Updates

  1. Person pages list letters, writing, profiles and links as sortable tables with filters, and show each person's companies as links; Fund letters show each letter's description in its own column.
  2. Experts show a checked job title and a short description of each person; 30 more people have photographs.
  3. Every company, fund, university and publication the experts work for has a page listing the people there.
  4. Fund letters show each letter's thesis and filter by it; 225 person pages list the essays, columns and newsletter issues the person wrote.
  5. Person pages list every essay and newsletter issue a person wrote, and their own books as a table in List view.
  6. Recommends shows the five largest kinds of book and the rest under More; browse pictures load sooner.
  7. Podcasts and talks link the original episode, filter by Audio and video or Press, and list each publisher once.
  8. Pages are wider, Recommends has List and Grid, and a filter clicked again turns off.
  9. Book cards sit in a ruled grid with Open Library and Goodreads links and each book's one-line note.
  10. Funds is now Investors; each investor's styles are buttons that filter the table.
  11. Podcasts and talks on a person's page filter by year and publisher and show as a list or a grid of pictures.
  12. Quotes show only people's own words: 472 summaries written by list sites are gone.
  13. Country pages open from Browse again, and every link on the shelf lands on a page.
  14. Subject and person pages show their sections as tabs, and each book appears once on a person's page.
  15. Book cards show the quote, who said it and the source; grids show five cards to a row.
  16. On a phone, a menu holds the sections, search, Updates, Feedback and dark mode.
  17. Feedback takes a screenshot of the page with no browser prompt, opens a screenshot full size when you click it, and clears itself once sent.
  18. Book cards are centred, search names the topic each book sits in, and any text cut short shows whole on hover.
  19. Search groups its results by kind: people, companies, geographies, subjects, topics, books, funds, fund letters and papers.
  20. The Books table lists who recommended each book by name, and the browser tab names the section you are in.
  21. Feedback can take a screenshot of the page, or one you paste or choose, and opens in the corner beside Updates.
  22. Each rail button reopens its section where you left it, and Browse, Table and People show on every book and subject page.
  23. Filters grey out choices that hold nothing instead of hiding them, and Books › People filters by authors or recommenders.
  24. Feedback takes a subject line and up to three screenshots.
  25. Biographies are grouped by the person they are about: 41 new pages, from Abraham Lincoln to Lee Kuan Yew.
  26. Sport splits into 23 sports, and Religion into one topic per faith.
  27. Book lists show as cards: the cover, one recommendation quote and every recommender by name.
  28. Seventeen subjects that had two or three pages under different names now have one page each.
  29. Every page lists its Experts as authors and recommenders, with a link to them on the Experts tab.
  30. Economics, Financial history, Financial panics and Accounting are subjects of their own, with one page per financial crisis.
  31. Book, person and subject pages open inside the app, so the tabs stay in view.
  32. 996 more book covers, and photographs or logos for 227 more people and companies.
  33. Books › Browse shows every subject as cards, and the rail holds Fund letters, Papers, Experts, Books and Funds.
  34. Every topic over 150 books splits into narrower topics, each with a page of its own.

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Fantasy and horror

Fiction

Novels and comics set in invented worlds or built on magic and the supernatural, from Tolkien and Martin to Gaiman, Sanderson and Stephen King.

Books 53Experts 1Recommenders 28

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  1. DraculaBram Stoker, 1897
  2. The HobbitJ.R.R. Tolkien, 1937
  3. The Lord of the RingsJ.R.R. Tolkien, 1954
  4. Chronicles of NarniaC.S. Lewis, 1970
  5. The ExorcistWilliam Peter Blatty, 1971
DraculaDracula
T4 Dracula
Bram Stoker · 1897
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Recommended by: Patrick Collison

The HobbitThe Hobbit
T4 The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien · 1937
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Richard Branson, Elon Musk, Paul Graham

The Lord of the RingsThe Lord of the Rings
T4 The Lord of the Rings
J.R.R. Tolkien · 1954
Open LibraryGoodreads

A novel of the quest to destroy a ring of power that corrupts all who use it.

Recommended by: Reid Hoffman, Alexey Moiseenkov, Elon Musk and 5 others

Chronicles of NarniaChronicles of Narnia
T4 Chronicles of Narnia
C.S. Lewis · 1970
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Chris Anderson

The ExorcistThe Exorcist
T4 The Exorcist
William Peter Blatty · 1971
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Recommended by: Brian Grazer

The SilmarillionThe Silmarillion
T4 The Silmarillion
J.R.R. Tolkien · 1977
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Recommended by: Sophie Bakalar

The StandThe Stand
T4 The Stand
Stephen King · 1978
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Joel Connolly

Little, Big: or, The Fairies' ParliamentLittle, Big: or, The Fairies' Parliament
T4 Little, Big: or, The Fairies' Parliament
John Crowley · 1981
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Ev Williams, Rana el Kaliouby

The Neverending StoryThe Neverending Story
T4 The Neverending Story
Michael Ende · 1983
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Tim Ferriss

The Eye of the WorldThe Eye of the World
T4 The Eye of the World
Robert Jordan · 1990
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Recommended by: Sophie Bakalar

A Game of ThronesA Game of Thrones
T4 A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin · 1996
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Elon Musk, Sophie Bakalar

StardustStardust
T4 Stardust
Neil Gaiman · 1997
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Sophie Bakalar

The Gormenghast TrilogyThe Gormenghast Trilogy
T4 The Gormenghast Trilogy
Mervyn Peake · 1997
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Astro Teller

The Subtle Knife: His Dark Materials, Book 2The Subtle Knife: His Dark Materials, Book 2
T4 The Subtle Knife: His Dark Materials, Book 2
Philip Pullman · 1997
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Patrick Collison, Sophie Bakalar

A Clash of KingsA Clash of Kings
T4 A Clash of Kings
George R. R. Martin · 1998
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Elon Musk

The Amber Spyglass: His Dark Materials, BookThe Amber Spyglass: His Dark Materials, Book 3
T4 The Amber Spyglass: His Dark Materials, Book 3
Philip Pullman · 1999
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Recommended by: Patrick Collison

The Great Book of AmberThe Great Book of Amber
T4 The Great Book of Amber
Roger Zelazny · 1999
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Recommended by: Naval Ravikant

The Phantom of ManhattanThe Phantom of Manhattan
T4 The Phantom of Manhattan
Frederick Forsyth · 1999
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai

A Storm of SwordsA Storm of Swords
T4 A Storm of Swords
George R.R. Martin · 2000
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Recommended by: Elon Musk

His Dark MaterialsHis Dark Materials
T4 His Dark Materials
Philip Pullman · 2000
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Rana el Kaliouby, Sahil Lavingia

The Buried GiantThe Buried Giant
T4 The Buried Giant
Kazuo Ishiguro · 2001
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Recommended by: Mario Gabriele

The Final EmpireThe Final Empire
T4 The Final Empire
Brandon Sanderson · 2001
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Recommended by: Sophie Bakalar

Fables: The Deluxe Edition Book OneFables: The Deluxe Edition Book One
T4 Fables: The Deluxe Edition Book One
Bill Willingham · 2002
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Recommended by: Naval Ravikant

The Zombie Survival GuideThe Zombie Survival Guide
T4 The Zombie Survival Guide
Max Brooks · 2003
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Recommended by: Sophie Bakalar

A Feast for CrowsA Feast for Crows
T4 A Feast for Crows
George R.R. Martin · 2005
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Recommended by: Elon Musk

The HistorianThe Historian
T4 The Historian
Elizabeth Kostova · 2005
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Recommended by: Sophie Bakalar

The Golden Compass: His Dark MaterialsThe Golden Compass: His Dark Materials
T4 The Golden Compass: His Dark Materials
Clive Gifford · 2007
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Recommended by: Patrick Collison

The Name of the WindThe Name of the Wind
T4 The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss · 2007
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The first book of a heroic fantasy trilogy, the Kingkiller Chronicle.

Recommended by: Naval Ravikant, Michael Batko

A Dance with DragonsA Dance with Dragons
T4 A Dance with Dragons
George R. R. Martin · 2008
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Recommended by: Elon Musk

The Graveyard BookThe Graveyard Book
T4 The Graveyard Book
Neil Gaiman · 2008
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Recommended by: Tim Ferriss

The Way of KingsThe Way of Kings
T4 The Way of Kings
Brandon Sanderson · 2010
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Sahil Lavingia

Harry PotterHarry Potter
T4 Harry Potter
J.K. Rowling · 2013
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Recommended by: Paul Graham, Sheryl Sandberg, Sophie Bakalar

NOS4A2NOS4A2
T4 NOS4A2
Joe Hill · 2013
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A woman who escaped a child-snatcher's Rolls-Royce as a girl must now save her son.

Recommended by: Radhika Jones

The Encyclopedia of Early EarthThe Encyclopedia of Early Earth
T4 The Encyclopedia of Early Earth
Isabel Greenberg · 2013
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Recommended by: Radhika Jones

The Ocean at the End of the LaneThe Ocean at the End of the Lane
T4 The Ocean at the End of the Lane
Neil Gaiman · 2013
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Radhika Jones

Six of CrowsSix of Crows
T4 Six of Crows
Leigh Bardugo · 2015
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Recommended by: Ali Abdaal, Julie Zhuo

The Fifth SeasonThe Fifth Season
T4 The Fifth Season
N. K. Jemisin · 2015
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Recommended by: Sahil Lavingia

Game of Thrones versus HistoryGame of Thrones versus History
T4 Game of Thrones versus History
Brian A. Pavlac · 2017
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Recommended by: Alexey Moiseenkov

La Belle SauvageLa Belle Sauvage
T4 La Belle Sauvage
Philip Pullman · 2017
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Recommended by: Sophie Bakalar

The InstituteThe Institute
T4 The Institute
Stephen King · 2019
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Recommended by: Sophie Bakalar

The Secret CommonwealthThe Secret Commonwealth
T4 The Secret Commonwealth
Philip Pullman · 2019
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Recommended by: Sahil Lavingia

The SandmanThe Sandman
T4 The Sandman
Neil Gaiman · 2021
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Recommended by: Naval Ravikant

A Wizard of EarthseaA Wizard of Earthsea
T4 A Wizard of Earthsea
Ursula K. Guin
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Recommended by: Matt Mullenweg

At the Mountains of MadnessAt the Mountains of Madness
T4 At the Mountains of Madness
H. P. Lovecraft
Goodreads

Recommended by: Matt Mullenweg

Dungeon Crawler CarlDungeon Crawler Carl
T4 Dungeon Crawler Carl
Matt Dinniman
Goodreads

Recommended by: Brad Feld

Gideon Falls 1: The Black Barn
T4 Gideon Falls 1: The Black Barn
Jeff Lemire
Goodreads

Recommended by: Matt Mullenweg

Gideon Falls 2: Original Sins
T4 Gideon Falls 2: Original Sins
Jeff Lemire
Goodreads

Recommended by: Matt Mullenweg

Gideon Falls 3: Stations of the Cross
T4 Gideon Falls 3: Stations of the Cross
Jeff Lemire
Goodreads

Recommended by: Matt Mullenweg

Sword of Truth Series
T4 Sword of Truth Series
Terry Goodkind
Goodreads

Recommended by: Michael Batko

The City & The City
T4 The City & The City
China Miéville
Goodreads

Recommended by: Emmett Shear

The Lies of Locke LamoraThe Lies of Locke Lamora
T4 The Lies of Locke Lamora
Scott Lynch
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Recommended by: Naval Ravikant

The Unwritten
T4 The Unwritten
Mike Carey
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Recommended by: Naval Ravikant

The Warriors of Fate and the War for the Uni
T4 The Warriors of Fate and the War for the Universe
Namita Prakash
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Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai

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