Non-Fiction
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| Trust Me, I’m Lying: Confessions of a Media Manipulator | 2012 | Buy |
| Growth Hacker Marketing: A Primer on the Future of PR, Marketing, and Advertising | 2013 | Buy |
| The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph | 2014 | Buy |
| Ego Is the Enemy | 2016 | Buy |
| The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations for Clarity, Effectiveness, and Serenity | 2016 | Buy |
| Perennial Seller: The Art of Making and Marketing Work That Lasts | 2017 | Buy |
| The Daily Stoic Journal: 366 Days of Writing and Reflection on the Art of Living | 2017 | Buy |
| Conspiracy: Peter Thiel, Hulk Hogan, Gawker, and the Anatomy of Intrigue | 2018 | Buy |
| Stillness Is the Key | 2019 | Buy |
| Lives of the Stoics: The Art of Living from Zeno to Marcus Aurelius | 2020 | Buy |
| The Boy Who Would Be King | 2021 | Buy |
| The Daily Dad | 2023 | Buy |
| What You’re Made For: Powerful Life Lessons from My Career in Sports | 2025 | Buy |
Stoic Virtue Reading Order
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| Courage Is Calling | 2021 | Buy |
| Courage Is Calling Fortune Favours the Brave | 2021 | N/A |
| Discipline Is Destiny | 2022 | Buy |
| Right Thing. Right Now | 2024 | Buy |
| Wisdom Takes Work | 2025 | Buy |
Ryan Holiday is an American author and media strategist who has become one of the best-known living writers on Stoic philosophy. His books have sold over 5 million copies and been translated into more than 40 languages. Before writing, he worked as director of marketing for American Apparel and as a media strategist.
Holiday’s most popular books apply Stoic ideas to practical situations. The Obstacle Is the Way (2014) draws on Marcus Aurelius to argue that obstacles can become advantages. Ego Is the Enemy (2016) uses historical case studies to warn against egotism. The Daily Stoic (2016) offers 366 daily meditations drawn from Stoic texts. He has also written about media manipulation, marketing, and investigative topics like the Peter Thiel-Gawker lawsuit in Conspiracy (2018).