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Read This Book Instead of ‘The Catcher in the Rye’
Ryan Holiday unpacks the philosophy of ‘The Moviegoer.’
December 4, 2025
Shilo Brooks
1HR 1M
George Orwell’s Lessons on the Class Divide
Why the rich and poor struggle to understand each other.
November 20, 2025
Shilo Brooks
1HR 1M
What ‘The Great Gatsby’ Taught Fareed Zakaria About America
The journalist discovered F. Scott Fitzgerald soon after immigrating from India.
November 13, 2025
Shilo Brooks
59M
Nick Cave on the Best Children’s Book Ever Written
The rock and roll legend breaks down ‘The Adventures of Pinocchio.’
October 30, 2025
The Free Press
Nick Cave on ‘The Adventures of Pinocchio’
How a children's book helped the rock and roll legend grieve his son.
October 30, 2025
Shilo Brooks
55M
Why We Still Need Plato
Dr. Cornel West says Plato’s ‘Republic’ is the antidote to nihilism.
October 23, 2025
Shilo Brooks
52M
MeatEater’s Steven Rinella on Lessons from the Wilderness
The outdoorsman and television host breaks down Jim Harrison’s ‘Wolf.’
October 9, 2025
Shilo Brooks
1HR 5M
‘The Old Man and the Sea’ with Admiral James Stavridis
A Navy legend on what he learned about resilience from Hemingway.
October 9, 2025
Shilo Brooks
56M
The Free Press Guide to Summer Reading
Abigail Shrier on Douglas Murray. Nellie Bowles on Jesus. Niall Ferguson on his favorite sci-fi novel. This is the ultimate Free Press reading list.
July 5, 2025
Isaac Grafstein
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