Modern Wisdom

A novel by Alain de Botton that explores the complexities of a long-term relationship, from the init...

A forthcoming fiction book by Peter Zeihan, described as 'The end of the world fiction.' While speci...

The Lord of the Rings is an epic high-fantasy novel by the English author J. R. R. Tolkien. It is on...

A gothic novel by Daphne du Maurier, "Rebecca" tells the story of a young, unnamed woman who marries...

Written by Daphne du Maurier, "Jamaica Inn" is a dark and suspenseful gothic novel set in 19th-centu...

Bridget Jones's Diary is a 1996 novel by Helen Fielding, which chronicles a year in the life of Brid...

Albert Camus's novel 'The Plague' is an allegorical work set in the Algerian city of Oran, where a d...

Albert Camus's 'The Stranger' (also known as 'The Outsider') is a classic existentialist novel that ...

Fyodor Dostoevsky's 'Notes from Underground' is a pioneering work of existentialist literature. It p...

The Harry Potter series, written by J.K. Rowling, is a beloved fantasy saga comprising seven books t...

Fyodor Dostoevsky's novella is a foundational work of existentialist literature. It presents the fra...

A novella by Fyodor Dostoevsky, first published in 1864. It is considered one of the first existenti...

The Harry Potter series, written by J.K. Rowling, is a globally acclaimed fantasy book series that c...

Nathaniel Hawthorne's classic American novel, 'The Scarlet Letter,' published in 1850, is a powerful...

A classic novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, set in the Jazz Age on Long Island, which tells the tragic s...

A philosophical novel by Alain de Botton that explores the complexities of a modern romantic relatio...

"The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho is a novel that tells the story of Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd ...

"Catch-22" is a satirical war novel that is brought up in the podcast to exemplify the notion of 'ha...

A science fiction novel appreciated for its unique style and storytelling. The guest notes it's his ...

An epic novel by Herman Melville, first published in 1851, that tells the story of Captain Ahab's ob...