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Michel Martin
Host, NPR's Weekend Edition
Michel Martin is a journalist and host of NPR's Weekend Edition. He has been a correspondent for NPR since 1998 and has covered a wide range of topics, including politics, social issues, and culture. Martin has won several awards for his reporting, including multiple Peabody Awards.
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To combat the 'Artificial State,' Jill Lepore says to look to science fictionNPR's Book of the DaySep 8, 20267:32HostSen. Raphael Warnock argues that progressives should bring spirituality to politicsNPR's Book of the DayAug 3, 20267:34Host'The Shampoo Effect,' 'The Revelation of Dionne Daphne' are marked by big surprisesNPR's Book of the DayJul 17, 202616:50HostA new book argues Elon Musk is the architect of a new world viewNPR's Book of the DayJun 30, 20267:30HostIn 'Backtalker,' Kimberlé Crenshaw turns from political theory to personal memoirNPR's Book of the DayMay 21, 20267:50Host'The People Can Fly' examines the history of Black prodigies from poets to professorsNPR's Book of the DayMay 19, 20267:28HostGisèle Pelicot’s 'A Hymn to Life' is both a memoir and an act of ultimate defianceNPR's Book of the DayFeb 18, 20268:05HostRep. Jim Clyburn’s new book 'The First Eight' traces the history of his predecessorsNPR's Book of the DayDec 16, 20257:59HostDeborah Willis on her seminal history of Black photography, reissued 25 years laterNPR's Book of the DayDec 9, 20258:08HostA Claire McCardell biography and an AI sci-fi are among NPR’s top book picks of 2025NPR's Book of the DayNov 28, 202510:35HostJulian Brave Noisecat’s 'We Survived the Night' is part memoir, part Native historyNPR's Book of the DayNov 4, 20258:27HostKarine Jean-Pierre’s new memoir 'Independent' explains why she left the DemocratsNPR's Book of the DayNov 3, 20258:12HostRevisiting Charles Portis’ True GritNPR's Book of the DayNov 1, 202534:44HostIn 'Dream School,' Jeff Selingo wants parents to rethink what makes a ‘good’ collegeNPR's Book of the DayOct 9, 20257:45HostFormer senator Joe Manchin makes the case for the middle in the memoir 'Dead Center'NPR's Book of the DaySep 30, 20257:47HostThrough politics, fiction and her latest novel, Stacey Abrams aims to inspire actionNPR's Book of the DayJul 28, 20257:42Host'Trailblazer' is a memoir by Carol Moseley Braun, first Black woman elected to SenateNPR's Book of the DayJul 17, 20257:43HostTen years later, Ta-Nehisi Coates says 'Between the World and Me' is no longer hisNPR's Book of the DayJul 7, 20258:02HostIn 'The Science of Revenge,' an expert explains why humans are hardwired for paybackNPR's Book of the DayJun 25, 20257:42HostIn her new memoir, Tina Knowles, mother of Beyoncé and Solange, tells her own storyNPR's Book of the DayMay 5, 20257:33Host