Ezra Klein’s Book Recommendations

10 Books Recommended by Ezra Klein

1. Creativity, Inc.

Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration

“Amazing book.” – Ezra Klein (Source)

Also recommended by Mark Zuckerberg

Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration is a 2014 book by Edwin Catmull and Amy Wallace.

2. Nothing to See Here

Nothing to See Here

“A few fiction books I’ve loved recently.” – Ezra Klein (Source)

Nothing to See Here is a 2019 novel by Kevin Wilson.

3. This Is How You Lose the Time War

This Is How You Lose the Time War

“A few fiction books I’ve loved recently.” – Ezra Klein (Source)

This Is How You Lose the Time War is a 2019 novel by Amal el-Mohtar and Max Gladstone.

4. The City We Became

The City We Became

“A few fiction books I’ve loved recently.” – Ezra Klein (Source)

The City We Became is a 2020 novel by N. K. Jemisin.

5. What It Takes

What It Takes: The Way to the White House

“Everybody should read it.” – Ezra Klein (Source)

What It Takes: The Way to the White House is a 1992 book by Richard Ben Cramer.

6. Give People Money

Give People Money: How a Universal Basic Income Would End Poverty, Revolutionize Work, and Remake the World

“Brilliant book.” – Ezra Klein (Source)

Give People Money: How a Universal Basic Income Would End Poverty, Revolutionize Work, and Remake the World is a 2018 book by Annie Lowrey.

7. The Gamble

The Gamble: Choice and Chance in the 2012 Presidential Election

“A series of political scientists on the 2012 election I think is really helpful.” – Ezra Klein (Source)

The Gamble: Choice and Chance in the 2012 Presidential Election – Updated Edition is a 2013 book by John Sides and Lynn Vavreck.

8. Overreach

Overreach: Leadership in the Obama Presidency

“A series of books on presidential rhetoric. Those are books that are not the friendliest tours through American politics but they are the most information-rich.” – Ezra Klein (Source)

Overreach: Leadership in the Obama Presidency is a 2012 book by George C. Edwards III.

9. Why the Electoral College Is Bad for America

Why the electoral college is bad for America

“A series of books on presidential rhetoric. Those are books that are not the friendliest tours through American politics but they are the most information-rich.” – Ezra Klein (Source)

Why the electoral college is bad for America is a 2004 book by George C. Edwards III.

10. Beyond Ideology

Beyond Ideology: Politics, Principles, and Partisanship in the U. S. Senate

“The book that is probably the most influential for me in thinking about how American politics really works.” – Ezra Klein (Source)

Beyond Ideology: Politics, Principles, and Partisanship in the U. S. Senate is a 2009 book by Frances E. Lee.


Books written by Ezra Klein

1. Why We’re Polarized

Why We're Polarized

Why We’re Polarized is a 2020 book by Ezra Klein.

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