Books for Men

In short episodes, every Monday, host and author Douglas Vigliotti spotlights a different book that men (and women) would enjoy, sharing everything from crime fiction and literary classics to contemporary fiction and memoirs, and providing key insights into authors, themes, lessons, and the big questions from each book. He also touches on craft-related topics like writing, storytelling, and artistry. For more, visit: BooksforMen.org.

All episodes

#305 | Annie Ernaux's Riskiest Book? — 'A Girl's Story'

#304 | Robert Greene on Empathy, Judgment, and Discipline

#303 | The Story Engine of a 15-Million-Copy Bestseller — 'All the Light We Cannot See'

#302 | The #1 Problem with So Many Novels

#301 | 'The Bonfire of the Vanities' — Great Story, Flawed Writing (and Why It Doesn't Matter)

#300 | Hunter S Thompson on Meaning, Purpose, and Goals

#299 | Blind 'Suspicion' — Why Truth Is More Than a Whodunit

#298 | Reading Books Builds What the Internet Can’t — 9 Super Soft Skills

#297 | Why Facts Don’t Matter — Tim O’Brien’s ‘The Things They Carried’ and the Truth About Storytelling

#296 | Charles Bukowski on Truth, Lying, and Fools