Bookscape Report

Top 10 Books Across All Podcasts - Dec 2025

Which books are shaping the broader conversation this month, as mentioned across leading podcasts.

Category: All
Updated: 2025-12-11
Period: Monthly
Featured Insights

Biggest mover: CEO Excellence: The Six Mindsets That Distinguish the Best Leaders from the Rest by Carolyn Dewar, Scott Keller, Vikram Malhotra #2, rising 277 places.

Slaying the Dragon: A Secret History of Dungeons & Dragons by Ben Riggs was the top newcomer at #6. In total 49 books had their debut mentions.

My First Million drove the most book chatter, with 10% of this months book mentions.

Themes Influencing Thought Leaders Across Podcasts

December’s list tilts strongly toward executive leadership under pressure, with a cluster of CEO-focused titles and classic management texts resurfacing together. Across the set, three themes stand out: how top leaders navigate disruptive change, the enduring importance of operating discipline, and the role of personal habits in sustaining performance. The prominence of CEO Excellence and A CEO for All Seasons, alongside High Output Management and The Hard Thing About Hard Things, suggests listeners are looking for concrete playbooks for leading through volatile conditions rather than generic inspiration. The Innovator’s Dilemma’s sharp rise to the top highlights renewed concern about incumbents being blindsided by new technology, likely reflecting ongoing AI and platform shifts. Complementing this, Atomic Habits, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, and Creativity, Inc. indicate continued interest in the micro-foundations of leadership: individual effectiveness, creativity, and culture as levers for long-term resilience.

Top 10 Books

Top Podcasts Driving Mentions

The shows that surfaced the most book mentions this month.

Signal Momentum

Mentions recorded per 30-day window (past 8 months)

Coverage Mix

How many of the mentions were for the top 10 books.

Signal Summary

Podcasts Monitored
35
Episodes Searched
126
Unique Books
101
Total Mentions
116

Methodology

The entrepreneurship podcasts included in this report are curated by MavenSignal to represent the voices founders and operators trust most for playbooks, launches, and long-term strategy.

We ingest public RSS feeds, analyze each episode, extract book mentions with AI, and validate with humans. The resulting data is normalized and deduplicated, building the canonical signal for the MavenSignal platform. Every insight and ranking is drawn from that verified layer.

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