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Track which books keep surfacing on This American Life. Every result links to the full book page, the supporting episodes, and the exact transcript moments where available.

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Along Came a Spider

James Patterson

1 mention · 1 episode

Mentioned in 318: With Great Power.

An American Summer

Alex Kotlowitz

1 mention · 1 episode

Mentioned in 318: With Great Power.

Architectural Digest

1 mention · 1 episode

Mentioned in 208: Office Politics.

Beast Friends Forever

Rachel Kong

1 mention · 1 episode

Mentioned in 887: Two Is One, One Is None!.

Beware of God

1 mention · 1 episode

Mentioned in 318: With Great Power.

Cat and Mouse

James Patterson

1 mention · 1 episode

Mentioned in 318: With Great Power.

Difficult Men, Behind the Scenes of a Creative Revolution

Brad Martin

1 mention · 1 episode

Mentioned in 628: In the Shadow of the City.

Dostoevsky

1 mention · 1 episode

Mentioned in 628: In the Shadow of the City.

Fe is Fe

1 mention · 1 episode

Mentioned in 318: With Great Power.

For the Sun After Long Nights: The Story of Iran's Women-Led Uprising

Fatemeh Jamalpour, Nilo Tabrizy

1 mention · 1 episode

Mentioned in 886: Blackout.

Fraud

David Rakoff

1 mention · 1 episode

Mentioned in 208: Office Politics.

1 mention · 1 episode

Mentioned in 208: Office Politics.

How to Change

Katie Milkman

1 mention · 1 episode

Mentioned in 466: Blackjack.

How to Change: The Science of Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be

Katy Milkman

1 mention · 1 episode

Mentioned in 886: Blackout.

Italian Vogue

1 mention · 1 episode

Mentioned in 208: Office Politics.

Keys to the City

Joe Kossman

1 mention · 1 episode

Mentioned in 75: Kindness of Strangers.

Martha Stewart Living

1 mention · 1 episode

Mentioned in 208: Office Politics.

My Dear You

Rachel Kong

1 mention · 1 episode

Mentioned in 887: Two Is One, One Is None!.

Native Son

Richard Wright

1 mention · 1 episode

Mentioned in 75: Kindness of Strangers.

Newsweek

1 mention · 1 episode

Mentioned in 208: Office Politics.

Nothing to See Here

1 mention · 1 episode

Mentioned in 605: Kid Logic.

People

1 mention · 1 episode

Mentioned in 208: Office Politics.

Playboy

Drew Barrymore

1 mention · 1 episode

Mentioned in 208: Office Politics.

Robinson Crusoe

1 mention · 1 episode

Mentioned in 628: In the Shadow of the City.

Sidewalk

Mitch Denier

1 mention · 1 episode

Mentioned in 208: Office Politics.

Sports Illustrated

1 mention · 1 episode

Mentioned in 208: Office Politics.

The 21st Century Card Counter

1 mention · 1 episode

Mentioned in 466: Blackjack.

The Babysitter's Club

1 mention · 1 episode

Mentioned in 208: Office Politics.

The Inequality Machine

Paul Toffoli

1 mention · 1 episode

Mentioned in 75: Kindness of Strangers.

The New Yorker

Pauline Kael

1 mention · 1 episode

Mentioned in 208: Office Politics.

The Power of Habit

Charles Duhigg

1 mention · 1 episode

Mentioned in 466: Blackjack.

The Scientist in the Crib

Alison Gopnik

1 mention · 1 episode

Mentioned in 605: Kid Logic.

Tolkien

1 mention · 1 episode

Mentioned in 628: In the Shadow of the City.

Treasure Island

1 mention · 1 episode

Mentioned in 628: In the Shadow of the City.

Vibe

1 mention · 1 episode

Mentioned in 208: Office Politics.

Vogue

1 mention · 1 episode

Mentioned in 208: Office Politics.

Werewolves and Their Youth

Michael Chabon

1 mention · 1 episode

Mentioned in 605: Kid Logic.

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