News & Opinion
Keep up with the latest industry news and trends, our annual business book awards, and other pieces of news and opinion floating around the offices and minds of Porchlight Book Company.
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Blog / News & Opinion
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.
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The Wake Up | An Excerpt from the 2021 Porchlight Personal Development & Human Behavior Book of the Year
By Michelle Mijung Kim
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 Personal Development & Human Behavior book of the year, The Wake Up by Michelle MiJung Kim.
Categories: news-opinion, excerpts
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The Widest Net | An Excerpt from the 2021 Porchlight Marketing & Sales Book of the Year
By Pamela Slim
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 Marketing & Sales book of the year, The Widest Net by Pamela Slim.
Categories: news-opinion, excerpts
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Anthro-Vision | An Excerpt from the 2021 Porchlight Management & Workplace Culture Book of the Year
By Gillian Tett
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 Management & Workplace Culture book of the year, Anthro-Vision by Gillian Tett.
Categories: news-opinion, excerpts
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The Promises of Giants | An Excerpt from the 2021 Porchlight Leadership & Strategy Book of the Year
By John Amaechi
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 Leadership & Strategy book of the year, John Amaechi's The Promises of Giants.
Categories: news-opinion, excerpts
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Blog / News & Opinion
The 2021 Porchlight Business Book Awards Shortlist
By Dylan Schleicher
We didn't get everything we were hoping for out of 2021, but we got a lot of great books!
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Inside the 2021 Longlist | Big Ideas & New Perspectives
By Gabbi Cisneros
The best Big Ideas & New Perspectives books of the year take a magnifying glass to established expectations, unpacking why those ideas and norms exist, how they impact us all, and the many possible ways to go about changing them.
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Inside the 2021 Longlist | Narrative & Biography
By Dylan Schleicher
Dylan Schleicher takes a look inside the best books in Narrative & Biography, the most quintessentially human-focused category in a year in which all books seemed more heavily focused on our shared humanity.
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Inside the 2021 Longlist | Current Events & Public Affairs
By Dylan Schleicher
Getting up his courage to dive into their anxiety-inducing subjects, Dylan Schleicher examines the best books 2021 had to offer in the Current Events & Public Affairs category.
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