# Books of Titans

This reading project is an attempt to read the greatest books ever written.

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## [Reading Through Plato](https://www.booksoftitans.com/p/reading-through-plato)

_2026-08-18 · Erik Rostad_

Some Observations from the Midpoint

## [Un-Optimized Reading](https://www.booksoftitans.com/p/un-optimized-reading)

_2026-08-11 · Erik Rostad_

Reading in the Age of AI

## [#297 - Alcibiades by Plato](https://www.booksoftitans.com/p/alcibiades-plato)

_2026-08-07 · Erik Rostad_

An Exploration of "Know Thyself"

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210162876/357492c60c9a10dfed50b21c80283156.mp3)

## [Reading Recap: July 2026](https://www.booksoftitans.com/p/reading-recap-july-2026)

_2026-08-04 · Erik Rostad_

July 2026 Reading

## [Philosophy 1000](https://www.booksoftitans.com/p/philosophy-1000)

_2026-07-28 · Erik Rostad_

Philosophy as Conversation

## [#296 - The Winged Soul](https://www.booksoftitans.com/p/platos-winged-soul)

_2026-07-24 · Erik Rostad_

Plato's Myth about Love, Immortality, and the Soul

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/208207775/a4efc9c5fbbcc266fbc85468ac899f01.mp3)

## [Where to Start with Homer](https://www.booksoftitans.com/p/where-to-start-with-homer)

_2026-07-21 · Erik Rostad_

Reading Homer for the first time: The Iliad, The Odyssey, and the mythology question

## [The Reading Habit](https://www.booksoftitans.com/p/the-reading-habit)

_2026-07-14 · Erik Rostad_

The Well-Read, Read Well Over Time

## [2026 Mid-Year Reading Review](https://www.booksoftitans.com/p/2026-mid-year-reading-review)

_2026-07-10 · Erik Rostad_

What I've Read • What I Liked • What Comes Next

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/206394578/88cbcc8868871e2a4c0d884692baf120.mp3)

## [Where Does Art Come From?](https://www.booksoftitans.com/p/plato-ion)

_2026-07-07 · Erik Rostad_

A Walk Through Plato's Ion

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_2026-07-07 · **Sponsored**_

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## [Reading Recap: June 2026](https://www.booksoftitans.com/p/reading-recap-june-2026)

_2026-06-30 · Erik Rostad_

Arthur • Plato • Books Purchased • Bookish Adventures

## [#295 - A Conversation with Stephen Crotts](https://www.booksoftitans.com/p/stephen-crotts-galahad-and-the-grail)

_2026-06-26 · Erik Rostad_

The Illustrator behind Galahad and the Grail

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/202766437/9f6097c869b7ba0647a391cc14aecfec.mp3)

## [A King Arthur Reading List](https://www.booksoftitans.com/p/a-king-arthur-reading-list)

_2026-06-23 · Erik Rostad_

An Introduction to the Arthurian Works

## [The Stories Behind the Stories](https://www.booksoftitans.com/p/the-stories-behind-the-stories)

_2026-06-16 · Erik Rostad_

How the Matters of Troy, Gaul, and Britain Permeate the Great Books

## [#294 - A Conversation with Malcolm Guite](https://www.booksoftitans.com/p/malcolm-guite-galahad-and-the-grail)

_2026-06-12 · Erik Rostad_

Epic Poetry, the Grail, and the Legends of King Arthur

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/201686121/af67c4a91bd18a104d42a8ac89858370.mp3)

## [The Topic-and-Timeframe Method](https://www.booksoftitans.com/p/the-topic-and-timeframe-method)

_2026-06-09 · Erik Rostad_

How to Turn any Interest into a Reading List

## [Reading Recap: May 2026](https://www.booksoftitans.com/p/reading-recap-may-2026)

_2026-06-02 · Erik Rostad_

Plato • New Book Acquisitions

## [#293 - The Birth of Love](https://www.booksoftitans.com/p/the-birth-of-love)

_2026-05-29 · Erik Rostad_

Plato's Use of Myth in Symposium

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/199684182/7ef5af287c870cfce476bdd8618dabe1.mp3)

## [My 40-Year Canon](https://www.booksoftitans.com/p/40-year-canon)

_2026-05-27 · Erik Rostad_

The Great Books by 200 Immortal Authors

## [#292 - Philebus by Plato](https://www.booksoftitans.com/p/philebus-plato)

_2026-05-22 · Erik Rostad_

How Then Shall We Live?

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/198751652/1963ee859256fa80abe25191d5e8db8f.mp3)

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## [The Bodleian Bookmark](https://www.booksoftitans.com/p/the-bodleian-bookmark)

_2026-05-19 · Erik Rostad_

A Desire Fulfilled after Twenty-Six Years