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The Castle: Adventures in a World of Unraveling Men
Author(s): Jon Ronson (Author)
- Publisher: Riverhead Books
- Publication Date: September 1, 2026
- Language: English
- Print length: 336 pages
- ISBN-10: 1594634203
- ISBN-13: 9781594634208
Book Description
“Brilliant… A blockbuster portrait of men gone mad.” —
Publishers Weekly, starred reviewFrom the bestselling author of
The Psychopath Test and So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed comes a darkly comic trip to the furthest reaches of the masculinity crisisHis only child is lured to a mysterious castle in the forests of New England late one night, sending Jon Ronson on an extraordinary adventure into a dark world of unmoored men desperately searching for purpose and control—whatever the cost.
With zero warning, the crisis of masculinity and its bizarre, wrecking-ball manifestations had crashed into Jon’s life. As his investigation deepens, urgent questions come to light: What exactly is “Princessing”? Why did a lawn care influencer dress as a baby in front of billions of online viewers? How did a paid-up member of the Skeptic Society derail his life in the name of a warped vision of chivalry? And, more pressingly, why are two recently released murderers on their way to pay Jon a visit?
In our rapidly changing society, many men have become detached from reality; some are behaving like separatists, while others have fallen deep down ideological rabbit holes. Is this a complete fracturing of society, a new era of disinhibition where anything goes?
Drawing on his trademark brand of humor, psychological insight, and unrivaled prescience,
The Castle marks Jon Ronson’s long-awaited return to the written page in his darkest and most insightful book yet—one where he throws open the doors to the Castle and reveals a new lost generation of men.Editorial Reviews
Review
“Ridiculously compelling and wonderfully weird, this is a book that helps us understand why so many men seem to be unraveling, filling their lives with ill-conceived dreams and self-performance.
The Castle is vintage Ronson: wise, timely and extremely funny.” —Louis Theroux "Addictively readable, I loved The Castle. This is a much-needed book — an anti-sensationalist yet utterly compelling investigation into the masculinity crisis." —Dolly Alderton, author of Good Material “The Castle is by turns funny and frightening, dark and disarming. It’s a cautionary tale of our times that deserves to be on the shelf of any reader who seeks to make sense of the perplexing, and sometimes toxic, manosphere.” —BookPage, starred review “Brilliant…A blockbuster portrait of men gone mad.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review “Jon Ronson is an essential guide in these disorienting times. I love everything that Ronson writes but The Castle is a particular gem, a story of his own making in the collapsing world of twenty-first century masculinity. Wonderfully breathless and weird and open, it feels hallucinatory and all too real at the same time.” —Sam Knight, author of The Premonitions Bureau “The Castle is an investigation into one man that broadens into an enquiry into the state of all men. Jon Ronson is such a companiable narrator, and this book is by turns horrifying, hilarious, bizarre and gripping” —Ed Caesar, author of Moth and the Mountain “Every Jon Ronson book has made me see the world differently. Nobody tells an unbelievable-but-true story like him. He's done it again with The Castle: I was utterly gripped from page one. If you want a totally compelling live mystery that will make you burn for justice, READ THIS BOOK URGENTLY.” —Marina HydeAbout the Author