Episode · The Ezra Klein Show · 2026-02-13
Books mentioned on What the Epstein Files Reveal About How Elite Worlds Work | The Ezra Klein Show
Ezra Klein discussed Nobody's Girl by Virginia Roberts Giuffre. Anand Giridharadas recommended Random Family by Adrian Nicole LeBlanc and Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Nobody's Girl
Nobody's Girl by Virginia Roberts Giuffre is a posthumous memoir detailing the author's experiences and the manipulative grooming tactics she endured within elite circles.
Discussed“Virginia Giuffre writes about how he did that to her in her incredible book, "Nobody’s Girl"”
Where to get it
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Random Family
Random Family by Adrian Nicole LeBlanc is a landmark work of investigative journalism that chronicles the lives of several individuals and families navigating poverty, the drug trade, and the criminal justice system in the Bronx over the course of a decade.
Recommended“"Random Family" by Adrian Nicole LeBlanc.”
Where to get it
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Behind the Beautiful Forevers
Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo is an immersive work of non-fiction that chronicles the lives of residents in a Mumbai squatter settlement over the course of several years, offering a deeply intimate look at poverty, ambition, and survival in the developing world.
Recommended“and "Behind the Beautiful Forevers" by Katherine Boo”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“and is the author of among other books, "Winners Take All: the Elite Charade of Changing the World," which he published in 2018, and the forthcoming "Man in the Mirror: Hopes, Struggle, and Belonging in an American City."”
“and is the author of among other books, "Winners Take All: the Elite Charade of Changing the World," which he published in 2018, and the forthcoming "Man in the Mirror: Hopes, Struggle, and Belonging in an American City."”
“In my book "Winners Take All," which is a lot about this class of people.”