Which book has James Cameron read multiple times?

Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari. He says, "I've read it now a couple of times. It's a pretty astonishing book," praising how it explains human behavior and civilization.

Has James Cameron written any books?

Yes, two in the data: Tech Noir: The Art of James Cameron (2021) and James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction (2018), the companion volume to his AMC series.

What books does James Cameron recommend?

Director and deep-sea explorer James Cameron made Titanic and Avatar and dove solo to the deepest point of the ocean, and his book recommendations bridge science fiction and hard science. The 11 titles here surface from his AMC series Story of Science Fiction, National Geographic and Men's Journal profiles, production interviews, and his Instagram. Science and technology and fiction dominate, with strong history threads. His current passion is Charles Pellegrino's Ghosts of Hiroshima: "not since Titanic have I found a true story as powerful as this one. Order it!" He has read Yuval Noah Harari's Sapiens "a couple of times," calling it "a pretty astonishing book," and traces his imagination to Jacques Cousteau's The Silent World, "the first book that really showed me there was another world down there."

Last updated February 2026 · Every recommendation cited to its original source.

James Cameron

Q: What books does James Cameron recommend?

His 11 recommendations include Ghosts of Hiroshima by Charles Pellegrino, Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari, The China Study by Campbell and Campbell, Battle Angel Alita by Yukito Kishiro, and The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu.

Q: What is James Cameron's most recommended book?

Ghosts of Hiroshima by Charles Pellegrino. Cameron says, "not since Titanic have I found a true story as powerful as this one," and has pursued the film adaptation rights.

Q: What book inspired James Cameron's love of the ocean?

Jacques Cousteau's The Silent World, which he calls "the first book that really showed me there was another world down there," fitting for a filmmaker who became a deep-sea explorer.

The visionary filmmaker behind Avatar and Titanic who became the first person to solo dive the Mariana Trench.

James Cameron

Read by James Cameron

Ghosts of Hiroshima

byCharles Pellegrino

2025328 Pages

(1,098)

history science-technology society-politics

“I'm attracted to great stories and not since Titanic have I found a true story as powerful as this one. Order it!”

— James Cameron

Source: Official Instagram post and press statement regarding film adaptation rights

Read by Tim Ferriss, Barack Obama, Ray Dalio and 21 others

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

byYuval Noah Harari

2014443 Pages

(1,100,000)

history science-technology society-politics

“It explains human behavior and why we are the way we are in human civilization from soup to nuts. And I've read it now a couple of times. It's a pretty astonishing book.”

— James Cameron

Source: James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction (AMC Interview with Harari)

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