Please note: This episode was recorded on Friday, January 23 2026.
Recently, Dog-Eared Books shared a reading list designed to help deepen our understanding of fascism, full of titles we believe are essential for thoughtful learning. We paired that list with a quote from George Orwell's 1984 as part of a window display at the store, and the response was overwhelming. Comments poured in from across the country and around the world. Today, we're taking a closer look at that reading list of both fiction and nonfiction books, and reflecting on why their ideas remain so urgent and important.
Please note: This episode was recorded on Friday, January 23 2026.
Recently, Dog-Eared Books shared a reading list designed to help deepen our understanding of fascism, full of titles we believe are essential for thoughtful learning. We paired that list with a quote from George Orwell's 1984 as part of a window display at the store, and the response was overwhelming. Comments poured in from across the country and around the world. Today, we're taking a closer look at that reading list of both fiction and nonfiction books, and reflecting on why their ideas remain so urgent and important.
Ellyn's Currently Reading | The Typewriter and the Guillotine by Mark Braude
Amanda's Currently Reading | Abby Offsides by Anna McCallie & We the Women by Norah O'Donnell
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Books for Learning About Fascism:
How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them by Jason Stanley
The Project by David A. Graham
Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future by Jason Stanley
Fiction as Windows and Mirrors:
1984 by George Orwell
Prophet Song by Paul Lynch
Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
The Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman
Books About What to Do:
On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder
Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During this Crisis (and the Next) by Dean Spade
Giving Up Is Unforgivable by Joyce Vance
How to Stand Up to a Dictator by Maria Ressa
The Separation of Church and Hate by John Fugelsang
Reading for Joy in Challenging Times:
Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid
Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman
Theo of Golden by Allen Levi
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” -George Orwell, 1984
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