Episode · The Ezra Klein Show · 2026-08-11
Books mentioned on Ross Douthat: The Exit Interview | The Ezra Klein Show
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Grand New Party
Discussed“It's worth noting here for people who don't know, you and your former co-blogger Ryhan had written a book called Grand New Party.”
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Speak, Memory
Speak, Memory by Vladimir Nabokov is a celebrated autobiographical memoir that chronicles the author's privileged upbringing as part of the Russian aristocracy prior to the dramatic upheaval of the Russian Revolution.
Recommended“I have been reading uh, Speak Memory by Vladimir Nambacov, Nbachov, however you want to pronounce it, which is his sort of memoir uh, mostly of his boyhood as a Russian aristocrat before the Russian the Russian Revolution.”
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De Gaulle
De Gaulle by Julian Jackson is an exhaustive and critically acclaimed biographical study of Charles de Gaulle, chronicling the life of the iconic French military leader, wartime resistance hero, and statesman.
Recommended“Uh I will recommend uh Julian Jackson's biography of Charles de Gaulle [snorts] on general principles.”
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Treasure Island
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson is a celebrated adventure novel detailing a gripping tale of pirates, buried gold, and youthful courage on the high seas.
Recommended“And I will finally recommend the most recent book that I read to my children which is Robert Lewis Stevenson's Treasure Island.”
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Grand New Party
“I think that's his copy of Grand New Party back there.”