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Every book Peter Sellis recommended on podcasts

Key facts

  • Peter Sellis has recommended or discussed 4 books on podcasts, as of September 20, 2026.
  • Peter Sellis has talked about books on 1 podcast, as of September 20, 2026.
  • Those books came up in 1 episode, as of September 20, 2026.
  • The 3 books Peter Sellis has mentioned in the most episodes, as of September 20, 2026: Einstein's Dreams, How To Get Filthy Rich In Rising Asia and When Genius Failed.
  • The latest episode with a book mention from Peter Sellis aired on September 20, 2026.

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Guest on Lenny's Podcast · 4 books · 1 episode across 1 podcast

Peter Sellis appeared on Lenny's Podcast to share unfiltered product advice drawing from his leadership experiences at Snap and Discord. When asked about the books he found himself recommending most often to others, Sellis named several distinct titles across fiction and nonfiction. He recommended Mohsin Hamid's novel How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia alongside Roger Lowenstein's When Genius Failed, an account detailing the rise and fall of Long-Term Capital Management in 1998 and the financial crisis it nearly caused. Additionally, Sellis named Alan Lightman's Einstein's Dreams as a third key recommendation, noting that he frequently gives the book to consumer product managers. Beyond his direct reading recommendations, Sellis discussed John Steinbeck's novel East of Eden during a conversation about useful life mottos, citing a passage from the book regarding the passage of time. Through these recommendations, Sellis illustrated how literature, historical financial narratives, and physics-inspired fiction can offer valuable perspectives and problem-solving frameworks for consumer product managers and technology leaders navigating complex environments.

Books Peter Sellis recommended or discussed

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  1. Einstein's Dreams

    Alan Lightman · Recommended · 1 episode

    Einstein's Dreams by Alan Lightman is a poetic and imaginative novel that explores various hypothetical conceptions of time through a series of dream sequences experienced by a young Albert Einstein in Bern, Switzerland.

    Recommended
    “When Jesus failed is about the fall and the rise and fall of long-term capital management in late 1998 caused like one of the crashes or nearly averted crashes. And then my third one which I actually give to a lot of consumer PMs is um Einstein's Dreams by Alan Lightiteman the physicist from MIT.”
    Lenny's Podcast 90 minutes of unfiltered product advice from Snap and Discord’s produc… 2026-09-20 Listen at 1:27:10
    Where to get it
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  2. How To Get Filthy Rich In Rising Asia

    Mohsin Hamid · Recommended · 1 episode

    How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia is a satirical novel by Mohsin Hamid that mimics the style of a self-help book while tracing an unnamed protagonist's journey from impoverished rural boyhood to corporate tycoondom in an unnamed, booming metropolis.

    Recommended
    “Two or three books that you find yourself recommending most to other people. I'm going to butcher the title a bit. Uh how to get filthy rich in rising Asia and when genius failed.”
    Lenny's Podcast 90 minutes of unfiltered product advice from Snap and Discord’s produc… 2026-09-20 Listen at 1:26:48
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon

  3. When Genius Failed

    Roger Lowenstein; Roger Lowenstein · Recommended · 1 episode

    When Genius Failed by Roger Lowenstein is a gripping work of narrative nonfiction that chronicles the spectacular rise and fall of Long-Term Capital Management and the 1998 financial crisis.

    Recommended
    “Two or three books that you find yourself recommending most to other people. I'm going to butcher the title a bit. Uh how to get filthy rich in rising Asia and when genius failed.”
    Lenny's Podcast 90 minutes of unfiltered product advice from Snap and Discord’s produc… 2026-09-20 Listen at 1:26:48
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon

  4. East of Eden

    John Steinbeck · Discussed · 1 episode

    East of Eden by John Steinbeck is a sweeping, multi-generational American epic set primarily in the Salinas Valley that reimagines the biblical story of Cain and Abel through the interwoven lives of two families.

    Discussed
    “There's this quote that I'm going to butcher because I don't have it in front of me. Um, that that is from John Steinback in um, East of Eden, I think, about the passage of time.”
    Lenny's Podcast 90 minutes of unfiltered product advice from Snap and Discord’s produc… 2026-09-20 Listen at 1:29:54
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon

Appearances

EpisodePodcastDateBooks
90 minutes of unfiltered product advice from Snap and Discord’s product chief | Peter SellisLenny's Podcast2026-09-204