Book Blog | Porchlight Book Company

Upcoming Author Interview: Christopher Wong Michaelson and Jennifer Tosti-Kharas

Is your work worth it? Watch our live-streamed conversation in May to learn more!

March 25, 2024

Unreasonable Hospitality | The Lost Chapter

In Unreasonable Hospitality, Will Guidara chronicles the lessons in service and leadership he has learned over the course of his career in restaurants. There was one lesson, however—in a "lost chapter"—that didn't end up making it in the final cut of the book.

March 01, 2024

Cass R. Sunstein in Conversation with Sally Haldorson

In this previously live-streamed interview, Cass R. Sunstein discusses the book he co-authored with Tali Sharot, Look Again: The Power of Noticing What Was Always There.

March 06, 2024

Puerto Rico: A National History

Jorell Meléndez-Badillo provides an insightful overview of Puerto Rico's history, highlighting its people's resilience and exploring the possibilities of its future.

April 04, 2024

Slow Noodles: A Cambodian Memoir of Love, Loss, and Family Recipes

Slow Noodles is a powerful memoir that illustrates how food can preserve a Cambodian refugee's connection to her past and inspire hope for a better future.

March 28, 2024

An Excerpt from Restoring Sanity

Even in difficult times, we can find ways to uplift our spirits and make meaningful contributions, writes Margaret J. Wheatley.

March 14, 2024

Languishing: How to Feel Alive Again in a World That Wears Us Down

Sociologist Corey Keyes demonstrates that flourishing doesn’t require an overhaul of our entire life but a steady practice of interpersonal connection and finding joy in the simple things.

March 07, 2024

The 2023 Porchlight Business Book Awards

These 40 books spoke to us—and we believe speak to each other—in a way that furthers the conversations we need to have in the organizations we work in, the communities we live in, and the societies that shape us. With them as a guide, we can make decisions that better shape each, in turn.

November 30, 2023