# Ayn Rand: An Introduction (with Eamonn Butler) **URL:** **By** Aaron Ross Powell, Trevor Burrus **Published:** April 20, 2018 --- Eamonn Butler joins us to discuss his new book [Ayn Rand: An Introduction.](https://www.libertarianism.org/books/ayn-rand-introduction) Eamonn Butler joins us to discuss his new book [Ayn Rand: An Introduction.](https://www.libertarianism.org/books/ayn-rand-introduction) Why does Rand’s work remain so influential? Her thinking still has a profound impact, particularly on those who come to it through her novels, Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead—with their core messages of individualism, self-worth, and the right to live without the impositions of others. Eamonn Butler is the Director of the Adam Smith Institute. In this episode, we discuss Ayn Rand, her work as a fiction author, and her fascinating life and history. ### Further Readings/References: Find [Ayn Rand: An Introduction](https://www.libertarianism.org/books/ayn-rand-introduction) now available on www.libertarianism.org More about [Eamonn Butler.](https://www.atlasnetwork.org/about/people/dr.-eamonn-butler) More about [Ayn Rand.](https://www.libertarianism.org/encyclopedia/rand-ayn) More on [Objectivism](https://www.libertarianism.org/encyclopedia/objectivism). [Excursions into Libertarian Thought - Series on Ayn Rand and Altruism](https://www.libertarianism.org/podcasts/excursions/ayn-rand-and-altruism-part-1)