Books of Titans Podcast 2025 Reading Year Recap
Jan 2, 2026
Dive into a year of transformative reading across Greek tragedies, comedies, and philosophy. Discover the unexpected thrill of Aristophanes and the challenges of tackling Plato’s dialogues. Erik shares insights on the King James Bible, emphasizing its poignant language. Hear about the enriching experience of reading Confucius and how it tightened memories into a single thread. The conversation spans memorable author events and the impact of community reading groups, culminating in Erik's top picks of the year.
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Project As Longform Deep Dive
- Erik frames the project as reading 200 immortal authors in chronological order to prioritize the most important books.
- He extended the timeline from 15 to potentially 40 years to allow deeper detours and context-reading.
Greece As A Connected Reading Cluster
- Erik's 2025 focus centered on Greek tragedies, comedies, history, then Plato and Greek philosophy.
- Reading clusters revealed recurring conversations across genres and eras.
Reading The KJV Changed His Literary Ear
- Erik read the King James Version of the Bible in January–February and loved its language and design by Barry Moser.
- He found the KJV shaped his recognition of Bible references throughout English literature.