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Inside the 2022 Longlist | Current Events & Public Affairs

By Dylan Schleicher

It seems like each and every category of our awards has elements of Current Events & Public Affairs percolating within them, but that doesn't negate the need for a dedicated category. These are the five best books in that space this year.

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Inside the 2022 Longlist | Marketing & Communications/Sales & Influence

By Dylan Schleicher

As the books being submitted to our awards have evolved and expanded over the years, we decided it was time to evolve and expand for the name of the Marketing & Sales category.

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Inside the 2022 Longlist | Management & Workplace Culture

By Dylan Schleicher

Dylan Schleicher takes a look at the best books 2022 had to offer in the Management & Workplace Culture category.

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The 2022 Porchlight Business Book Awards Longlist

By Dylan Schleicher

“This terrific collection of books balances the innovative with the iterative, and champions doing the right things the right way to make our work and our future tangibly better, no matter the industry or the endeavor.”

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The Sum of Us by Heather McGhee is the 2021 Porchlight Business Book of the Year

By Dylan Schleicher

Heather McGhee's brilliant and beautifully written book examines the origins of the zero-sum narrative that is used to divide us as individuals and undermine us economically, and asks us to embrace instead the power and possibilities of the Solidarity Dividend.

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The 2021 Jack Covert Award for Contribution to the Business Book Industry

This year, we are using our annual Jack Covert Award for Contribution to the Business Book Industry to honor the amazing man, mentor, and friend who the award is named for.

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The Sum of Us | An Excerpt from the Porchlight Big Ideas & New Perspectives Book of the Year

By Heather McGhee

In the lead up to announcing the Porchlight Business Book of the Year (coming tomorrow, January 13th!), we have been sharing excerpts from each of the eight books on the shortlist for the award. Today, we have one from the Big Ideas & New Perspectives book of the year, The Sum of Us by Heather McGhee.

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Susan, Linda, Nina, and Cokie | An Excerpt from the 2021 Porchlight Narrative & Biography Book of the Year

By Lisa Napoli

In the lead up to announcing the Porchlight Business Book of the Year on January 13th, we are sharing excerpts from each of the eight books on the shortlist for the award. Today, we have one from the Narrative & Biography book of the year, Susan, Linda, Nina, and Cokie by Lisa Napoli.

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Arriving Today | An Excerpt from the 2021 Porchlight Current Events & Public Affairs Book of the Year

By Christopher Mims

In the lead up to announcing the Porchlight Business Book of the Year on January 13th, we are sharing excerpts from each of the eight books on the shortlist for the award. Today, we have one from the Current Events & Public Affairs book of the year, Arriving Today by Christopher Mims.

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Creative Acts for Curious People | An Excerpt from the 2021 Porchlight Innovation & Creativity Book of the Year

By Sarah Stein Greenberg

In the lead up to announcing the Porchlight Business Book of the Year on January 13th, we are going to share excerpts from each of the eight books on the shortlist for the award. Today, we have an excerpt from the Innovation & Creativity book of the year, Creative Acts for Curious People by Sarah Stein Greenberg and the Stanford d.school.