Episode · The Rubin Report · 2025-06-08
Dave Rubin & Andrew Klavan: books mentioned on The Rubin Report (Jun 2025)
Are These the Most Influential Murders of All Time? | Andrew Klavan
Dave Rubin of "The Rubin Report" talks to Andrew Klavan about his new book "The Kingdom of Cain: Finding God in the Literature of Darkness"; how classic literature explores murder, morality, and the l
Andrew Klavan discussed Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris, and East of Eden by John Steinbeck.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Crime and Punishment
Discussed“This inspires Dostoevsky to write the book Crime and Punishment, one of the greatest novels ever written, which which essentially is about a guy who thinks that he is special and therefore he can commit a murder.”
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The Silence of the Lambs
Discussed“The book of of Silence of the Lambs is actually I think as good as or not if not when I got to that scene you're talking about I was lying in bed. I actually sat up in bed.”
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East of Eden
Discussed“Well, there's a line in John Steinbeck's East of Eden, which is basically the Cain and Abel story updated into California into 20th century California. There's a line in there where somebody says these verses in the Cain and Abel story is only like 16 verses long.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged The Kingdom of Cain
“Um this new book and let me get the title right and everything. We'll show the image for you. The Kingdom of Cain, Finding God in the Literature of Darkness.”
Plugged The Kingdom of Cain
“All right. So, let's talk about the Kingdom of Cain, Finding God in the Literature of Darkness.”
Plugged The Kingdom of Cain
“Well, the book is the kingdom of Cain finding God in the literature of darkness.”