Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Number | 2003 | Alex Berenson | Buy |
| 2 | Lost in Kandahar | 2011 | Alex Berenson | Buy |
| 3 | The Prince of Beers | 2012 | Alex Berenson | Buy |
| 4 | Alex Berenson Quotes | 2016 | Alex Berenson | Buy |
| 5 | Tell Your Children | 2019 | Alex Berenson | Buy |
| 6 | Pandemia | 2021 | Alex Berenson | Buy |
Alex Berenson’s non-fiction draws on his journalism career. The Number (2003) examined corporate accounting fraud, Lost in Kandahar (2011) reflected on the Afghanistan war, and Tell Your Children (2019) examined cannabis policy. His more recent non-fiction addresses public health topics.
Berenson worked as a reporter for The New York Times before turning to fiction and commentary. The Number grew out of his financial beat reporting during the accounting scandals that followed Enron. Lost in Kandahar is a shorter, personal account of his time embedded with troops in Afghanistan. Tell Your Children took a contrarian position on marijuana legalization and drew significant debate on both sides.
Pandemia (2021) is his most recent non-fiction book, covering his criticisms of the public health response to COVID-19. Berenson became one of the more prominent skeptics of lockdown policies and vaccine mandates, a stance that got him suspended from social media platforms. Whatever readers think of his conclusions, his non-fiction output reflects his willingness to challenge conventional positions.