03 2026 March
The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: Another World Is Possible by Natasha Hakimi Zapata
What if you could study the best programs and ideas from around the world and offer an argument for how to replicate them elsewhere? That’s...
Read Now17 2026 February
The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: The Genius Myth by Helen Lewis
There is a difference between celebrating someone as a genius and giving them credit for their genius moments. That’s the premise of this book from...
Read Now10 2026 February
The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: Enshittification by Cory Doctorow
Every tech platform that we use frequently today has gone through the same progression. They start off user focused and great. We love them because...
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The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: All the Cool Girls Get Fired by Laura Brown and Kristina O’Neill
The ultimate girlfriends’ guide to “letting go of being let go,” the tone of this book is perfect for this moment in time when there...
Read Now27 2026 January
The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: The Exceptional Presenter by Timothy Koegel
A few years ago, I was asked by Georgetown University to teach a course on public speaking. I politely declined but said if they would...
Read Now20 2026 January
The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: Live To See the Day by Mark Medley
What causes some people to devote their lives to an impossible quest? From hopeless candidates who keep running for office to NASA explorers trying to...
Read Now18 2025 December
The Non-Obvious Book Awards Winners Announced!
Another year of picks and a recap of our favorite 15 books of the year, all the books on the Longlist, our selections for the...
Read Now16 2025 December
The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: Four Lost Cities by Annalee Newitz
The rise and fall of cities is a fascinating thing, when you can look back at them with a historical view. That’s the idea at...
Read Now09 2025 December
The Non-Obvious Book Awards Longlist Announcement …
After months of deliberation, entries and reading – our team has selected the Top 100 Non-Fiction books of 2025. You can see the full list...
Read Now25 2025 November
The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: The Trend Forecaster’s Handbook by Martin Raymond
As the end of the year nears, I’m thinking about trends and big picture ideas from the year. Though I no longer produce my annual...
Read Now18 2025 November
The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: The Age of Extraction by Tim Wu
Tim Wu is exactly the voice that we need right now to help imagine what the positive version of our technological future could be. Known...
Read Now04 2025 November
The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson
In a world where multiverses are real, there’s just one catch … no one can visit a world where they already have a living counterpart....
Read Now28 2025 October
The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: Toxic Positivity by Whitney Goodman
If you’re an optimistic person, it’s possible that you’re part of the problem. We often feel like being positive and having the right mindset is...
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