Each year around this time, we ask the staff of Scientific American to recommend the best books they read this year. Here are the 67 new favorites and old classics that kept us turning the pages in 2025.

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Bountiful Backlist

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Nonfiction

In alphabetical order

Apocalypse: How Catastrophe Transformed Our World and Can Forge New Futures by Lizzie Wade Harper (Tags: History)

“This was such an upbeat book about apocalypses! I learned a ton and got a much smarter sense of what people really experienced during these extreme scenarios.” —Meghan Bartels, Senior Reporter

Bad Law: Ten Popular Laws That Are Ruining America by Elie Mystal The New Press (Tags: Policy)

“A clearly structured and compellingly argued takedown of 10 terrible laws that could easily be fixed by simply revoking them. It will make you mad but in the most clarifying way.” —Meghan Bartels, Senior Reporter

The Black Family Who Built America: The McKissacks, Two Centuries of Daring Pioneers by Cheryl McKissack Daniel, with Nick Chiles Atria/Black Privilege Publishing (Tags: Memoir)

“The author’s great-great-grandfather, an enslaved person brought from Africa, started a construction/engineering company in North Carolina and Tennessee that is still in the family and is now run by her. An intimate view of courageous Black lives in the midst of ongoing white prejudice and violence.” —Maria-Christina Keller, Copy Director

Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism by Sarah Wynn-Williams Flatiron Books (Tags: Memoir)

“When I finished the prologue of Careless People, I immediately looked up who had the movie rights—the author has a flair for the cinematic in describing her experiences. Besides being a riveting read, this look at the thoughts and thoughtlessness of those running Facebook is crucial to understanding how today’s toxic digital landscape came to be.” —Sarah Lewin Frasier, Senior Editor

CHART: Designing Creative Data Visualizations from Charts to Art by Nadieh Bremer A K Peters/CRC Press (Tags: Data Visualization)

“Nadieh Bremer excels at creating captivating and memorable information-rich data displays. If you’re stuck in a world of bar charts and line charts and looking to stretch your own capabilities beyond standard visualization forms, this book is for you. Examples include several graphics commissioned for Scientific American articles!” —Jen Christiansen, Acting Chief of Design & Senior Graphics Editor

The Football: The Amazing Mathematics of the World’s Most Watched Object by Étienne Ghys Princeton University Press (Tags: Math, Physics, Sports)

“A fascinating mathematical and physical microhistory of soccer balls and the official FIFA World Cup match balls in particular.” —Emma R. Hasson, 2025 AAAS Mass Media Fellow

The Harder I Fight the More I Love You by Neko Case Grand Central Publishing (Tags: Memoir)

“A searing, beautiful memoir by singer-songwriter Neko Case, recalling her lonely, tumultuous upbringing and the way music became a balm and an escape. It is written with the same gut-punching poetic voice that makes her such an incredible lyricist.” —Andrea Thompson, Senior Desk Editor/Life Science

I Want to Burn This Place Down by Maris Kreizman Ecco (Tags: Essays)

“A wonderfully slim collection of essays about growing up, getting angry and choosing to change the world for the better. I cringed at how relatable it was at times, but that’s the point!” —Brianne Kane, Associate Editor/Books & Rights Manager

Inventing the Renaissance: The Myth of a Golden Age by Ada Palmer The University of Chicago Press (Tags: History)

“You may know Ada Palmer as a science-fiction novelist, but she’s also a historian at the University of Chicago who focuses on the Renaissance. This is a chunky book with many parts, but it’s very readable and thought-provoking. You’ll think differently about the Renaissance—and about how history works.” —Meghan Bartels, Senior Reporter

Leaving the Ocean Was a Mistake: Life Lessons from Sixty Sea Creatures by Cara Giaimo. Illustrated by Vlad Stankovic Quirk Books (Tags: Humor, Animals)

“This charming little book highlights 60 creatures that live in the shallows to the abyssal deep. Each is beautifully illustrated, while the text shares an interesting fact about the animal and a wry inspirational-poster-style motto for human life drawn from its experience. Great for kids five to 10 years old, plus anyone else who wants to be delighted by the ocean’s denizens.” —Meghan Bartels, Senior Reporter

The Meteorites: Encounters with Outer Space and Deep Time by Helen Gordon Profile Books (Tags: Space, History)

“I’ve never had such an emotional reaction to reading about rocks, but the prose is beautiful, and the passion of the authors pours off every page.” —Brianne Kane, Associate Editor/Books & Rights Manager

More Everything Forever: AI Overlords, Space Empires, and Silicon Valley’s Crusade to Control the Fate of Humanity by Adam Becker Basic Books (Tags: AI, Technology)

“A fascinating look at the so-called philosophies that Silicon Valley tech entrepreneurs use to justify sacrificing the present to build a future that will never exist. Equal parts fascinating and infuriating, this book sheds light on the way some of the most powerful people in the world think and also shows you how to argue against it.” —Ian Kelly, Product Manager

One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been against This by Omar El Akkad Knopf (Tags: Memoir, Politics)

“A powerfully written, thought-provoking book with deep moral clarity.” —Meghan Bartels, Senior Reporter

Owned: How Tech Billionaires on the Right Bought the Loudest Voices on the Left by Eoin Higgins Bold Type Books (Tags: Political Science)

“The story of how tech billionaires are buying out their most vocal critics and trying to change the journalistic landscape. This book helps explain not just how narratives are changing in front of our eyes but why.” —Ian Kelly, Product Manager

Phenomenal Moments: Revealing the Hidden Science around Us by Felice Frankel MITeen Press (Tags: Young Adult, Photography)

“Photographer Felice Frankel explores the science behind visual characteristics through a series of images paired with artist statements and succinct scientific explanations. Together, this prompts the reader to ponder light and shadow, form, transformation and surfaces.” —Jen Christiansen, Acting Chief of Design & Senior Graphics Editor

Proto: How One Ancient Language Went Global by Laura Spinney Bloomsbury Publishing (Tags: History, Linguistics)

“Laura Spinney tells engaging tales of archeologists traipsing through fields, linguists working toward professional vindication and many others active in the search for understanding of how these ancient languages traveled, fragmented, warred and traded to eventually became the dominant Indo-European languages today.” —Rich Hunt, Managing Production Editor

A Physical Education: How I Escaped Diet Culture and Gained the Power of Lifting by Casey Johnston Grand Central Publishing (Tags: Memoir)

“A gripping combination of memoir and exploration of the history and science of weight lifting. Casey Johnston’s background as a science journalist comes through clearly in the fascinating explanations of how and why lifting can be so beneficial.” —Sarah Lewin Frasier, Senior Editor

Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton Pantheon (Tags: Memoir)

“An atmospheric and cozy memoir about a city slicker workaholic who rescues a newborn abandoned hare and awakens to nature. A great one for animal lovers.” —Andrea Gawrylewski, Chief Newsletter Editor

Reefs of Time: What Fossils Reveal about Coral Survival by Lisa Gardiner Princeton University Press (Tags: Science, Environment)

“This is a love letter to past, present and future coral reefs. Gardiner is a close friend of mine. Her stories of fossil and modern polyps—as well as the people that study them—prompted me to think more deeply about resilience.” —Jen Christiansen, Acting Chief of Design & Senior Graphics Editor

Ripples on the Cosmic Ocean: An Environmental History of Our Place in the Solar System by Dagomar Degroot Harvard University Press (Tags: Science, Space)

“A fascinating tour of the environmental history of the inner solar system and how centuries of changes to our neighboring worlds have shaped the human experience.” —Meghan Bartels, Senior Reporter

Searches: Selfhood in the Digital Age by Vauhini Vara Pantheon (Tags: AI, Technology)

“I loved this philosophical look at how and why artificial intelligence and broader technological developments have changed our world and our artistic practice within it.” —Brianne Kane, Associate Editor/Books & Rights Manager

The Sexual Evolution: How 500 Million Years of Sex, Gender, and Mating Shape Modern Relationships by Nathan Lents Mariner Books (Tags: Sexology, Zoology)

“Surprisingly funny and eye-opening book about how the animal kingdom is more sexually diverse than previously understood.” —Brianne Kane, Associate Editor/Books & Rights Manager

Sociopath: A Memoir by Patric Gagne Simon & Schuster (Tags: Memoir, Mental Health)

“I picked up this book after I read our own July/August 2025 article about treating childhood psychopathy and wanted to know more. The author describes with vivid honesty how it felt to grow up as an undiagnosed sociopath and how she came to learn about herself and create her own path to treatment. As someone who is fascinated by different neurotypes, I was hooked from the start and came away with (somewhat ironically) a newfound empathy for those who don’t themselves experience empathy like most people do.” —Amanda Montañez, Senior Graphics Editor

Speak Data: Artists, Scientists, Thinkers, and Dreamers on How We Live Our Lives in Numbers by Giorgia Lupi and Phillip Cox Chronicle Books (Tags: Data)

“A collection of thoughtful interviews with people who spend their days thinking about and working with data—including scientists, artists, activists and business leaders. I loved that each interviewee defines data in a different way.” —Amanda Montañez, Senior Graphics Editor

Strata: Stories From Deep Time by Laura Poppick W. W. Norton (Tags: Geology)

“The deep history of Earth can be overwhelming—the sheer scale of billions of years, with only the opaque names of eras and epochs to navigate by—but Strata is different. In it, geologist-turned-science-journalist Laura Poppick carries the reader on our planet’s adventure by highlighting four pivotal phenomena: air, ice, mud and heat.” —Meghan Bartels, Senior Reporter

Sweet Nothings: Confessions of a Candy Lover by Sarah Perry Mariner Books (Tags: Essays, Food)

“The sweetest essays about some of my favorite candy indulgences. It was sometimes funny, touching and even educational. This would be a nice palate cleanser to get someone out of a reading slump. The illustrations and formatting, with sections broken up by candy color, was a cute touch.” —Isabella Bruni, Digital Producer

Tigers Between Empires: The Improbable Return of Great Cats to the Forests of Russia and China by Jonathan C. Slaght Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Tags: History)

“A heart-in-your-mouth saga that tells the stories—terrifying, riveting and sad—of the adventurer scientists who saved the disappearing Amur tiger. Slaght gives us an inspiring account of a wilderness where brown bears fight tigers and the too-brief geopolitical thaw that reshaped the lives of both man and tiger.” —Dan Vergano, Senior Editor, Washington, D.C.

Fiction

In alphabetical order

Among Friends by Hal Ebbott Riverhead Books (Tags: Literary Fiction)

“This is simply about a birthday weekend spent between two families that goes wrong, but I was locked into the drama right away. Lesson learned: some friendships are best left in the past.” —Isabella Bruni, Digital Producer

The Antidote by Karen Russell Knopf (Tags: Historical Fiction)

“Thrilled my book club made me read this! I loved this new take on a witch in the American West.” —Brianne Kane, Associate Editor/Books & Rights Manager

Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid Ballantine Books (Tags: LGBTQ+, Astronauts)

“A gorgeous romance interspersed with a thrilling mission story about fictional astronauts in the space shuttle program in the 1980s.” —Clara Moskowitz, Chief of Reporters

The Botanist’s Assistant by Peggy Townsend Berkley (Tags: Mystery)

“A fun murder mystery steeped in the world of scientific research and botany.” —Meghan Bartels, Senior Reporter

Eat The Ones You Love by Sarah Maria Griffin Tor Books (Tags: Fantasy)

“Creepy and weird in all the best ways! More horror stories should examine violence through botany and abandoned malls.” —Brianne Kane, Associate Editor/Books & Rights Manager

Emily Wilde’s Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett Del Rey Books (Tags: Fantasy)

“I find the world and characters so endlessly endearing I’d read about them if they were just sitting around having tea! The combination of monster hunting, academic woes and romantic high points was just what I was looking for.” —Brianne Kane, Associate Editor/Books & Rights Manager

For Whom the Belle Tolls by Jaysea Lynn S&S/Saga Press (Tags: Romance, Erotica)

“A woman dies of cancer, explores the afterlife, enjoys customer service and finds two kinds of love. It’s a nice blend of romance, plot and characters that feels like a warm cozy hug of a book.” —Meghan Bartels, Senior Reporter

I Got Abducted By Aliens and Now I’m Trapped in a Rom-Com by Kimberly Lemming Berkley (Tags: Erotica, Science Fiction)

“As a longtime Lemming fan, I was still shocked to see her foray into science fiction. She satirizes the field’s desperation and tunnel vision for experimentation and documentation well while still showcasing hysterically self-aware protagonists and introducing new, weird and hot aliens.” —Brianne Kane, Associate Editor/Books & Rights Manager

Isaac’s Song by Daniel Black Hanover Square Press (Tags: Historical Fiction)

“A heart-wrenching read on grief, love, family and identity. Set in the 1980s, it’s a poetic journey about dealing with generational trauma and writing your own story.” —Fonda Mwangi, Multimedia Editor

Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte William Morrow Paperbacks (Tags: Short Story Fiction, Satire)

“As someone who spends way too much time on the social Internet, this book made me spiral. It’s a scathing look at Internet losers, woke politics and a self-hating generation of people just looking to be accepted.” —Carin Leong, Editorial Contributor

“This book was as startling as it was eye-opening. Going to be hard to forget this one.” —Isabella Bruni, Digital Producer

The Rest Is Silence by Augusto Monterroso. Translated by Aaron Kerner New York Review of Books (Tags: Academic Satire)

“A hilarious and touching bludgeoning of the provincial éminence-grise-type, in translation from the original Spanish. A short, savage antidote to every unblemished saccharine Festschrift of the scholarly world. Will make you want to go back and read Don Quixote, around which the critic at the center of the story has mislaid his entire oeuvre.” —Dan Vergano, Senior Editor, Washington, D.C.

The Salvage by Anbara Salam Tin House (Tags: Historical Fiction, Mystery)

“There are ghosts in the icy waters east of Scotland. In 1962 a marine archaeologist raises them to the surface from a century-old shipwreck. But she is haunted by ghosts of her own. Dead men’s shadows, creaking cupboard doors and poisoned relationships make for a gothic takeover of the science in this tale. I liked the way our archaeologist is gradually convinced of the supernatural terrors, even while a supposedly superstitious islander counters with evidence rooted in the everyday world.” —Josh Fischman, Senior Editor/Special Projects

Small Boat by Vincent Delecroix. Translated by Helen Stevenson Hope Road Publishing (Tags: Philosophical Tragedy, Historical Fiction)

“A minimalist and morally complex retelling of the 2021 English Channel disaster that suggests there’s no one to blame but us all.” —Cynthia Atkinson, Marketing & Customer Service Assistant

Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins Scholastic Press (Tags: Dystopian Fiction)

“Suzanne Collins really delivered with Sunrise on the Reaping. The backstory of Haymitch, Katniss’s mentor during the Hunger Games, is finally revealed, and the result is gutting—it is rip-out-your-heartstrings devastating.” —Isabella Bruni, Digital Producer

Vanishing World by Sayaka Murata Grove Hardcover (Tags: Science Fiction, Dystopia)

“This dystopian tale imagines a world where sex for procreation has become obsolete, replaced entirely by artificial insemination and clinical reproduction. Here intimacy is viewed as unnecessary, unsanitary and even taboo. It’s an unsettling exploration of how the erosion of romantic love and pleasure and the human bonds they forge can profoundly reshape the meaning of family, friendship and society at large.” —Sunya Bhutta, Chief Audience Engagement Editor

We Love You, Bunny by Mona Awad S&S/Marysue Rucci Books (Tags: Fantasy, Thriller)

“This was the perfect spooky-season read—and dare I say, I preferred this to the prequel. Mona Awad hits the nail on the head with this dark academia freaky fever dream. The origins of this New England MFA student clique are revealed, and we get all the witchcraft and laughter that bring the ‘Bunnies’ to life. —Isabella Bruni, Digital Producer

Where the Axe Is Buried by Ray Nayler MCD (Tags: Science Fiction)

“It’s less interested in the apocalypse than it is in those who shape its course. No perspectives are off limits in this far-too-familiar future, a prospect that’s as chilling as it is riveting.” —Cynthia Atkinson, Marketing & Customer Service Assistant

Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy Flatiron Books (Tags: Climate Fiction)

“A riveting drama set on a remote island near Antarctica, where a man and his three children are caretakers for an underground vault protecting vital samples of the world’s plant seeds. Personal mysteries and dangerous climate-change-induced weather make this a suspenseful page-turner.” —Clara Moskowitz, Chief of Reporters

Bountiful Backlist

In order of publication year

Journal of a Novel: The East of Eden Letters by John Steinbeck Penguin Books, 1990 (Tags: Diary, Creative Writing)

“A fascinating look into an author’s process, especially his insecurities and what he believed the story of East of Eden was truly about. It inspired me to write more in pencil!” —Brianne Kane, Associate Editor/Books & Rights Manager

Killing Rage: Ending Racism by bell hooks Holt Paperbacks, 1996 (Tags: Essays)

“A necessary confrontation with the realities of racism that demands to be read. Be ready to question yourself and the country you live in.” —Charlotte Hartwell, Marketing Manager

To Live by Yu Hua Vintage, 2003 (Tags: Historical Fiction)

“Set in 20th-century China, it’s an unforgettable reminder of what’s left when relentless misfortune and tragedy strike. There are plenty of moments that are unsettling, but you can’t help but keep reading such a human story.” —Cynthia Atkinson, Marketing & Customer Service Assistant

The Thing around Your Neck by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Vintage, 2009 (Tags: Short Stories)

“I find I barely have any time to read these days, but Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s 2009 collection of short stories about postcolonial Nigeria is an absolute page-turner. I finished it in just two days, but each narrative has the potency that will keep me coming back to read them over and over again.” —Claire Cameron, Breaking News Chief

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern Vintage, 2012 (Tags: Fantasy)

“A beautiful love story told through secrets, magic and circuses. Erin Morgenstern is the kind of spectacular writer who can convince me to follow her anywhere, no matter how fantastical the plot may seem at first glance.” —Brianne Kane, Associate Editor/Books & Rights Manager

To Make Men Free: A History of the Republican Party by Heather Cox Richardson Basic Books, 2014 (Tags: History)

“A history of the Republican Party that helps explain how we got to our current political situation.” —Meghan Bartels, Senior Reporter

Pachinko by Min Jin Lee Grand Central Publishing, 2017 (Tags: Historical Fiction)

“One of the best books I’ve ever read. Isak’s life story completely broke my heart, and just thinking about it makes me teary-eyed all over again.” —Brianne Kane, Associate Editor/Books & Rights Manager

The Apollo Murders by Chris Hadfield Mulholland Books, 2021 (Tags: Space Thriller)

“This riveting thriller by Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield imagines a cold-war-era Apollo mission gone wrong, with lots of exciting intrigue between astronauts and cosmonauts.” —Clara Moskowitz, Chief of Reporters

This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub Riverhead Books, 2023 (Tags: Science Fiction)

“I normally don’t go for time-travel books, but this had just the right sprinkle of magical realism. The book is rooted in the relationship between a father and daughter and hooked me with its tenderness and humor. It reminded me of *The Midnight Library, *[by Matt Haig], too.” —Isabella Bruni, Digital Producer

Abortion: Our Bodies, Their Lies, and the Truths We Use to Win by Jessica Valenti Crown, 2024 (Tags: Health, Politics)

“Everything you need to know about the antiscience tactics being used to keep people from the health care they need. It’s a supersmart guide to seeing the whole context of how abortion is treated in the U.S.” —Meghan Bartels, Senior Reporter

Always Bring Your Sunglasses: And Other Stories from a Life of Sensory and Social Invalidation by Becca Lory Hector Self-published, 2024 (Tags: Parenting)

“A beautifully honest account of the author’s experience growing up as an undiagnosed autistic person—part memoir, part guide for parents and other caregivers who want to better understand and support the autistic children in their lives.” —Amanda Montañez, Senior Graphics Editor

Custodians of Wonder: Ancient Customs, Profound Traditions, and the Last People Keeping Them Alive by Eliot Stein St. Martin’s Press, 2024 (Tags: Society and Current Affairs)

“A lovely adventure profiling 10 nearly lost traditions from around the world. It explores the history of each one and the handful of people fighting to keep them alive.” —Meghan Bartels, Senior Reporter

Faux Feminism: Why We Fall for White Feminism and How We Can Stop by Serene Khader Beacon Press, 2024 (Tags: Politics)

“A detailed reckoning of how white feminism has failed everyone, this book paints a beautiful picture of the way the world could be instead.” —Meghan Bartels, Senior Reporter

Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan’s Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them by Timothy Egan Penguin Books, 2024 (Tags: History)

“This is a beautifully written book about a terrifying period in U.S. history. It’s also a reminder that there are always those whose hearts, corrupted by racism and power, would happily trade in freedom to enact their own tyrannical white supremacist fever dreams. Egan reminds us that the privilege of living in a democracy is the unending work that goes toward maintaining it.” —Kendra Pierre-Louis, Editorial Contributor

The Javelin Program by Derin Edala Self-published, 2024 (Tags: Science Fiction)

“This Web-series-turned-book has everything one could ask for in character-driven hard science fiction. It’s a compelling snapshot of a potential future society, full of gripping mysteries, anthropological intrigue and complex but (as far as I can tell) accurate physics. But be warned: because it was initially released as a chapter-by-chapter web series, the ending of the first book on its own will not be satisfying.” —Emma R. Hasson, 2025 AAAS Mass Media Fellow

The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth by Zoë Schlanger Harper, 2024 (Tags: Botany)

“Most people think of plants as mindless, unfeeling creatures. Zoë Schlanger’s compelling, lucid tour of the latest research on the ‘plant experience’ proves this is far from the case.” —Andrea Gawrylewski, Chief Newsletter Editor

The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, 2024 (Tags: Science Fiction, Time-Travel Rom-Com)

“A really fun premise of historical figures plucked from their own eras and unwillingly expatriated to present-day London, where they’re forced to reckon with modern technology and with the moral legacy of the British Empire that brought them there. I love a character who yearns!” —Carin Leong, Editorial Contributor

The Other Significant Others: Reimagining Life with Friendship at the Center by Rhaina Cohen St. Martin’s Press, 2024 (Tags: Lifestyle)

“This book is about a type of relationship that we have no set vocabulary for: friends who have chosen to become life partners. Rhaina Cohen, who has herself experienced one of these platonic partnerships, profiles pairs of friends whose relationships have broken out of the conventional molds. It was so striking how each of these pairs felt like they were inventing something wholly new with their love and commitment to each other—even though, historically, there’s nothing new about it at all.” —Allison Parshall, Associate Editor/Mind & Brain

The Phoenix Keeper by S. A. MacLean Orbit, 2024 (Tags: Fantasy)

“This was such a delightful read! It’s billed as cozy, which I don’t think is fair—a couple guns do eventually show up—but it’s a very heartwarming story set in a magical zoo, following the revival of a defunct phoenix-breeding program.” —Meghan Bartels, Senior Reporter

The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, 2024 (Tags: Historical Fiction)

“This novel absolutely slammed into me. Set in the postwar era of the Netherlands, it features a sour central character, a family history slowly oozing out onto the pages and an interloper who isn’t what she seems. I read this in one sitting—it is richly written, breathless and surprising! You’ll be as obsessed with this as the two main characters are with each other.” —*Arminda Downey-Mavromatis, Former Associate Engagement Editor *

The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff Riverhead Books, 2024 (Tags: Historical Fiction)

“A lyrical tale of survival in a harsh undeveloped version of colonial America. Groff seamlessly blends a psychological exploration of oppression and class with a naturalist’s view of the living world. It is both a feminist story and an ode to freedom.” —Andrea Gawrylewski, Chief Newsletter Editor

What If We Get It Right? Visions of Climate Futures by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson One World, 2024 (Tags: Climate, Technology)

“The interviews, poems, essays and artwork by a wide range of contributors, including scientist Kate Marvel, artist Erica Deeman, journalist Kendra Pierre-Louis and architecture and design curator Paola Antonelli provide frameworks and nudges to propel us forward. The book provided me with much needed hope and an energy boost.” —Jen Christiansen, Acting Chief of Design & Senior Graphics Editor