Books for Men

This episode of Books for Men is a short recap of all the books and authors we covered in February '23. It also shares a key update on The Books for Men Newsletter. Listen for more! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider showing your support for the podcast. Any of the three things below will help to provide awareness for the initiative—inspiring (more) men to read and bringing together men...

This episode of Books for Men features Sputnik Sweetheart by Haruki Murakami. It's about an aspiring young female writer who falls for an older woman and then mysteriously goes missing on Greek Island while on vacation with her. Line for line, nobody hits harder than Murakami. Listen for more! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider showing your support for the podcast. Any of the three thing...

This episode of Books for Men features another edition of “Bad Advice”—a new segment where I debunk advice that I think is given far too often. This edition speaks to the advice that "you must go to college." Should you, though? Listen for more! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider showing your support for the podcast. Any of the three things below will help to provide awareness for the in...

This episode of Books for Men features The Laws of Human Nature by Robert Greene. An entertaining, engaging yet well-researched tome about our innate human tendencies, and what to do about them. This is a reread, for sure. Listen for more! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider showing your support for the podcast. Any of the three things below will help to provide awareness for the initiati...

This episode of Books for Men is a short recap of all the books and authors we covered in January '23. It also shares a little theory (I believe) about creativity. Listen for more! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider showing your support for the podcast. Any of the three things below will help to provide awareness for the initiative—inspiring (more) men to read and bringing together men w...

This episode of Books for Men features The Thief by Fuminori Nakamura. It's a novel about a skilled Japanese pickpocket who must answer for a job he did years prior. Can you escape fate? Or is it inevitable? The story is bleak, subtle, and outright chilling. Listen for more! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider showing your support for the podcast. Any of the three things below will help t...

This episode of Books for Men features Scenes from My Life by Michael K. Williams with Jon Sternfeld. It's a memoir from the actor who played some of modern TV's greatest roles—Omar Little ( The Wire ), Chalky White ( Boardwalk Empire ), and Freddy Knight ( The Night Of .) It's a tragic and touching portrait of an artist's life. Listen for more! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider showing...

This episode of Books for Men introduces “Bad Advice”—a new segment where I debunk advice that I think is given far too often. This edition speaks to the foundation of crappy advice. Listen for more! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider showing your support for the podcast. Any of the three things below will help to provide awareness for the initiative—inspiring (more) men to read and brin...

This episode of Books for Men is a short recap of all the books and authors we covered in December '22. It also shares a little about the power of influences (in one's life or art.) Listen for more! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider showing your support for the podcast. Any of the three things below will help to provide awareness for the initiative—inspiring (more) men to read and bring...

This episode of Books for Men features LaBrava by Elmore Leonard. A crime novel set in Miami about an ex-secret service agent slash photographer-extraordinaire who falls for the starlet he loved as a kid, meanwhile, she's mixed up in a shady scheme with a rent-a-cop and a Cuban gangster. It's Leonard, a master, at his best. Listen for more! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider showing your...

This episode of Books for Men features Conversations with Tom Petty by Paul Zollo. It's a biography that feels more like an autobiography because of the form—a series of unaltered discussions with one of the greatest and most prolific songwriters of all time. Listen for more! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider showing your support for the podcast. Any of the three things below will help...

This episode of Books for Men features The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway. A classic literary novel about an impotent ex-pat journalist living in Paris who falls for a promiscuous divorcee. More importantly, Hemingway's debut changed writing forever. Listen for more! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider showing your support for the podcast. Any of the three things below will help to pr...

This episode of Books for Men features Hell's Angels: A Strange and Terrible Saga by Hunter S. Thompson. A fearless account of the author's year riding with the legendary motorcycle gang during the height of their fame. It's unapologetic, unbridled, and unmistakably Hunter. Listen for more! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider showing your support for the podcast. Any of the three things b...

This episode of Books for Men is a short recap of all the books and authors we covered in November '22. It also shares a little more about why I do the podcast. Listen for more! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider showing your support for the podcast. Any of the three things below will help to provide awareness for the initiative—inspiring (more) men to read and bringing together men who...

This episode of Books for Men features The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain. A classic noir novel about a young drifter who falls for the discontented wife of a diner owner, and the dilemma that ensues as they fight for each other and their lives. It was (basically) the springboard for an entire genre. Listen for more! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider showing your support fo...

This episode of Books for Men features Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl. A memoir about an Austrian psychiatrist's experience surviving Nazi death camps, as well as, his psychotherapeutic approach to living a meaningful life. Listen for more! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider showing your support for the podcast. Any of the three things below will help to provide awareness for...

This episode of Books for Men features Queenpin by Megan Abbott. A noir novel about a young woman learning the ropes from (the one and only) Gloria Denton, mob luminary and hustler extraordinaire. It's every bit as good as the classic noir that it emulates. Listen for more! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider showing your support for the podcast. Any of the three things below will help to...

This episode of Books for Men features The Dip by Seth Godin. A big idea book that will teach you when to quit and when to stick (with something.) It's also my most recommended book of all time. Listen for more! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider showing your support for the podcast. Any of the three things below will help to provide awareness for the initiative—inspiring (more) men to r...

This episode of Books for Men is a short recap of all the books and authors we covered in October '22. It also shares a little more about the intent of the show. Listen for more! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider showing your support for the podcast. Any of the three things below will help to provide awareness for the initiative—inspiring (more) men to read and bringing together men who...

This episode of Books for Men features The Stranger by Albert Camus. A classic literary novel about an ordinary man thrust into the face of absurdity—familial death, murder, and imprisonment. Listen for more! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider showing your support for the podcast. Any of the three things below will help to provide awareness for the initiative—inspiring (more) men to read...

This episode of Books for Men features Life by Keith Richards. It's an autobiography that reads more like a one-on-one conversation with the legend himself. It's one of the most entertaining books that I've ever read. Listen for more! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider showing your support for the podcast. Any of the three things below will help to provide awareness for the initiative—in...

This episode of Books for Men features The Road by Cormac McCarthy. A post-apocalyptic novel about a boy and his father trying to survive in what remains of a burned-down America. It's painfully good—subtle yet searing. Listen for more! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider showing your support for the podcast. Any of the three things below will help to provide awareness for the initiative—...

This episode of Books for Men features Love Me Do!: The Beatles Progress by Michael Braun. A biography about a historic moment in cultural history—Beatlemania. It's a behind-the-scenes look at the Beatles during their first British tour, right before they set the world on fire. Listen for more! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider showing your support for the podcast. Any of the three thin...

This episode of Books for Men is a short recap of all the books and authors we covered in September '22. Listen for more! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider showing your support for the podcast. Any of the three things below will help to provide awareness for the initiative—inspiring (more) men to read and bringing together men who do. (Ladies, of course, you're always welcome!) Share wi...

This episode of Books for Men features Freedom's Child by Jax Miller. A thriller novel about a mother living as a protected witness who comes out of hiding (twenty years later) to save the daughter she gave up two minutes after birth. It's not for the faint of heart. Listen for more! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider showing your support for the podcast. Any of the three things below wi...