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Charlamagne tha God's book recommendations
Key facts
- Charlamagne tha God has recommended or discussed 15 books on podcasts, as of June 20, 2025.
- Charlamagne tha God has talked about books on 5 podcasts, as of June 20, 2025.
- Those books came up in 7 episodes, as of June 20, 2025.
- The 3 books Charlamagne tha God has mentioned in the most episodes, as of June 20, 2025: The Autobiography of Malcolm X, The Audacity of Hope and Digital Minimalism.
- The latest episode with a book mention from Charlamagne tha God aired on June 20, 2025.
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Across 5 podcasts. Every show Charlamagne tha God appears on, in one place, not just one.
Charlamagne tha God’s most recommended books
- The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X
- Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport
- Ego Is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday
- Iggie's House by Judy Blume
- Message to the Blackman in America by Elijah Muhammad
- The Let Them Theory: A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of ... by Unknown
- Trust Me, I'm Lying by Ryan Holiday
Lenard Larry McKelvey, known professionally as Charlamagne tha God or simply Charlamagne, is an American radio host and television presenter. He is a co-host of the nationally syndicated radio show The Breakfast Club along with DJ Envy, with whom he was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 2020 for their work on the show. He also hosted the late-night talk show Hell of a Week with Charlamagne tha God on Comedy Central. Charlamagne discussed several influential books across his podcast appearances. He shared that his father gave him The Autobiography of Malcolm X when he was young, which subsequently led him to read Elijah Muhammad's Message to the Blackman in America. He praised Judy Blume's Iggie's House and expressed great admiration for her work, alongside discussing Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. He also referenced Ryan Holiday's Ego Is the Enemy to explain his perspective on ambition and warn against the dangers of an untamed ego, and recommended Cal Newport's Digital Minimalism as a helpful tool for distancing oneself from toxic social media environments and anxiety.
Books Charlamagne tha God recommended or discussed
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Recommended“you know, one of the first books that my dad gave me was the autobiography of Malcolm X, which I love.”
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The Audacity of Hope
Discussed“Well, I think I would like to see it more like President Obama, and the reason I would like to see it more like President Obama is because, as he said, these are his words, 'The Audacity of Hope.'”
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Digital Minimalism
Recommended“I just read this great book called digital minimalism yeah I just interviewed Cal Newport yesterday”
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Ego Is the Enemy
Recommended“Like when you read ego is the enemy. The thing I like about ego is the enemy.”
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Iggie's House
Recommended“One of my my favorite Judy Bloom book is uh Iggy's House.”
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Message to the Blackman in America
Recommended“because the autobiography of Malcolm X led me to you know um read Message to the Black Man by the Honorable Elijah Muhammad who I think is just you know one of the greatest humans to ever walk the face of the earth”
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The Let Them Theory: A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of ...
Recommended“Oh, you know, I bought my uh my my my Let theory book in here, and it's so funny. Last week, my wife comes to me and my wife goes, 'I ordered you a book. You need to read it immediately.'”
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Trust Me, I'm Lying
Recommended“That's why one of my favorite books is Brian Holiday. Trust me, I'm lying.”
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American Gods
Discussed“well not the movie the the book American Gods it became a a TV show”
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Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret
Discussed“Dear Godess Me, Margaret? Yes. Judy Bloom. Judy Bloom is the greatest young adult author ever. The only person that's even close to me is uh Beverly Clearly. Oh yeah. But Judy Bloom wrote Are You There God? It's Me Margaret.”
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Birth of a Nation
Discussed“Now, you know, like Aaron said in 'Death of a Nation' in my book, he’s convinced these poor white voters that he is for them, but their conditions aren't getting any better either.”
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Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Part Ll
Discussed“First question, what do you think is the greatest hip-hop album of all time? Only Built 4 Cuban Linx by Raekwon the Chef.”
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The Power of Intention
Discussed“Dr Wayne W Dyer says that in the power of intention I read that years ago and didn't understand what it meant”
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The Secret
Discussed“I truly believe that your brain is that powerful and we talked about the law of attraction when we talk about the secret by Rhonda Byrne like your thoughts truly can become things”
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The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck, Revised and Updated Edition
Discussed“I'm the type person if I see a book like The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck I'm going to read that book, you know what I mean? I'm like, oh, that's a dope title. Like that grabbed me... Mark Manson. Sold goddamn over 2 million copies.”
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Books by Charlamagne tha God
Appearances
Other mentions (37: passing, ad reads, own books), the 30 most recent
Passing Blubber
“She wrote uh uh Blubber.”
Passing Forever
“She wrote uh Forever.”
Passing Superfudge
“She wrote um Super Fudge. Super Fudge. That's right. I remember reading that.”
Passing Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
“Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing.”
Plugged Get Honest or Die Lying
“Well, the with the book you're talking about is my new book, Get Honest Die Lying: Why Small Talk Sucks.”
Plugged Shook One
“My dad calls me. He just read my second book, which was called Shookwin: Anxiety Playing Tricks on Me”
Plugged Get Honest or Die Lying
“one of the the main reasons that you know a lot of people just aren't being honest with their self which is why the book is called get honest or die lying is because it's so easy to be real with other people”
Plugged Get Honest or Die Lying
“I don't know if you call it brave; I just I think that we lack self-awareness, man, and I think one of the main reasons that you know a lot of people just aren't being honest with themselves, which is why the book is called Get Honest or Die Lying, is because it's so easy to be real with other”
Plugged Get Honest or Die Lying
“one of the main reasons that you know a lot of people just aren't being honest with their self which is why the book is called get honest or die lying”
Plugged Get Honest or Die Lying
“And I think the one of the main reasons that, you know, a lot of people just aren't being honest with themselves, which is why the book is called Get Honest or Die Lying, is because it's so easy to be real with other people, but it's so hard to be real with yourself.”
Plugged Get Honest or Die Lying
“And that's, that's literally what I wrote this book for.”
Plugged Get Honest or Die Lying
“I wrote this book for people to stop lying to themselves and stop volunteering those lies to other people.”
Plugged Get Honest or Die Lying
“Yeah, um, it's a chapter called Tree Hug the Block.”
Plugged Get Honest or Die Lying
“But that's another, that is actually another reason I wrote this book; that's why I think small talk sucks, because I don't think they understand when you're a person who's already dealing with anxiety and you've had to say prayers and do breathing exercises and, and put your beads on, right, and all your other things just to show up”
Plugged Get Honest or Die Lying
“I tell a story in the book about, I tell a story in the book how I was at the airport and, you know, you know, I'm a person who's been attacked in the street a couple of times, right, like right here in New York City, you know, just for things that I've said on the radio, like you”
Plugged Black Privilege
“I tell a story in one of my my first books uh this is my third book but I tell a story in my first book Black privilege about how”
Plugged Black Privilege
“I tell a story in one of my first books; this is my third book, but I tell a story in my first book, 'Black Privilege,' about how I had a cousin aunt; she was like my mom's cousin, but she was also like an aunt to me.”
Plugged Get Honest or Die Lying
“and I think the one of the the main reasons that you know a lot of people just aren't being honest with their self which is why the book is called get honest or die lying is because it's so easy to be real with other people”
Plugged Shook One
“like my last book was was shook one you know that was paying homage to mob deep”
Plugged Shook One
“in 2018 when I put out my second book shook one anxiety playing tricks on me where I really opened up about a lot of my anxiety and a lot of my depression”
Plugged Get Honest or Die Lying
“that's why you read get honest or die line I talk so much about social media in the book”
Plugged Get Honest or Die Lying
“One of the main reasons that a lot of people just aren't being honest with themselves is why the book is called 'Get Honest or Die Lying.'”
Plugged Black Privilege
“I tell a story in one of my first books—this is my third book—but I tell a story in my first book, 'Black Privilege,' about how I had a cousin aunt; she was like my mom's cousin, but she was also like an aunt to me as well.”
Plugged Birth of a Nation
“Now, as Aaron said in 'Death of a Nation' in my book, he has convinced these poor white voters that he is for them.”
Plugged Shook One
“when I wrote my second book you know shook one anxiety playing tricks on me when I wrote that I was all the way discombobulated”
Plugged Black Privilege
“I put out my first book, Black Privilege, and it was an instant New York Times bestseller—things are great, things are fantastic—but I'm not happy.”
Plugged Get Honest or Die Lying
“That's really what 'Get Honest or Die Lying' is all about.”
Plugged Get Honest or Die Lying
“Absolutely, everyone, the book is called 'Get Honest or Die Lying.'”
Passing Harry Potter
“How did you learn to write a screenplay? And she was like, Cuz I read a Harry Potter book one time that was a screenplay.”
Plugged Black Privilege
“And that's what I always say, I'm not afraid to say [ __ ] my dreams. And in my in my first book, Black Privilege, you know, I have a chapter called [ __ ] Your Dreams.”