Episode · How I Write · 2025-11-12
Books mentioned on How Brandon Stanton Built Humans of New York
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone
Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone by Hunter S.
Discussed“So if you have Hunter S. Thompson, right? He writes Fear and Loathing. This is like Hunter S. Thompson's take on what's going on.”
Where to get it
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S.
Discussed“So if you have Hunter S. Thompson, right? He writes Fear and Loathing. This is like Hunter S. Thompson's take on what's going on.”
Where to get it
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Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump by Winston Groom is a humorous and poignant novel that follows a well-meaning but intellectually disabled Alabama man whose life intersects with major historical events of the twentieth century.
Discussed“You know who's like this I don't mean to interject but a really good example is Forrest Gump. Yes yes Like weird things happen to Forrest Gump”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Own book Dear New York
“Like if you look at my rate of posting over 15 years, it stays very high and then there's a massive dip when Dear New York was written because I wanted to write a book.”