Becoming Noble 2025 Reading List

The 15 books I'm most excited to read this year

This year I’m planning to refocus my output on the ‘core’ Becoming Noble subjects:

• The practices and rituals of the great noble families

• How to create legacies, rituals, and dynasties within your own family

• The fertility crisis and how to address it

• How to believe in God in modernity

I maintain an absurdly large ‘to-read’ list, and literally have overflowing crates of unread books at home, much to the annoyance of my wife.

To rectify this situation, I’m going to be more strategic about what I read this year. Out of all these books, these fifteen are the ones I’m prioritizing.

The list focuses on more obscure works in the hope that you won’t already be familiar with them. In no particular order: