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Frankenstein and an Empire of Pain
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Back to Books
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Shigehiro Oishi, author of Life in Three Dimensions
Porchlight's Managing Director Sally Haldorson interviewed Social Psychologist Shigehiro Oishi at Boswell Books on February 27, 2025. The full interview is available to watch on YouTube.
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'This Is Strategy': An Interview with Seth Godin
Watch our hour-long interview with Seth Godin on his new book.
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Job Therapy with Tessa West: How to Repair Your Relationship With Your Job or How to Change Careers
Watch our hour-long interview with Tessa West on her book Job Therapy: Finding Work That Works for You. The book can help you improve your relationship with your current job or prepare you to make a career change.
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How Women Became America's Safety Net: An Interview with Jessica Calarco
Watch our hour-long interview with Jessica Calarco on her book Holding It Together: How Women Became America's Safety Net.
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'Ambition Monster': An Interview with Jennifer Romolini
Watch our hour-long interview with Jennifer Romolini on her new book Ambition Monster: A Memoir.
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'Getting Things Done with Others': An Interview with David Allen and Edward Lamont
David Allen and Edward Lamont talk about their new book in this hour-long interview.
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'Is Your Work Worth It?': An Interview with Christopher Wong Michaelson & Jennifer Tosti-Kharas
Watch our hour-long interview with Christopher Wong Michaelson and Jennifer Tosti-Kharas on their new book Is Your Work Worth It?: How to Think about Meaningful Work.
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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.
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Ralph Nader in Conversation with Sally Haldorson
In this previously live-streamed interview, Ralph Nader answers discusses his book The Rebellious CEO: 12 Leaders Who Did It Right.
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Ben Katt in Conversation with Sally Haldorson
"I think at its core, [my book is] not wanting to treat wellness or wellbeing as this sort of surface level, 'just got to clean up my act, look better...' you know, because it can be dangerous that way." Watch our full interview with Ben Katt, author of The Way Home: Discovering the Hero's Journey to Wholeness at Midlife.
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Frances Frei in Conversation with Sally Haldorson
In this previously live-streamed interview, Frances Frei discusses how her and co-author Anne Morriss's book Move Fast and Fix Things helps organizations of all sizes embrace and enact change.
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Amy Edmondson in Conversation with Sally Haldorson
Amy Edmondson discussed some of the main points from her new book Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well in this previously live-streamed conversation with Porchlight's Managing Director Sally Haldorson.
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Promo Video: Our Author Interview Series
Past conversations with authors like Susan Cain, Katherine May, Ada Limón, Mike Mariani, and more are all available in full on our YouTube channel.
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Dorcas Cheng-Tozun in Conversation with Sally Haldorson
Dorcas Cheng-Tozun discussed some of the main points from her new book Social Justice for the Sensitive Soul: How to Change the World in Quiet Ways in this previously live-streamed conversation with Porchlight's Managing Director Sally Haldorson.
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Sara Elise in Conversation with Sally Haldorson
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Meg Zucker in Conversation with Sally Haldorson
On April 14, 2023, we spoke with Meg Zucker at Boswell Book Company in Milwaukee, WI. Her latest book is Born Extraordinary: Empowering Children with Differences and Disabilities.
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November 2015 Business Book Bestsellers
Our business book bestsellers for the month of November, 2015
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October 2015 Business Book Bestsellers
Our business book bestsellers for the month of October, 2015
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September 2015 Business Book Bestsellers
Our business book bestsellers for the month of September, 2015
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August 2015 Business Book Bestsellers
Our business book bestsellers for the month of August, 2015
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July 2015 Business Book Bestsellers
Our business book bestsellers for the month of July, 2015
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June 2015 Business Book Bestsellers
Our business book bestsellers for the month of June, 2015
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May 2015 Business Book Bestsellers
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April 2015 Business Book Bestsellers
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The 2025 Jack Covert Award for Contribution to the Business Book Industry
The 2025 Jack Covert Award was awarded to Lynn Goldberg & Camille McDuffie, of Goldberg McDuffie Communications, at Porchlight Book Company’s Annual Book Awards and Industry Appreciation Event in New York City.
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The Category Winners of the 2025 Porchlight Business Book Awards
The category winners of the 2025 Porchlight Business Book Awards were announced at the company's annual awards and industry appreciation event in New York City.
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An Excerpt from Reset: How to Change What's Not Working
An excerpt from Reset by Dan Heath, published by Avid Reader Press and longlisted for the 2025 Porchlight Business Book Awards in the Leadership & Management category.
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An Excerpt from Blindspotting: How to See What Others Miss
An excerpt from Blindspotting by Kirstin Ferguson, longlisted for the 2025 Porchlight Business Book Awards in the Leadership & Management category.
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Book Excerpts from the Innovation & Creativity Category
From entrepreneurship to AI, idea-generation to the power of storytelling, these 10 books all help us consider our place in the ongoing project of humanity's progress and how our work might contribute to it.
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An Excerpt from The Uncanny Muse: Music, Art, and Machines from Automata to AI
An excerpt from The Uncanny Muse by David Hajdu, published by W. W. Norton & Company and longlisted for the 2025 Porchlight Business Book Awards in the Innovation & Creativity category.
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An Excerpt from The Sweaty Startup: How to Get Rich Doing Boring Things
An excerpt from The Sweaty Startup by Nick Huber, published by Harper Business and longlisted for the 2025 Porchlight Business Book Awards in the Innovation & Creativity category.
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An Excerpt from The Storyteller's Advantage: How Powerful Narratives Make Businesses Thrive
An excerpt from The Storyteller's Advantage by Christina Farr, published by Basic Venture and longlisted for the 2025 Porchlight Business Book Awards in the Innovation & Creativity category.
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An Excerpt from Pioneers: 8 Principles of Business Longevity from Immigrant Entrepreneurs
An excerpt from Pioneers by Neri Karra Sillaman, published by Wiley and longlisted for the 2025 Porchlight Business Book Awards in the Innovation & Creativity category.
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An Excerpt from The New Age of Sexism: How AI and Emerging Technologies Are Reinventing Misogyny
An excerpt from The New Age of Sexism by Laura Bates, published by Sourcebooks and longlisted for the 2025 Porchlight Business Book Awards in the Innovation & Creativity category.
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An Excerpt from The Future of Storytelling: How Immersive Experiences Are Transforming Our World
An excerpt from The Future of Storytelling by Charles Melcher, published by Artisan Books and longlisted for the 2025 Porchlight Business Book Awards in the Innovation & Creativity category
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An Excerpt from The Creative Shift: How to Power Up Your Organization by Making Space for New Ideas
An excerpt from The Creative Shift by Andrew Robertson, published by Basic Venture and longlisted for the 2025 Porchlight Business Book Awards in the Innovation & Creativity category.
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An Excerpt from Could Should Might Don't: How We Think about the Future
An excerpt from Could Should Might Don't by Nick Foster, published by MCD and longlisted for the 2025 Porchlight Business Book Awards in the Innovation & Creativity category.
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Book Excerpts from the Personal Development & Human Behavior Category
At a time when business books and self-help are increasingly indistinguishable from one another, how do we consider which books to include in our Personal Development & Human Behavior category?
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An Excerpt from The Price of Nice: Why Comfort Keeps Us Stuck and 4 Actions for Real Change
An excerpt from The Price of Nice by Amira Barger, published by Berrett-Koehler and longlisted for the 2025 Porchlight Business Book Awards in the Personal Development & Human Behavior category.
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An Excerpt from Play the Game. Change the Game. Leave the Game.: Pathways to Black Empowerment, Prosperity, and Joy
An excerpt from Play the Game. Change the Game. Leave the Game. by Robert Livingston, published by Crown Currency and longlisted for the 2025 Porchlight Business Book Awards in the Personal Development & Human Behavior category.
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An Excerpt from The Ideological Brain: The Radical Science of Flexible Thinking
An excerpt from The Ideological Brain by Leor Zmigrod, published by Henry Holt & Company and longlisted for the 2025 Porchlight Business Book Awards in the Personal Development & Human Behavior category.
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An Excerpt from How to Be Free: A Proven Guide to Escaping Life's Hidden Prisons
An excerpt from How to Be Free by Shaka Senghor, published by Authors Equity and longlisted for the 2025 Porchlight Business Book Awards in the Personal Development & Human Behavior category.
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An Excerpt from Don't Be Yourself: Why Authenticity Is Overrated (and What to Do Instead)
An excerpt from Don't Be Yourself by Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, published by Harvard Business Review Press and longlisted for the 2025 Porchlight Business Book Awards in the Personal Development & Human Behavior category.
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An Excerpt from Digital Exhaustion: Simple Rules for Reclaiming Your Life
An excerpt from Digital Exhaustion by Paul Leonardi, published by Riverhead Books and longlisted for the 2025 Porchlight Business Book Awards in the Personal Development & Human Behavior category.
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An Excerpt from Charlatans: How Grifters, Swindlers, and Hucksters Bamboozle the Media, the Markets, and the Masses
An excerpt from Charlatans by Moises Naim and Quico Toro, published by Basic Books and longlisted for the 2025 Porchlight Business Book Awards in the Personal Development & Human Behavior category.
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An Excerpt from Anointed: The Extraordinary Effects of Social Status in a Winner-Take-Most World
An excerpt from Anointed by Toby Stuart, published by Simon & Schuster and longlisted for the 2025 Porchlight Business Book Awards in the Personal Development & Human Behavior category.
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Book Excerpts from the Current Events & Public Affairs Category
At first glance, the 10 books in our Current Events & Public Affairs category appear to be focused almost entirely on the negative. We believe that, once you spend some time between their covers, you will find they point the way to positive change and a more just and prosperous future for all.
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An Excerpt from World Eaters: How Venture Capital Is Cannibalizing the Economy
An excerpt from World Eaters by Catherine Bracy, published by Dutton and longlisted for the 2025 Porchlight Business Book Awards in the Current Events & Public Affairs category.
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An Excerpt from Searches: Selfhood in the Digital Age
An excerpt from Searches by Vauhini Vara, published by Pantheon and longlisted for the 2025 Porchlight Business Book Awards in the Personal Development & Human Behavior category.
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An Excerpt from Superbloom: How Technologies of Connection Tear Us Apart
An excerpt from Superbloom by Nicholas Carr, published by W. W. Norton & Company and longlisted for the 2025 Porchlight Business Book Awards in the Current Events & Public Affairs category.
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An Excerpt from Stuck: How the Privileged and the Propertied Broke the Engine of American Opportunity
An excerpt from Stuck by Yoni Applebaum published by Random House and longlisted for the 2025 Porchlight Business Book Awards in the Current Events & Public Affairs category.
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An Excerpt from Reaping What She Sows: How Women Are Rebuilding Our Broken Food System
An excerpt from Reaping What She Sows by Nancy Matsumoto, published by Melville House and longlisted for the 2025 Porchlight Business Book Awards in the Current Events & Public Affairs category
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An Excerpt from The Land Trap: A New History of the World's Oldest Asset
An excerpt from The Land Trap by Mike Bird, published by Portfolio and longlisted for the 2025 Porchlight Business Book Awards in the Current Events & Public Affairs category.
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An Excerpt from Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do about It
An excerpt from Enshittification by Cory Doctorow, published by MCD and longlisted for the 2025 Porchlight Business Book Awards in the Current Events & Public Affairs category.
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An Excerpt from Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI
An excerpt from Empire of AI by Karen Hao, published by Penguin Press and longlisted for the 2025 Porchlight Business Book Awards in the Current Events & Public Affairs category.
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An Excerpt from Capitalism and Its Critics: A History: From the Industrial Revolution to AI
An excerpt from Capitalism and Its Critics by John Cassidy, published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux and longlisted for the 2025 Porchlight Business Book Awards in the Current Events & Public Affairs category
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An Excerpt from Bad Company: Private Equity and the Death of the American Dream
An excerpt from Bad Company by Megan Greenwell, published by Dey Street Books and longlisted for the 2025 Porchlight Business Book Awards in the Current Events & Public Affairs category.
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An Excerpt from The Age of Extraction: How Tech Platforms Conquered the Economy and Threaten Our Future Prosperity
An excerpt from The Age of Extraction by Tim Wu, published by Knopf and longlisted for the 2025 Porchlight Business Book Awards in the Current Events & Public Affairs category.
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Tech Agnostic | An Excerpt from the 2024 Porchlight Big Ideas & New Perspectives Book of the Year
The 2024 Big Ideas & New Perspectives Book of the Year is Tech Agnostic: How Technology Became the World's Most Powerful Religion, and Why It Desperately Needs a Reformation by Greg Epstein, published by MIT Press.
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The Vagina Business | An Excerpt from the 2024 Porchlight Creativity & Innovation Book of the Year
The 2024 Creativity and Innovation Book of the Year is The Vagina Business: The Innovative Breakthroughs That Could Change Everything in Women's Health by Marina Gerner, published by Sourcebooks.
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Higher Ground | An Excerpt from the 2024 Porchlight Leadership and Strategy Book of the Year
The 2024 Leadership and Strategy Book of the Year is Higher Ground: How Business Can Do the Right Thing in a Turbulent World by Alison Taylor, published by Harvard Business Review Press.
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The Truth About Immigration | An Excerpt from the 2024 Porchlight Current Events & Public Affairs Book of the Year
The 2024 Current Events & Public Affairs Book of the Year is The Truth about Immigration: Why Successful Societies Welcome Newcomers by Zeke Hernandez, published by St. Martin's Press.
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The Problem with Change | An Excerpt from the 2024 Porchlight Management & Workplace Culture Book of the Year
The 2024 Porchlight Management & Workplace Culture Book of the Year is The Problem with Change: And the Essential Nature of Human Performance by Ashley Goodall, published by Little, Brown Spark.
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Say It Well | An Excerpt from 2024 Porchlight Marketing & Communications/Sales & Influence Book of the Year
The Marketing & Communications/Sales & Influence Book of the Year is Say It Well: Find Your Voice, Speak Your Mind, Inspire Any Audience by Terry Szuplat, published by Harper Business.
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Unlearning Silence | An Excerpt from the 2024 Porchlight Personal Development & Human Behavior Book of the Year
The 2024 Personal Development & Human Behavior Book of the Year is Unlearning Silence: How to Speak Your Mind, Unleash Talent, and Live More Fully by Elaine Lin Hering, published by Penguin Life.
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Savings and Trust | An Excerpt from the 2024 Porchlight Narrative & Biography Book of the Year
The 2024 Narrative & Biography Book of the Year is Savings and Trust: The Rise and Betrayal of the Freedman's Bank by Justene Hill Edwards, published by W. W. Norton & Company.
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The authors of the best business books of 2024 respond to "Why do you believe in books?"
For the second year in a row, Porchlight asked the authors whose books we selected as the best business books of 2024 the question, "Why do you believe in books?" Their responses were thoughtful, sentimental, reflective, and forward-looking.
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The 2024 Jack Covert Award for Contribution to the Business Book Industry
Matt Holt is the recipient of the 2024 Jack Covert Award.
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The Best Leadership & Strategy Books of 2024
Each of the top five leadership and strategy books for 2024 spoke to and respected a different type of leader, and each will help you discover what kind of leader you want and need to be.
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The Best Management & Workplace Culture Books of 2024
Modern organizations are plagued with performative work and confusing policy, much of it the result of poor management and a lack of clear communication. At a time when so much attention is being given to how AI will affect our work, we found four books that focus on what humans can do to build better workplaces.
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The Best Marketing & Communications/Sales & Influence Books of 2024
Attention is the world’s most valuable resource, and learning how to earn it—how to seize and hold someone’s attention in your writing, while speaking in public, or in the brief moment an ad is in front of them, and how to offer it back when talking in person with others—is critical for every conversation and every company. These five books can help.
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Misbehaving: The Making of Behavioral Economics
Sally reviews Richard Thaler's new book, Misbehaving: The Making of Behavioral Economics.
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A Curious Mind: The Secret to a Bigger Life
A Curious Mind is, literally, that book, the right book for every reader. I cannot imagine there is anyone who would not benefit from Grazer and Fishman’s contribution to the most notable books of 2015.
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Changing Your Company from the Inside Out: A Guide for Social Intrapreneurs
If corporations truly are people, then like all people it benefits us as a society if they're committed to making a social profit as well as a financial profit.
































































