Joel Mchale

Joel Mchale

Actor, Comedian, and Television Host

Joel McHale is best known for hosting The Soup and starring in Community. His reading interests span survival narratives, dark fiction, and creative inspiration.

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Joel McHale is an American actor and comedian best known for hosting the E! entertainment news show The Soup for eight seasons and starring as Jeff Winger on NBC's cult comedy series Community. He has also appeared in films and hosted various television programs, building a career that blends sharp humor with versatile entertainment work.

6 Books Recommended by Joel Mchale

Ranked by popularity across all reading lists on this site

The Road book cover
#1

The Road

by Cormac McCarthy

8 people recommended

No novel has ever captured the love a parent has for his child better than this book.

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Also recommended by: Oprah Winfrey, Aubrey Marcus, Charlize Theron, Jocko Willink, Lex Fridman, Ryan Holiday, Sam Hinkie

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#2

Deep Survival

by Laurence Gonzales

5 people recommendedrecommended 2x

I read this book 13 years ago, and I still think about it almost every week.

I read this book 13 years ago, and I still think about it almost every week.

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Also recommended by: Kelly Starrett, Laird Hamilton, Michael Mauboussin, Patrick Oshaughnessy

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#3

The Book of Strange New Things

by Michel Faber

2 people recommendedrecommended 3x

Itโ€™s hard to describe the brilliance of this book. If you read it, keep in mind that it was written by an atheist.

Itโ€™s hard to describe the brilliance of this book. If you read it, keep in mind that it was written by an atheist.

Itโ€™s hard to describe the brilliance of this book. If you read it, keep in mind that it was written by an atheist.

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Also recommended by: Elizabeth Gilbert

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#4

The Blade Itself

by Joe Abercrombie

recommended 3x

Magical in how he creates a world out of nothing and characters so well drawn that youโ€™ll think Joe takes trips to this magical place and interviews these people.

Magical in how he creates a world out of nothing and characters so well drawn that youโ€™ll think Joe takes trips to this magical place and interviews these people.

Magical in how he creates a world out of nothing and characters so well drawn that youโ€™ll think Joe takes trips to this magical place and interviews these people.

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#5

How to Fly a Horse

by Kevin Ashton

Among many, many other things that it illuminates, one of the most revelatory things is that being creative is not just a unique trait in a few select peopleโ€”itโ€™s written in our DNA. Everyoneโ€™s DNA.

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#6

Layer Up!

by Yolanda Gampp

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