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Andrew Ross Sorkin's book recommendations
Key facts
- Andrew Ross Sorkin has recommended or discussed 7 books on podcasts, as of March 18, 2026.
- Andrew Ross Sorkin has talked about books on 4 podcasts, as of March 18, 2026.
- Those books came up in 5 episodes, as of March 18, 2026.
- The 3 books Andrew Ross Sorkin has mentioned in the most episodes, not counting Andrew Ross Sorkin's own, as of March 18, 2026: Barbarians at the Gate, Den of Thieves and Bad Blood.
- The latest episode with a book mention from Andrew Ross Sorkin aired on March 18, 2026.
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Across 4 podcasts. Every show Andrew Ross Sorkin appears on, in one place — not just one.
Andrew Ross Sorkin’s most recommended books
- Barbarians at the Gate by Bryan Burrough, John Helyar
- Den of Thieves by James B. Stewart
- Bad Blood by John Carreyrou
- The Informant by Kurt Eichenwald
- Foundation by Isaac Asimov
Andrew Ross Sorkin is an American journalist and author. He is a financial columnist for The New York Times and a co-anchor of CNBC's Squawk Box. During podcast appearances, Sorkin recommended and discussed several notable books. He praised John Carreyrou's Bad Blood, calling it a very well-done book about Theranos. He also named James B. Stewart's Den of Thieves and Bryan Burrough and John Helyar's Barbarians at the Gate as essential business readings that helped establish the model for character-driven financial narratives, noting that he personally loved Den of Thieves. Additionally, Sorkin recommended Kurt Eichenwald's The Informant, describing the book as outrageous despite not loving the film adaptation. While discussing his own work on podcasts, Sorkin referenced writing his book 1929 without the help of AI, recalling that he worked on it during the 2021 GameStop phenomenon when his publisher wondered if it could be released sooner. He also mentioned his earlier bestseller Too Big to Fail while reflecting on the research challenges of writing about historical figures who are no longer alive to interview.
Books recommended by Andrew Ross Sorkin
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Barbarians at the Gate
Barbarians at the Gate by Bryan Burrough and John Helyar is a classic work of narrative business journalism documenting the leveraged buyout of RJR Nabisco.
Discussed“I loved Barbarians of the Gate.”
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Too Big to Fail
Too Big to Fail by Andrew Ross Sorkin is a comprehensive chronicle of the 2008 financial crisis told from the perspective of the Wall Street executives and government officials who tried to prevent a global economic collapse.
Discussed“Because these people aren't alive. So unlike when I wrote too big to fail, I couldn't go back to people or try to like find there wasn't extra material.”
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1929
1929 by Andrew Ross Sorkin is a historical nonfiction book examining the devastating stock market crash that occurred on Wall Street and the profound ways it shattered the nation.
Discussed“I write my own articles today. I uh wrote this book without AI. AI was AI was uh was too late for me. it this took eight years unfortunately”
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Bad Blood
Bad Blood by John Carreyrou is an immersive investigative non-fiction book that uncovers the massive corporate fraud behind Elizabeth Holmes and her blood-testing startup, Theranos.
Recommended“well newest book that's out and about right now is Bad Blood the book about Theos is John car you it's a very well done book”
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The Informant
The Informant is a compelling non-fiction book by Kurt Eichenwald that investigates corporate corruption and whistleblowing.
Recommended“the informant by Kurt ien Walt mhm put the movie aside I didn't love the movie but the book is outrageous”
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Foundation
Foundation by Isaac Asimov is a groundbreaking science fiction series chronicling the collapse and rebirth of a galactic empire through the predictive science of psychohistory.
Discussed“By the way, the book is foundation the foundation series.”
Where to get it
Books by Andrew Ross Sorkin
Appearances
Other mentions (5: passing, ad reads, own books)
“So, I written that book, Too Big to Fail, about the 2008 financial crisis, right?”
“And the truth is, having now written this book and too big to fail and just spending, you know, all this time reporting on all this, you need speculation.”
“Uh haven't sold them yet. We're talking to a couple people. Hopefully, we'll have some news on that sometime soon because it sounds like it's a very peopledriven story.”
“When when Too Big to Fil came out, we had a British actor do it and I enjoyed read I enjoyed listening to him.”
“we managed to have this whole conversation without mentioning one of the also great auth great writers in the world that that do this for Micha Lewis Michael Lewis yeah liars poker is that's such a cliche at this point”