NPR connects readers, radio

They may not have the reach of Oprah Winfrey’s book club, but each week the live author interviews on National Public Radio introduce new books to millions of listeners across the country, giving many of them a bump in sales.

The producers of several of NPR’s most high-profile shows were on hand Friday for a panel discussion at BookExpo America at the Washington Convention Center, where they gave a rare glimpse into what it takes to get a book noticed out of the thousands the nonprofit radio network receives each year.