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Matt @mttmllr14.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The Castle by @jonronson.bsky.social is a kaleidoscope into worlds which I didn't really want to know existed and that made it all the more compelling. Audiobook for this one is a must - Jon's voice is part of the story itself.

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Christopher Farnsworth @chrisfarnsworth.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

“It makes sense that as institutions have collapsed, narcissists have thrived.” — Jon Ronson, THE CASTLE

The cover of Jon Ronson’s THE CASTLE — Adventures in a World of Unraveling Men

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Keza MacDonald @mackeza.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Books of 2026: The Castle by Jon Ronson. Bought this less than 48 hours ago and totally demolished it. So very readable, as you'd expect from Ronson. Though it did leave me (more?) depressed about the consequence-free lives of the ultra rich

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John Privilege @jackploppy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

📢💙 The Castle by @jonronson.bsky.social is just terrific. I enjoyed it very much. It was also my first ever audiobook. Doubly enjoyable.

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James Diamond @jmdmnd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Cannot recommend the audiobook of The Castle by @jonronson.bsky.social highly enough - especially for fans of his Things Fell Apart podcast series. In amongst the existential despair the book induces, it’s also really very funny.

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Francy 🦇🐍™️ @necrofrancer.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Finally finished @jonronson.bsky.social's The Castle. I saved it for when I started this new job and had a lot of commuting as i suspected I would find it hard to stop listening once I started and I was right. Brilliant, weird and insightful. Totally smashed it.

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Joanne Cawkwell @cawkous.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

This book by @jonronson.bsky.social is the most entertaining and shocking book I've read all year #goodreads

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Riverhead Books @riverheadbooks.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

"The factors shaping these men are external, but how they react comes from the inside—and many of them remain trapped in their own metaphorical castles, far from the light." @theatlantic.com reviews journalist @jonronson.bsky.social's new book THE CASTLE. 👇 www.theatlantic.com/books/2026/0...

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A Nation of Strange, Idle Men

Jon Ronson’s “The Castle” argues that men are giving up on society because they have nothing better to do.

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Andrew Harrison @nndroid.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

In case you missed our tête-a-tête… @jonronson.bsky.social was adamant he doesn’t really cover the manosphere but let’s be honest, the headline was too good to leave alone.

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Jon Ronson @jonronson.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Been thinking about this brilliant @kimyadawson.bsky.social song a lot since the 9/11 papers came out youtu.be/5v9GyTfG2HI?...

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Kimya Dawson - Anthrax (2001)

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jim @jimbrandom.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

the audiobook form of @jonronson.bsky.social's "THE CASTLE" is unbelievably good. proper essential reading (listening?) for where we are now.

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aka egomann @anthonywmoore.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

In the afterword of @jonronson.bsky.social 's brilliant new audiobook "The Castle" he has a bonus chapter about Chat GPT that goes over this exactly. It is a preview of the next season of his podcast.

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Joanne Cawkwell @cawkous.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I've been loving @jonronson.bsky.social new book The Castle, bought a print copy but then been listening on audiobook on Spotify and run out of credits with 3.5 hours to go. The Bad Baby chapters are wild... The whole thing is wild!

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Ed Wood @edwoodagent.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I’ve listened to some fantastic audiobooks lately - The Paper Palace, London Falling - but The Castle by jonronson.bsky.social has been a complete binge listen for me. It’s as structurally beautiful as it is humane. So clever and revealing.

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New book THE CASTLE can be preordered now! Things Fell Apart, Debutante, 🦋 Effect, Okja, Shamed, Frank, Psychopath📋, Kubricks 📦, Lost at 🌊, 🧔🏼😶🐐, Them Jonronson.com

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Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Reading this in print @jonronson.bsky.social has an amazing anecdote about how GQ’s photographer got this picture of Sean Duffy — and the photographer’s uhh less successful experience with Stephen Miller

There's Kash Patel.
I hear a commotion behind me. It's Bruce Gilden, the photographer. He's clutching hold of a man's shoulders. They're right in each other's faces, inches apart, and are laughing delightedly. Gilden snaps a photograph.
The other man is, I realize, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy. They're having a fantastic time and so, after Duffy leaves, I ask Gilden, "Do you know each other?"
"No!" Gilden growls. "But I know people"
He points at his head. "I know people, see?"
Gilden says.
Now, Stephen Miller is walking in our direction. Gilden-clearly emboldened by how well it had gone with Sean Duffy-does exactly the same thing. He lunges at Miller, grabs his shoulders, and laughs delightedly in his face.
This time it doesn't go well. Miller smiles gamely, but his entourage looks alarmed.
White House staffers gather, and what appear to be urgent discussions ensue about whether to kick Gilden out.
"Who is he?" I hear them murmur. "Is he supposed to be here? Did he come over the wall?"

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Graham Smith @0gs.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

good golly The Castle was just an extreme delight to read from start to end. three cheers to @jonronson.bsky.social for writing it and bringing his whole self to the proceedings. and for solving the Linehan mystery as far as i am concerned

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benjamenwalker.bsky.social @benjamenwalker.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Devoured @jonronson.bsky.social The Castle yesterday. A hundred stars. I understand why Chris Mark got the title spot but I found the rest of the cast even more engaging. Bravo!

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The Brian Lehrer Show @thebrianlehrershow.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

From today's show today: a really great conversation with filmmaker and journalist Jon Ronson about his new book, 'The Castle: Adventures in a World of Unraveling Men' wnyc.org/browse/shows...

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Jon Ronson on 'Unraveling' Men | WNYC

Jon Ronson, journalist, filmmaker, "This American Life" contributor and the author of The Psychopath Test and his latest, The Castle: Adventures in a World of Unraveling Men (‎Riverhead Books, 2026), ...

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

thought THE CASTLE was excellent, I've always enjoyed Ronson's stuff but this was the best one yet - in part because it was able to keep his admirable empathy while still seeing broken and harmful people with clear eyes.

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Riverhead Books @riverheadbooks.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Readers, rejoice! @jonronson.bsky.social's new book THE CASTLE is on shelves now. From the bestselling author of SO YOU'VE BEEN PUBLICLY SHAMED comes a darkly comic trip to the furthest reaches of the masculinity crisis. 🔗 www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/318255...

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Andy Smith @johnneptune.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

About an hour into @jonronson.bsky.social 's audiobook version of the castle. Big fan.

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Riverhead Books @riverheadbooks.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

"He and his daughters were becoming hugely popular, and he had no idea why." 💡Must-read article for your Monday: this New York Times Magazine excerpt from bestselling author @jonronson.bsky.social's new book THE CASTLE (on shelves 9/1). www.nytimes.com/2026/08/30/m...

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He Was a Top Lawn Care Influencer on YouTube. Then Everything Went Haywire.

Many people think Greg Chism is a freak — or worse. He says he was just following the incentives of the platform.

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Sir Arthur @sirarthurindeed.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Blazed through the latest @jonronson.bsky.social in one festival weekend. Started on the train to Portsmouth, finished as I pulled into Waterloo. Compelling, eye-opening and threaded with the sadness, aggression, self-sabotage and occasional evil of men who've lost the ground under their feet.

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Rachel Cunliffe @rmcunliffe.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Tangentially, as someone who got to read The Castle by Jon Ronson in July (review coming soon in the next New Statesman), it is so much more insane than even this paragraph of wild backlash can prepare you for

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Jon Ronson @jonronson.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

The NYT magazine has published an extract from The Castle! The book is out Sept 1 in the US and now in the UK. All details - including speaking dates - link in bio! I love this extract. He Was a Top Lawn Care Influencer on YouTube. Then Everything Went Haywire. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/30/m...

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He Was a Top Lawn Care Influencer on YouTube. Then Everything Went Haywire.

Many people think Greg Chism is a freak — or worse. He says he was just following the incentives of the platform.

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Itsalladeepend @itsalladeepend.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

The Castle by Jon Ronson is at turns funny, engaging, interesting, and horrifying. Just when you think Ronson can't possibly stumble on anything more unhinged than what you've just read, there's another chapter with something even more batshit. #Booksky 📚🏰

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Riverhead Books @riverheadbooks.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Come for the low-flying bald eagles, stay for the insights into American machismo that would have the most iconic gonzo journalists of yore raging with jealousy. Bestselling author @jonronson.bsky.social reports for @gqmagazine.bsky.social on the White House lawn UFC fight.

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I Went to the White House Brawl and Watched the Manosphere Go Limp

It was supposed to be an exhibition of freedom without restraint: a bombastic birthday boy (the President), fourteen uncontrollable athletes (courtesy of the UFC), and a South Lawn build-out that was ...

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The Maths Bazaar @themathsbazaar.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

it opens fully for me in Safari, but Chrome is paywalled

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George Docherty @mrgeostak.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

My “to read” pile is enormous and grows constantly. I’m halfway through book two of 1Q84 but I’ve had to stop because I started @jonronson.bsky.social The Castle and can’t put it down. Takes a lot to stop my reading Murakami.

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Ann G @anniemg.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

I've clicked on the icon in the search bar (open full image) to change the article to text and it's then come up in full

I have drawn a circle (of sorts) around the icon in the search bar

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Leftie with a bit of time on my hands at the moment. @mindssconeblank.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

@jonronson.bsky.social s new book is an absolute gem, classic Ronson and an intriguing delve in men that are lost. Can't help but see a bit of me in them (without the camel neglect and trafficking)

A slightly sun dappled copy of a hard back edition of Jon Robson's book 'The Castle's on a slightly dishevelled coffee table.

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Seán Lynch @naes.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Five pages into @jonronson.bsky.social's latest The Castle and I'm already going "oh my god". Bodes incredibly well.

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alex 🇵🇸 @goodonlineman.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

One of the greatest story miners around. Wild stuff.

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Scott is Bayin' at the Moon @scottmaybstoned.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Damn, @jonronson.bsky.social, this was one hell of a (well-written) rollercoaster ride.

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Jon Ronson @jonronson.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Thank you Andy! And if you want the live Castle experience, I’ll be bringing the book to life on stage with lots of audio and video in Brooklyn, the UK, Australia and NZ. All details at jonronson.com/speaking/

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Riverhead Books @riverheadbooks.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Drop everything + read @jonronson.bsky.social over at @theguardian.com on the incident that sparked his investigation into a world of unraveling men—and eventually took him into the furthest reaches of the masculinity crisis. THE CASTLE hits US shelves on Sept 1. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

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A party, 101 princesses and an eccentric millionaire: Jon Ronson on a mysterious castle – and what it taught him about masculinity in crisis

When my son texted me from a Connecticut fortress in the middle of the night with an alarming message, it set me on a quest to understand the bizarre lifestyle of its owner

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