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Here are books and authors from the calendar year 2026 from Fresh Air with Terri Gross, et. al.
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1	The Lost Founder: James Wilson and the Forgotten Fight for a People's Constitution by Jesse Wegman 4.43 avg rating — 135 ratings score: 192, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Odyssey by Homer 3.85 avg rating — 1,264,510 ratings score: 178, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	After the Flood: Inside Bob Dylan's Memory Palace by Robert Polito 3.76 avg rating — 129 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Labor: One Woman's Work by Mary Fariba Afsari 4.26 avg rating — 914 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The End of My Life Is Killing Me: The Unexpected Joys of a Cancer Slacker by Annabelle Gurwitch (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 637 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Plastic Inc.: The Secret History and Shocking Future of Big Oil's Biggest Bet by Beth Gardiner (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 314 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Darkology: Blackface and the American Way of Entertainment by Rhae Lynn Barnes 4.25 avg rating — 126 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	On Morrison by Namwali Serpell (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 379 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Finding My Way: A Memoir by Malala Yousafzai (Goodreads Author) 4.49 avg rating — 19,593 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	America, U.S.A.: How Race Shadows the Nation's Anniversaries by Eddie S. Glaude Jr. (Goodreads Author) 4.53 avg rating — 342 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Savings and Trust: The Rise and Betrayal of the Freedman's Bank by Justene Hill Edwards 4.07 avg rating — 236 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi 4.41 avg rating — 215,094 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Land by Maggie O'Farrell (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 28,224 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Something We Said: Richard Pryor, a Notorious Word, and Me by Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor 4.51 avg rating — 223 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Perfect Moment: God, Sex, Art, and the Birth of America's Culture Wars by Isaac Butler 3.83 avg rating — 46 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Score (Hollywood Renaissance, #2) by Kennedy Ryan (Goodreads Author) 4.53 avg rating — 11,043 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here: The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis by Jonathan Blitzer 4.47 avg rating — 11,454 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump by Maggie Haberman 4.34 avg rating — 7,566 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Our Knives Will Save Us: Dispatches from a White Mountain Apache Chef by Nephi Craig 4.34 avg rating — 98 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Cloistered: My Years as a Nun by Catherine Coldstream 3.62 avg rating — 3,283 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	I'll Take the Fire: A Novel by Leïla Slimani 4.32 avg rating — 3,943 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Liberation Summer: The Moment That Changed the Women's Movement and the Future of American Politics by Micki McElya really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 8 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars