By the numbers
The library in numbers
Counted from the show's public feed and episode notes. Updated each time the library is rebuilt.
389
books462
episodes344
authors219
founders & subjectsMost-mentioned books
Episodes that name the book
Most-covered founders
Episodes about each person
Episodes per year
20162026
When the books were first published
By decade, approximate, from Open Library's earliest edition date, for 342 matched books
1790s2020s
Most-connected episodes
How many later episodes point back to it