Making of a Monster" (Bloomsbury, 2026)

Karl Death

Senior lecturer in International Political Economy at the University of Manchester

University of Manchester

Episode: Carl Death, "African Climate Futures" (Oxford UP, 2025)

Sugata Bose

Historian at Harvard University

Harvard University

Episode: Sugata Bose, "Asia after Europe: Imagining a Continent in the Long Twentieth Century" (Harvard UP, 2024)

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Dr. Miranda Melcher

Host of the New Books Network, recognized for her insightful discussions with authors on a variety of literary topics.

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Ashely Alker, "99 Ways to Die: And How to Avoid Them" (St. Martin's Press, 2026)

Q: Could you start out by giving a bit of an overview about this book and why you decided to write about all the different ways we could possibly die?

Ashley outlines her intention to cover various preventable deaths, sharing statistics on how many ways there are to die, and explains the importance of public health education.

Thomas Zeitzoff, "No Option But Sabotage: The Radical Environmental Movement and the Climate Crisis" (Oxford UP, 2026)

Q: How do you define the radical environmental movement?

It is a left-leaning, non-hierarchical movement focused on addressing ecological threats through contentious politics.

Thomas Zeitzoff, "No Option But Sabotage: The Radical Environmental Movement and the Climate Crisis" (Oxford UP, 2026)

Q: How are we going to deal with things like rising sea levels and inhospitable cities that essentially make it impossible to live without having some form of air conditioning?

It becomes clearer that climate change continues to bring about significant challenges that need to be addressed in radical ways.

Eray Çayli, "Earthmoving: Extractivism, War, and Visuality in Northern Kurdistan" (U Texas Press, 2025)

Q: How do you see this rearticulation of extraction, violence, and in a way steadfastness among Kurdish constituents through an analysis of predominantly artistic practices could translate into counter-extractivist not only visuals but also futures on the ground in Northern Kurdistan?

The anti-extractivist futures are already occurring on the ground, illustrated by community engagement and collective actions among the Kurdish people, which challenge prevailing narratives of coloniality and extraction.

Eray Çayli, "Earthmoving: Extractivism, War, and Visuality in Northern Kurdistan" (U Texas Press, 2025)

Q: Could you briefly unpack the main argument for our audience and contribution of the book?

The book argues that extractivism is deeply interwoven with coloniality and visuality, especially in Northern Kurdistan during the 2010s, analyzing how cultural production can both perpetuate and challenge these dynamics.

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