Gary Shteyngart joins The Ezra Klein Show for a conversation about the relationship between dystopian fiction and contemporary life.
The reading list below records the books recommended in this episode’s published show notes. Follow the original source for the full conversation and context.
Guest: Gary Shteyngart
Episode: I Keep Telling People We’re Living in This Dystopian Novel
Episode date: June 19, 2026
Books recommended by Gary Shteyngart
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Men Like Ours
A Tender Age
Motherland
An independent reading guide. Not affiliated with The Ezra Klein Show or The New York Times. Recommendations are sourced from the episode’s published show notes.