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Books by Tucker Carlson
Tucker Carlson’s most recommended books
- 1984 by George Orwell
- Genesis by Bernard Beckett
- Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler
- The Bell Curve by Richard J. Herrnstein
- The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan
- The New Testament: an Introduction for the General Reader by Oscar Cullmann
- The Real Anthony Fauci by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
- Animal Farm by George Orwell
- Luke by Kevin Perrotta
- Revelation by Drew Karpyshyn
Tucker Swanson McNear Carlson is an American conservative political commentator, journalist, and host of The Tucker Carlson Show since 2023. He previously hosted the nightly political talk show Tucker Carlson Tonight on Fox News from 2016 to 2023, the highest rated cable news show at the time of its termination, and is an influential voice in right-wing media. Across various podcast appearances, Tucker Carlson recommended several books. He suggested reading the New Living Translation of the Bible, mentioned Katherine Anne Porter's Ship of Fools to illustrate political hypocrisy, and promoted Eric Schmitt's The Last Line of Defense. He also recommended Scott Horton and Darryl Cooper's Provoked, noted J.D. Vance's Hillbilly Elegy, referred to Donald Trump's book containing a photo with Mark Zuckerberg, cited Hunter S. Thompson's Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail as a window into the political process, and called Honoré de Balzac's Père Goriot an amazing, hilarious novel.
Books recommended by Tucker Carlson
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1984
1984 by George Orwell is a classic dystopian novel that explores totalitarianism, surveillance, state control, and the manipulation of truth.
Discussed“If you're over 40, you probably were assigned the George Orwell novel 1984, not written 1984, written in 1949 right after the Second World War, and it is famously a picture of the dystopian future where the state controls everything.”
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Genesis
Genesis is a foundational biblical text detailing creation, early human history, and the patriarchal origins of the Israelites.
Discussed“So, you're referring to the claim um that the Nephilim as described in Genesis 6, this race of giant people who were a hybrid between the spirit world and the human world, and they're the reason that God sent the flood. This is all described in Genesis.”
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Mein Kampf
Mein Kampf is an autobiographical manifesto by Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler that outlines his political ideology and future plans for Germany.
Discussed“I mean there's no, 'Mein Kampf,' is not, 'Das Kapital,' right? 'Mein Kampf,' is like, to the extent I understand it, it's like he's about the Treaty of Versailles.”
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The Bell Curve
The Bell Curve by Richard J.
Discussed“and crime and educational achievement, income, and it all grew out of or was crystallized by a book called The Bell Curve. Have you heard of this book?”
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The Feminine Mystique
The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan is a landmark 1960s feminist text that investigated the widespread unhappiness and unfulfilled potential of women trapped in domestic suburban roles.
Discussed“It would look like what we had before Betty Ferdan wrote the feminine mystique before lifestyle feminism dominated every institution in the west.”
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The New Testament: an Introduction for the General Reader
The New Testament is a foundational Christian scripture detailing the life, teachings, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, alongside the early history of the Christian church and the epistles of Paul.
Discussed“so it's pretty clear in the New Testament, too. I don't They kept this from me in church as a kid to the extent I went. But don't owe anybody anything. Paul says that don't don't be in debt.”
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The Real Anthony Fauci
Robert F.
Discussed“So, at this time, your husband is at home writing The Real Anthony Fouchy. Mhm. Um, an amazing book, bestseller, uh, despite long odds.”
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Animal Farm
Animal Farm by George Orwell is a classic allegorical novella that uses a farmyard setting to satirize the corruption of socialist ideals and the rise of totalitarianism following the Russian Revolution.
Discussed“So, there's this scene in Animal Farm. It's the last scene in the novel, the famous George Orwell novel”
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Luke
Luke by Kevin Perrotta is a Christian commentary and study guide focused on the biblical Gospel of Luke.
Discussed“And she sent Luke 6, which is like the most radical thing that anyone's ever said.”
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Revelation
Revelation by Drew Karpyshyn and David Colacci is the final book of the New Testament that presents prophetic visions of the end times, spiritual warfare, and the ultimate victory of God.
Discussed“when you said you You' written a song about Revelation I was like well um it's legitimate book of the Bible, but it's the one that preachers don't teach that no one really wants to read”
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All the President's Men
All the President's Men by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward is a classic work of investigative journalism detailing the reporting process behind the Watergate scandal that brought down Richard Nixon's presidency.
Recommended“one is there's an incredible picture in uh Donald Trump's book which is a picture of Zuck sitting in the oval and by the way this is the same book which you have to get”
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Fear and Loathing
Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72 by Hunter S.
Recommended“Did you ever read Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail? Yeah, yeah, yeah, it's amazing. It's amazing; that guy gave sort of the be—that's, I think, probably the best window into an outsider in the political process, at least in terms of the campaign trail.”
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Hillbilly Elegy
Hillbilly Elegy by J.D.
Recommended“if viewers haven't watched Hill belly or read the book Hill belly he understands it at such an intuitive level because he lived it”
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New Living Translation
New Living Translation is a contemporary English translation of the Bible designed for accessible daily reading and modern comprehension.
Recommended“Try this New Living Translation, NLT. Just a probably the most modern colloquial English translation of the Bible. Easiest to read. It's great. It's $430 on Amazon delivered to your house.”
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Pere Goriot
Pere Goriot by Honoré de Balzac is a classic nineteenth-century French novel that explores ambition, social mobility, and filial betrayal against the vivid backdrop of Restoration-era Paris.
Recommended“I like Balzak, okay? Who's obviously wrote in French. You read, 'Pere Goriot,' it's amazing novel, hilarious.”
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Provoked
Provoked by Scott Horton is a detailed historical analysis examining the complex geopolitical dynamics and relations between the United States and Russia following the collapse of the Soviet Union, with a primary focus on the origins of the war in Ukraine.
Recommended“I think you've written the definitive book on that called Provoked. And I would just want to recommend it to our audience.”
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Ship of Fools
Ship of Fools is a satirical novel by Katherine Anne Porter that portrays a disparate group of passengers aboard a ship traveling from Mexico to Germany on the eve of World War II, serving as an allegory for human folly and societal decay.
Recommended“There's a pretty good book written about it several years ago, I would say, called Ship of Fools.”
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The Last LIne of Defense
The Last Line of Defense by Eric Schmitt outlines legal strategies and conservative efforts to counter political opponents, drawing heavily on the author's extensive background in public service.
Recommended“The book is The Last Line of Defense: How to Beat the Left in Court, which you have done.”
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9/11 Report: Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
Discussed“And on the list is the is the chairman of the 9/11 Commission, who was responsible for the 9/11 report.”
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A Problem from Hell
Discussed“Well, in 2002, she published a book on that exact question. The book was called A Problem from Hell. He won the Puliter Prize and all kinds of other prizes.”
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- Against All Enemies by Richard A. Clarke
- Blitzed by Norman Ohler
- Catching the Wolf of Wall Street by Jordan Belfort
- Charlie Wilson's War by George Crile
- Churchill, Hitler, and "The Unnecessary War" by Patrick J. Buchanan
- Confessions by St Augustine
- Das Capital Volume One by Karl Marx
- Dying of Whiteness by Jonathan M. Metzl
- Ecclesiastes by Philip Graham Ryken
- Enough Already by Scott Horton
- Esther by Jon Douglas Levenson
- Fifty Shades of Grey by E. L. James
- For Love of Country by Tulsi Gabbard
- Gaza's Gravediggers by Norman Finkelstein
- Henry VI by William Shakespeare
- How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
- How to Become a Christian in Seven Days* by Russell Brand
- How to Slay a Wizard by Owen Benjamin
- If-- by Rudyard Kipling
- Israel, Winner of the 2003 Iraq Oil War by Gary Vogler
- Manufacturing consent by Edward S. Herman
- Mao's America by Xi Van Fleet
- Matthew by William David Davies
- Nuclear War by Annie Jacobsen
- On the Jews & Their Lies by Martin Luther
- On the Jews and Their Lies by Martin Luther
- Politics by Aristotle
- Psalms by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
- Revelation by The Reformers
- Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the THESSALONIANS by King James
Questions about Tucker Carlson’s book recommendations
What book does Tucker Carlson recommend most?
1984 by George Orwell. Tucker Carlson discussed it in 4 episodes.
How many books has Tucker Carlson recommended on podcasts?
We have found 76 books Tucker Carlson recommended or discussed, across 70 episodes of 6 podcasts. Ad reads and passing mentions are not counted.
What books are on Tucker Carlson's reading list?
The books Tucker Carlson has recommended most on podcasts are 1984 by George Orwell, Genesis by Bernard Beckett, Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler, The Bell Curve by Richard J. Herrnstein and The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan. The year-by-year lists below have all 76.
What books has Tucker Carlson written?
Politicians, Partisans, and Parasites (2003), Ship of Fools (2018) and The Long Slide (2021).
What did Tucker Carlson recommend on The Tucker Carlson Show?
1984, Genesis and The Bell Curve, among 70 books in all.
What is the latest book Tucker Carlson recommended?
White Fragility, discussed on The Tucker Carlson Show (2026-10-22).
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Tucker Carlson’s book recommendations by year
All 76 books Tucker Carlson recommended or discussed across 70 episodes, filed by the year each episode came out. Each year goes episode by episode, with the minute every book came up.