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Every book Amanda Knox recommended on podcasts
Across 3 podcasts. Every show Amanda Knox appears on, in one place — not just one.
Amanda Knox’s most recommended books
- Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J. K. Rowling
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling
- So You've Been Publicly Shamed by Jon Ronson
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Amanda Marie Knox is an American author and stand-up comedian. She came to international prominence during her trial for the November 2007 murder of her roommate, Meredith Kercher, in Perugia, Italy. The trial and her conviction were highly publicized in 2009 as was her acquittal two years later. During podcast appearances on programs like The Megyn Kelly Show, The Joe Rogan Experience, and The Daily Stoic, Knox discussed several books related to her life and experiences. She mentioned Malcolm Gladwell's Talking to Strangers to talk about how the author analyzed her case, argued that she was innocent, and placed explanatory burdens on her behavior. She also noted Jon Ronson's So You've Been Publicly Shamed as a good read, looked at the subtitle of her own book Free: My Search for Meaning with Joe Rogan, and described how reading J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix alongside Douglas Adams's The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy provided her with a vital sense of escapism while she was in prison.
Books recommended by Amanda Knox
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Talking to Strangers
Talking to Strangers is a nonfiction book by Malcolm Gladwell that explores how people misjudge interactions with unfamiliar individuals.
Discussed“even as recently as U Malcolm Gladwell's book, Talking to Strangers, where he analyzes the case, and he, you know, from the very get-go is like, we know who did this crime.”
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K.
Discussed“And at the same time, I read things like I was reading Harry Potter and the, you know, the um and let's see, what the fifth book um which is the Order of the Phoenix. And I don't know if you're a fan of Harry Potter or not, but like there is like that book is like an extremely angry”
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Free: My Search for Meaning
Free: My Search for Meaning by Amanda Knox is a deeply reflective memoir chronicling the author's high-profile trials, imprisonment, and subsequent journey toward personal reclamation.
Discussed“Well, that's a subtitle of my book, My Search. My Search for Meaning. Oh my god. It is right there in cursive.”
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is the opening fantasy novel in J.K.
Discussed“And at the same time, I read things like I was reading Harry Potter and the, you know, the um and let's see, what the fifth book um which is the Order of the Phoenix. And I don't know if you're a fan of Harry Potter or not, but like there is like that book is like an extremely angry”
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So You've Been Publicly Shamed
So You've Been Publicly Shamed by Jon Ronson is a non-fiction exploration of internet culture, modern outrage, and the severe consequences of public shaming on social media.
Discussed“I read the publicly shamed book though. Yeah, that's a good one, too. It's great.”
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams's comedic science fiction masterpiece "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" follows the absurd interstellar travels of Arthur Dent after Earth is unexpectedly demolished to make way for a hyperspace bypass.
Discussed“Like escapism was I also a huge part of it. Like allowing myself the opportunity to immerse myself in stories like The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, which was fantastical and stupid and silly and it was exactly what I needed when I found myself in a cell with four other women, one of whom was threatening to beat me”
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Books Amanda Knox wrote
Appearances
Other mentions (5: passing, ad reads, own books)
“If anybody wants there's a documentary. Yes, there's a Netflix documentary. Um, I wrote a book called Waiting to be Heard. And then more recently, I wrote this book, Free My Search for Meaning”
“I wrote a book called Waiting to be Heard. And then more recently, I wrote this book, Free My Search for Meaning, which covers like, you know, you can read it and learn about the case”
“And I mean, one of the wildest things about this book is that I talk about like I do not sugarcoat what I went through like and especially what he did to me.”
“And so I and I wrote this book from my perspective.”
“I mean, that's a lot of the obstacles the way kind of stuff. I mean, it's a lot of stuff that I write about in the book actually is one of the things that my goal with this book was to try to like yes, what happened to me is like, oh, crazy story happened to a girl one time”