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Every book Maureen Callahan recommended on podcasts
Key facts
- Maureen Callahan has recommended or discussed 10 books on podcasts, as of September 18, 2026.
- Maureen Callahan has talked about books on 1 podcast, as of September 18, 2026.
- Those books came up in 10 episodes, as of September 18, 2026.
- The 3 books Maureen Callahan has mentioned in the most episodes, not counting Maureen Callahan's own, as of September 18, 2026: Stranger Beside Me, The Gift of Fear and Woke Racism.
- The latest episode with a book mention from Maureen Callahan aired on September 18, 2026.
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Maureen Callahan’s most mentioned books
- Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule
- The Gift of Fear by Gavin De Becker
- Woke Racism by John McWhorter
- A million little pieces by James Frey
- Goddess by Anthony Summers
- Not That Kind of Girl by Lena Dunham
- Primary Colors by Joe Klein
- The Crying Book by Heather Christle
Maureen Callahan is a prominent commentator and author who has frequently appeared as a guest on The Megyn Kelly Show to discuss current events, true crime stories, and cultural trends. During these podcast episodes, Callahan has recommended several notable books to the audience. She actively encouraged listeners to pick up her own book, Ask Not, and highlighted Gavin de Becker's The Gift of Fear as an essential read for women seeking to trust their instincts when feeling unsafe or uncomfortable. Additionally, Callahan praised John McWhorter and his book Woke Racism while discussing an article he had written. In discussions involving true crime and serial killers, Callahan and Megyn Kelly frequently referenced Ann Rule's classic book The Stranger Beside Me, drawing parallels between notorious figures like Ted Bundy and Israel Keyes. Callahan also discussed the detailed contents of her own book, American Predator, specifically noting the inclusion of Israel Keyes's full confessions. When examining literary controversies and memoirs, Callahan brought up James Frey's A Million Little Pieces to compare public reactions and media scrutiny regarding Oprah Winfrey's book club selections. Furthermore, Callahan critically discussed Lena Dunham's memoir Not That Kind of Girl while evaluating Dunham's past writings and personal actions, utilizing these literary references to anchor her broader cultural critiques and analyses on the program.
Books Maureen Callahan recommended or discussed
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Stranger Beside Me
Discussed“Wound up. What was the name of that book? It was so good. Stranger beside me.”
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American Predator
Discussed“The confession, which is in American Predator, the text of the entire confession. Uh, the FBI has never made that public.”
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The Gift of Fear
Recommended“and I was thinking about this knowing we were going to be discussing this one of my favorite books and one that I think every woman should read is the gift of fear by Gavin debecker”
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Woke Racism
Recommended“For those who might not be familiar, he is a black professor of linguistics at Columbia and he wrote a book called woke racism and he is amazing.”
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A million little pieces
Discussed“Do you remember when Oprah took James Frey to the woodshed over A Million Little Pieces A Million Little Pieces, and all he did was like exaggerate his drug addiction?”
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Goddess
Discussed“you can read it in his book goddess about Marilyn about eight desperate calls that Marilyn had made to Bobby”
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Not That Kind of Girl
Critiqued“And again, in her first memoir, Not That Kind of Girl, she wrote about being sexually inappropriate with her younger sister multiple times.”
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Primary Colors
Discussed“It reminds me, remember when Primary Colors came out and it was it was anonymously written and it was like the inside scoop on the on the scandalous, you know, behind the scenes going going on with the Clintons and within like a week Drudge had it was Joe Klene and and some some professor shot it through a a”
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The Crying Book
Discussed“It is an act of extreme cruelty and spite, and a little nugget for your viewers and listeners: Vanity Fair fought tooth and nail to get that extract from the book about Mary and Bobby.”
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Books Maureen Callahan wrote
Appearances
Other mentions (4: passing, ad reads, own books)
“The confession, which is in American Predator, the text of the entire confession, uh, the FBI's never made that public. I had to get that through someone very very close to the case.”
“He compared it to the Lord of the Rings book.”
“my last book American predator was published by Viking that book did Gang Busters for them”
“So for example, my last book, 'American Predator,' was published by Viking.”