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Books by Ralph Ellison mentioned on podcasts

3 books across 16 episodes on 7 podcasts.

Invisible Man is Ralph Ellison’s most mentioned book on podcasts, brought up in 13 episodes across 7 podcasts (4 episodes with a recommendation). In all, 3 books by Ralph Ellison have come up in 16 episodes on 7 podcasts, led by Invisible Man (13 episodes), The Selected Letters of Ralph Ellison (2 episodes) and Juneteenth (1 episode), through .

Questions about books by Ralph Ellison

What is Ralph Ellison's most mentioned book on podcasts?

Invisible Man is Ralph Ellison's most mentioned book on podcasts, brought up in 13 episodes across 7 podcasts and recommended in 4 episodes (9 episodes discussed without a recommendation), as of September 11, 2026.

How many of Ralph Ellison's books come up on podcasts?

3 books by Ralph Ellison come up on podcasts: 3 books across 16 episodes on 7 podcasts, as of September 11, 2026.

Who recommends books by Ralph Ellison?

Dwight Garner (1 episode), Jacqueline Novogratz (1 episode), Olia C. (1 episode), Russ Roberts (1 episode) and Ryan Holiday (1 episode) have recommended books by Ralph Ellison on podcasts.

Which podcasts mention Ralph Ellison most?

The Book Review (5 episodes), EconTalk (4 episodes), The Daily Stoic (1 episode), The Ezra Klein Show (1 episode) and The Megyn Kelly Show (1 episode), among 7 podcasts in all.

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  1. Invisible Man

    13 episodes · The Ezra Klein Show, The Megyn Kelly Show, The Daily Stoic

    Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison is a landmark twentieth-century American novel that explores the complex themes of identity, race, and societal invisibility through the eyes of an unnamed Black narrator moving from the American South to Harlem.

    Discussed
    “So that's just an example. But I think, you know, civil rights, Ralph Ellison wrote a a novel back in the, uh, 1950s about, you know, the experience of African-Ameans that had moved from the south to the north. You didn't have official legally sanctioned segregation. What you had was the invisibility. That's where the invisible man in the title”
    Francis Fukuyama The Ezra Klein Show Why I Can't Stop Thinking About 'The End of History' 2026-09-11
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon

  2. The Selected Letters of Ralph Ellison

    2 episodes · The Book Review

    The Selected Letters of Ralph Ellison, edited by John F. Callahan and Mark Connor, offers an illuminating window into the private thoughts, literary ambitions, and intellectual life of the celebrated author of Invisible Man.

    Recommended
    “for example one of my favorite books of letters in the last couple years are Ralph Ellison's letters and they're just beautiful”
    Dwight Garner The Book Review George Packer on Our Divided America 2021-06-18 Listen at 55:43
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon

  3. Juneteenth

    1 episode · EconTalk

    Discussed
    “and his his second novel juneteenth uh was never completed but famously as he was working on it and delayed and delayed and delayed it was like the whole manuscript burned in the fire”
    Dwayne Betts EconTalk Dwayne Betts on Ellison, Levi, and Human Suffering 2022-05-02 Listen at 4:46
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon