Books trending on podcasts right now
These are the books podcasts are talking about more, and less, than they were three months ago. We compared the last 13 weeks (Jul 31, 2026 to Oct 29, 2026) with the 13 weeks before, across 3,437 episodes from 62 podcasts we have followed for the whole period. Bible leads the risers: it came up in 22 episodes on 12 different shows, up from 3. A book needs at least 8 episodes on at least 3 shows to be listed, and no single show can account for more than half of its episodes, so one host's favorite cannot top the list alone.
Data through Oct 29, 2026.
Key findings
- Bible is rising fastest on podcasts: 22 episodes on 12 shows in the last 13 weeks, up from 3.
- 2 books at least doubled their share of podcast episodes compared with the 13 weeks before.
- The most discussed book right now is Bible, heard on 12 different shows.
- We covered 1,900 episodes from 62 podcasts published in the last 13 weeks.
Rising fastest
- 1
Bible · Bible
22 episodes on 12 shows, up from 3 · share of episodes 5.9x
- 2
The Iliad · Homer
8 episodes on 6 shows, up from 2 · share of episodes 3.2x
Most discussed right now
- 1
Bible · Bible
22 episodes on 12 shows, up from 3 · share of episodes 5.9x
- 2
Superintelligence · Nick Bostrom
7 episodes on 7 shows, up from 3 · share of episodes 1.9x
- 3
The Odyssey · Homer
9 episodes on 6 shows, up from 7 · share of episodes 1.0x
- 4
The Iliad · Homer
8 episodes on 6 shows, up from 2 · share of episodes 3.2x
- 5
Atomic Habits · James Clear
7 episodes on 6 shows, up from 6 · share of episodes down 6%
- 6
Die with Zero · Bill Perkins
7 episodes on 5 shows, up from 6 · share of episodes down 6%
- 7
1984 · George Orwell
6 episodes on 5 shows, down from 7 · share of episodes down 31%
- 8
- 9
- 10
Zero to One · Peter Thiel; Blake Masters
18 episodes on 4 shows, up from 8 · share of episodes 1.8x
- 11
The Great Gatsby · F. Scott Fitzgerald
5 episodes on 4 shows, up from 3 · share of episodes 1.3x
- 12
- 13
Mein Kampf · Adolf Hitler
4 episodes on 4 shows, up from 1 · share of episodes 3.2x
- 14
Nuclear War · Annie Jacobsen
4 episodes on 4 shows, up from 3 · share of episodes 1.1x
- 15
Rich Dad, Poor Dad · Robert T. Kiyosaki; Sharon L. Lechter
4 episodes on 4 shows, up from 0 · share of episodes 3.2x
- 16
The fourth turning · William Strauss; Neil Howe
4 episodes on 4 shows, up from 0 · share of episodes 3.2x
- 17
- 18
Meditations · Aurelius Marcus
32 episodes on 3 shows, up from 13 · share of episodes 2.0x
- 19
- 20
Shoe Dog · Phil Knight
4 episodes on 3 shows, up from 2 · share of episodes 1.6x
Cooling off
No book with at least 8 episodes on 3 shows in the 13 weeks before has lost half of its share since.
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How we count
We count episodes, not mentions. If a book comes up ten times in one conversation, that episode counts once. Ad reads, self promotion and passing name drops are left out. Because we add podcasts over time, we compare rates (episodes per 1,000 episodes we cover in the same period) instead of raw totals, and a podcast only enters a comparison once we have covered it for the whole period. Only books with a full page on this site are ranked. Every number on this page updates when new episodes come in. Full definitions.
