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Ezra Klein Podcast Books

Discover books recommended on Ezra Klein's podcast, with a focus on titles from his most recent episodes. Explore a curated list of his guest's top picks.

The Strategy of Denial: American Defense in an Age of Great Power Conflict
Elbridge Colby argues the U.S. must focus defense strategy on countering China; cited by Emma Ashford in the June 3 2025 episode.
A Superpower Transformed: The Remaking of American Foreign Relations in the 1970s
Daniel J. Sargent’s 2015 history of the pivotal 1970s shift in U.S. global strategy; another of Ashford’s picks.
A World Safe for Commerce: American Foreign Policy from the Revolution to the Rise of China
Dale C. Copeland analyzes the trade-security nexus in U.S. strategy, 1776-today; recommended by foreign-policy scholar Emma Ashford on 3 June 2025.
Wait Till Next Year: A Memoir
Doris Kearns Goodwin’s childhood memoir of 1950s Brooklyn and baseball fandom; another of Olmert’s recommendations.
All or Nothing: How Trump Recaptured America
Michael Wolff’s inside account of the 2024 Trump comeback campaign; highlighted by Ehud Olmert in the 11 June 2025 episode.
Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power
Jon Meacham’s bestselling 2012 biography examining Jefferson’s blend of ideas and political skill; cited by Ehud Olmert in his Ezra Klein appearance.
The Gates of Gaza: A Story of Betrayal, Survival, and Hope in Israel’s Borderlands
Journalist Amir Tibon’s first-person account of the 7 Oct 2023 Hamas attack and its aftermath; recommended by former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert on 11 June 2025.
The Final Days
Woodward & Bernstein’s classic 1976 chronicle of the Watergate endgame; another of Sarah McBride’s June 2025 picks.
These Truths: A History of the United States
Jill Lepore’s single-volume narrative of U.S. history, tracing democracy, equality and truth from 1492-present; cited by Sarah McBride in the same episode.
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
Doris Kearns Goodwin’s award-winning portrait of Lincoln and the men he brought into his Civil War cabinet; recommended by Rep. Sarah McBride on the 17 June 2025 Ezra Klein Show.