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Every book Tara Seshan recommended on podcasts
Key facts
- Tara Seshan has recommended or discussed 2 books on podcasts, as of August 30, 2026.
- Tara Seshan has talked about books on 1 podcast, as of August 30, 2026.
- Those books came up in 1 episode, as of August 30, 2026.
- The 2 books Tara Seshan has mentioned in the most episodes, as of August 30, 2026: Anna Karenina and Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life.
- The latest episode with a book mention from Tara Seshan aired on August 30, 2026.
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Tara Seshan appeared on Lenny's Podcast to discuss persistent artificial intelligence coworkers and recommended two remarkable books that deeply influenced her perspective. Seshan first recommended Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life by William Finnegan, explaining that the memoir about a New Yorker reporter who fell deeply in love with surfing shaped her understanding of personal passion and the relentless pursuit of excellence. She noted that it is a book she frequently suggests to others. Additionally, Seshan shared her love for Leo Tolstoy's classic novel Anna Karenina, mentioning that she had been rereading various literary classics recently. She praised Anna Karenina as a richly textured work built of many layers, noting that the novel continuously reveals new meanings and insights to readers as they grow, change, and experience different stages of life themselves. Through these recommendations, Seshan highlighted the enduring power of both immersive biographical nonfiction and profound psychological fiction to shape human aspiration and emotional maturity.
Books Tara Seshan recommended or discussed
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Anna Karenina
Recommended“Um, another book that I might recommend as a as like a book that people should read. Um, I really love uh Anacarina. I've been rereading the classics lately and I love Anacredina because it's like a book of layers”
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Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life
Recommended“One book I really recommend to people is Barbarian Days by William Finnegan. I don't know if you've read it. It's about a life of a man who is a New Yorker reporter, but how he fell in love with surfing as his passion.”
Where to get it
Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI’s third era: the rise of persistent AI coworkers | Tara Seshan (Product Lead ChatGPT Work) | Lenny's Podcast | 2026-08-30 | 2 |
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“Another thing I highly recommend to people is if if anyone follows the substack um like Simon Hazel's Substack where he does a slow read of important books. So he did one of War and Peace and he's doing one of Wolf Hall I think or he did one of Wolf Hall”
“So he did one of War and Peace and he's doing one of Wolf Hall I think or he did one of Wolf Hall which is a Hillary Mantel book like take it chapter by chapter.”