Reading Pathways

Media & Communications Books

Books selected for readers looking for media & communications books.

30 booksApril 2, 2026

Part of 500+ tracked lists·1 crossover shelf·90% reader overlap with Entertainment Books

1. Trust Me, I'm Lying
Ryan Holiday
Fits this list for its focus on media.
Shelf signal: Media & Communications
2. All You Need to Know About the Music Business
Donald S. Passman
Fits this list for its focus on media.
Shelf signal: Entertainment Industry
3. New Power
Andrew Fallaize, Jeremy Heimans
Included for strong best alignment with this media & communications list.
Shelf signal: Social Media & Online Life
4. Anointed
Toby Stuart
Included for strong personal development alignment with this media & communications list.
Shelf signal: Social Theory
5. The Attention Merchants
Tim Wu
Included for strong world alignment with this media & communications list.
Shelf signal: Media & Communications
6. Empire of the Elite
Michael M. Grynbaum, Jacques Roy
Fits this list for its focus on media.
Shelf signal: Media & Communications
7. The Power of Podcasting
Siobhàn McHugh, Siobhaan McHugh
Fits this list for its focus on communications and media.
Shelf signal: Podcasting & Webcasts
8. Born to Be Wired
John Malone
Included for strong business alignment with this media & communications list.
Shelf signal: Media & Communications
9. Sports, Media, and Society
Kevin Hull
Fits this list for its focus on media.
Shelf signal: Parks & Recreation Management
10. Play Nice
Jason Schreier
Included for strong world alignment with this media & communications list.
Shelf signal: Entertainment Industry
11. Media Relations in Sport
Craig Esherick, Philip H Caskey
Fits this list for its focus on media.
Shelf signal: Parks & Recreation Management
12. How to Win the War on Truth
Samuel C. Spitale, Allan Whincup
Included for strong psychology alignment with this media & communications list.
Shelf signal: Conservatism & Liberalism
13. The Code
Margaret O'Mara, Margaret O'Mara
Included for strong gift alignment with this media & communications list.
Shelf signal: Tech Industry
14. Talking to Strangers
Malcolm Gladwell, Little, Brown & Company
Included for strong personal development alignment with this media & communications list.
Shelf signal: Social Theory
15. No Rules Rules
Reed Hastings, Erin Meyer
Included for strong fiction alignment with this media & communications list.
Shelf signal: Entertainment Industry
16. Right of the Dial
Alec Foege
Fits this list for its focus on communications and media.
Shelf signal: Radio History
17. How to Read Nonfiction Like a Professor
Thomas C. Foster
Included for strong century alignment with this media & communications list.
Shelf signal: Writing Nonfiction & Memoir
18. Blockbusters
Anita Elberse
Included for strong business alignment with this media & communications list.
Shelf signal: Entertainment Industry
19. Mood Machine
Liz Pelly
Included for strong year alignment with this media & communications list.
Shelf signal: Entertainment Industry
20. Contemporary World Television
Graeme Turner, John Sinclair
Fits this list for its focus on communications and media.
Shelf signal: Television History & Criticism
21. So You Want to Start a Podcast
Kristen Meinzer
Fits this list for its focus on media.
Shelf signal: Podcasting & Webcasts
22. David and Goliath
Malcolm Gladwell, Little, Brown & Company
Included for strong book club alignment with this media & communications list.
Shelf signal: Social Theory
23. Who Is Michael Ovitz?
Michael Ovitz
Included for strong culture alignment with this media & communications list.
Shelf signal: Entertainment Industry
24. The Content Creator Handbook
Varun Mayya, Achina Sirohi Mayya
Included for strong social alignment with this media & communications list.
Shelf signal: Social Media & Online Life