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BONUS | The Novels Every Stoic Should Read

BONUS | The Novels Every Stoic Should Read

The Daily Stoic
May 31, 2026 6 min
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<p>After <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3Sa0BpdHf8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">recording in studio for The Daily Stoic Podcast</a>, Ryan and Maria Semple went next door to <a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Painted Porch</a> to talk about the Stoic-themed novels everyone should read.</p><br><p>📚 Books:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/moviegoer?_pos=1&amp;_sid=cf41283f9&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Moviegoer</em> </a></li><li><a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/fiction22?_pos=1&amp;_sid=aabd2fc9d&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Memoirs of Hadrian</em></a></li><li><a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/stoner-new-york-review-books-classics?_pos=1&amp;_sid=57e61ab01&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Stoner</em></a></li><li><a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/man-in-full?_pos=2&amp;_sid=3d4baaa9b&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>A Man in Full</em></a></li><li><a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/julius-caesar-the-pelican-shakespeare?_pos=2&amp;_sid=f24791226&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Julius Caesar</em></a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>🎥 Want more book recs? Check out the full list that Ryan put together for Maria on his <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1fhk-7PHN4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YouTube channel</a>: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1fhk-7PHN4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1fhk-7PHN4</a></p><br><p>🎙️Listen to the full episode with Maria Semple on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-5-step-stoic-routine-for-clear-thinking-maria-semple/id1430315931?i=1000761761546" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/2IZH3QT6jXDP17nvSp4B2i" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spotify</a>, or watch it on<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3Sa0BpdHf8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> YouTube </a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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