Must‑Read Book Spotlighted at SHRM Talent 2026
Here’s another great book on sale at #SHRM Talent 2026 by @sharlyn_lauby I highly recommend it. https://t.co/eGfdzHJQyH
Excited for Leigh Rodriguez's New Book at SHRM Talent 2026
Can’t wait to read this book by Leigh Rodriguez from @AgileOneGlobal. One of the speakers and authors at #SHRM Talent 2026. https://t.co/YUHLvJhkk9
Celebrating 5 Years of William Green’s Transformative Book
Congratulations William Green @WilliamGreen72 on the 5 year anniversary of Richer, Wiser, Happier. You indeed wrote a phenomenal book - that has shaped a generation. #RicherWiserHappier
Get the 48 Laws of Twitter—Comment “48”
If you don't have The 48 Laws of Twitter™ Like and comment “48” and I’ll send the link to you. https://t.co/dPOw63o7mM
Achebe: Art Serves as Active Citizenship
This is wonderful and surprising in the best ways: Chinua Achebe on art as a form of citizenship https://t.co/yUChiZq5uo
Your Original World Isn’t Fanfic, It’s Yours
It's not a fanfic if it's your world and your characters and your book, some people seem to be struggling with that concept
12 Must-Read Books to Become a World-Class Engineer
If you want to become a world-class software engineer (in 2026), then read these 12 books:
Start with Action, Peel Story Layers, Skip Info Dumps
Author writing tip - Start with action, a conversation, something to draw your reader in… Not info dumping Info dumping is unnecessary. I fell prey to this when I first started out. You want to give your reader context. You...
Interdisciplinary Team Launches Culinary Psychology Book
This weekend, I received 5 copies of our Culinary Psychology book. My contribution to this book is in lifestyle medicine, connecting food with the six pillars of lifestyle medicine. There's also a chapter on empowering healthy eating patterns, Chapter 12. I...
BookCon Misses the Mark on DEI and Talent
I was hoping to write another one of my "this pop culture convention leaves HR conferences in the dust" posts. But I'm sad to report that BookCon fell short 💔 A thread, from a DEI, Talent, and Experience lens:
Late Discovery: Finally Reading a Year-Old Publication
Read this a year or so after it was published, but was too distracted to appreciate it. 📚 #amreadi̇ng
Solitude Unchosen, Drawn by Our Inner Destiny Stone
"Solitude is not chosen, any more than destiny is chosen. Solitude comes to us if we have within us the magic stone that attracts destiny." A gem of a read: https://t.co/MWDfIb9fI7
New Book Traces DeepMind’s Rise in AI History
This is a fantastically interesting ep of Ground Truth as @EricTopol interviews @scmallaby about Mallaby's new book The Infinity Machine - intellectual history of AI focused on @demishassabis & @GoogleDeepMind. https://t.co/uudKbqUKF6 cc @zakkohane @CadeMetz
Explore Manhattan’s Dutch Roots Through Art
I regularly recommend @RussellShorto's books about New York and Dutch history. Now you can take a walk through Manhattan's past with him through Dutch art at @NYHistory. Gift link: Recalling When Lower Manhattan Was New Amsterdam https://t.co/SjquafSi02
Art Inspires Spaceflight: Discover the Space Journal
Missing #Moonjoy since #Artemis splashed down last week? Run, don't walk, to nearest bookshop to pick up this sumptuous book, Space Journal, from @dallascampbell on how art has inspired spaceflight, & vice versa. #AmazeAmazeAmaze https://t.co/yM1CuecEY2
Founder Manual: India's War Map, Not Silicon Valley Playbook
Forget the generic Silicon Valley playbooks. The Founder Manual by @somani_utsav is officially out, and it’s less of a textbook and more of a "war map" for the Indian ecosystem. @offline_members https://t.co/OxCOlfQKJU
Deadly Epidemics Forged Texas and America's Destiny
For my new book @MITPress “Texas Fever Frontiers: How Deadly Epidemics Shaped the Lone Star State & America’s Destiny,” I’m doing a deep dive into our extraordinary history, from Paleo-Indians, to Cabeza de Vaca, Franciscan Missions, Austin Colony, Republic, Confederate...
Google Deems Books Inefficient, yet Scans Them Anyway
"When I was writing my book about Google, Sergey Brin began one interview with a lecture about how books were an inefficient way to explain things. (That didn’t stop Google from scanning millions of books for its search business.)" 👏...
AI's Impact Depends on Pedagogy, Not Just Technology
When AI is used without a strong pedagogical framework, it can reinforce one-size-fits-all learning. When it's used well, it transforms how teachers design for every student in the room. This book is the difference between those two outcomes. Order your copy: https://t.co/ELBWaSZ4oH #edtech...
Deadlines Spark Breakthroughs: Constraints Fuel Innovation
Check the link in my bio for more info and pre-order links for my new book, Inside the Box, in which I share science and stories that show how constraints can make you more creative, productive, and satisfied. The story...
Lean Principles From Ohno's TPS Transform Any Production
📘 Refuel your knowledge: My favorite leadership read this week. 📚 Add this to your list: Toyota Production System (1988) by Taiichi Ohno 💡 Ohno's book explains how Lean principles can improve any production endeavor. Helpful resource: 🔗 https://t.co/uVgxW4LNd1 https://t.co/CbkuapaexX
Zhao Memoir Reveals Crypto’s Future Blueprint
New York Post's review of my book. 🙏 » Changpeng Zhao’s memoir is key to understanding the future of crypto https://t.co/XXGKn4yg6l
Launching Inclusive Book Club Around Emma Grede’s ‘Start with Yourself’
@sheila_pande and I are co-hosting the inaugural @theannaio book club on Emma Grede’s new book: Start with Yourself. While the internet is shitting on Emma for speaking her truth, we’re celebrating and learning from it. 💜 To keep it intentional there’s...
Compassion for Rachel Goldberg-Polin Amid Harsh Review
Even the pain of reading the book review is unbearable. All love and compassion to the brave Rachel Goldberg-Polin.
Unlock Untaught Principles for Strategic Execution Success
What are we reading? Title: “The Zen of Strategic Execution - The Principles of Execution you Were Never Taught” Author: Tim Ohai @tim_ohai #Books #Leadership #Sales #Marketing #SocialSelling https://t.co/lfsTfH6D8m https://t.co/IvfEP5qaL7
Sci‑Fi Books Thrive More at Comic‑Con Than BookCon
I mean it's true that if something is called BookCon I'd imagine it would have many genres (I've not attended ever just by the sound of it), but at the same time if you're big on science fiction this has...
Master Plotting Basics: Part Two of Fiction Guide
Have you lost the plot? Part 2 on a series of plotting and fiction https://countercraft.substack.com/p/the-principles-of-plotting-part-two
AI's 15‑Year Journey and Future Unveiled
If you're interested in how AI grew up over the past 15 years, and where it's headed, this new book tells the story in a riveting, page-turner way. In the new Ground Truths with @scmallaby https://t.co/B7ElqyDBPM
Two Decades Later, We Still Explore Meditations Together
My wife samagerie bought this copy of Meditations back in 2007 just a month or so after we met. I wrote this on a page when we were reading it together. Almost 20 years later, we’re still reading it, but...
Wallace Explains Why Reading Feels Impossible Today
David Foster Wallace on why people struggle to read books: (this was filmed in 2003 but is even more true today) https://t.co/PorIzDMb0t
Storytelling Gives Words to Understand and Redeem Ourselves
"One of the functions of art is to give people the words to know their own experience... Storytelling is a tool for knowing who we are and what we want." Ursula K. Le Guin on storytelling and the power of language...
Neuroscience Reveals Optimal Brain Training Methods
One of the most interesting neuroscience reads I have ever consumed. How you should train your brain.
Black Lesbian Representation Empowers Identity and Love
At the LA Festival of Books today I had such a lovely moment. During the panel Q&A, a young person asked me about World of Wakanda and shared that when they read the book, they were struggling with identity and...
Kaiser: The Engineer Who Shaped Modern American West
next read, “henry j. kaiser: builder in the modern american west” by mark s. foster https://t.co/7MwSNGPGMo
From Prompts to Profits: Inside My New Book
Stop Writing Prompts, Start Winning Business: A Peek Inside My New Book by @Timothy_Hughes https://t.co/aRvIFwO3qi @DLAIgnite #SocialSelling #DigitalSelling #Sales #SalesTips #SalesLeader #Salesforce #Marketing #Leadership #MarketingStrategy #MarketingSuccess https://t.co/tKgMgxUtRJ
How a Weekend Sparked a 72‑Hour Book
The backstory of what inspired me to write my last book in 72 hours. Drop a 💜 if it made you think of what you would spend a weekend doing.
One $29 Book Could Transform Your Life
With the right inspiration, change can happen in an instant. In my life, I have found the best reward to risk bets I've made are in books written by those who have succeeded. Is it worth $29 to possibly change...
Romantasy Dominates BookCon; Non‑romance Titles Become Rarity
Someone was saying that BookCon is 90 percent romantasy and I'm not surprised. Last year I looked at numbers at my imprint and I was one of the top 10 sellers of the year but also one of the only...
Manhood Is Taught, Not Innate
"I read “Manhood in the Making,” a 1991 book by the anthropologist David Gilmore. It changed my mind. Gilmore argues masculinity isn’t something that just happens to boys as they grow up. Cultures had to create manhood — had to...
Whitman's Leaves of Grass Guides Authentic Self‑Discovery
Walt Whitman's field guide to being yourself – the trial and triumph of "Leaves of Grass" https://t.co/onkPp36yE5 #longreads #traversal
French Publishers Alarmed as Sansal Sparks Author Exodus
The Sansal virus is out of the bag. Even the French are finally waking up to his extremist agenda. Crise chez Grasset en France : après l'arrivée de Boualem Sansal, hémorragie d'écrivains https://t.co/WinzX1FoTC
Cross‑Disciplinary Maintenance Insights Boost Cybersecurity Programs
The Maintenance of Everything Studying how other fields think about maintenance and sustainment is extremely useful. These areas are rich in lessons to apply to cybersecurity. Stewart Brand’s Maintenance of Everything is a brilliant overview of many of these fields. It’s...
Heated Rivalry Series Ranked: My Quick Reviews
Ranking every book in the Heated Rivalry series, from Game Changers to The Long Game, in honour of the biggest book to screen adaptation of last year. I read all 6 books in the series, and here’s all my quick...
Earn From Books with Just $1 Daily Meta Ads
I’m gonna say this with my whole chest… YOU DO NOT HAVE TO Spend $5+ a day on a meta ad. Especially if you’ve never done them before. Especially if you don’t have the funds. I spend $7k a month on...
Marilyn Monroe's Unpublished Poems Reveal Her Private Complexity
"Only parts of us will ever touch parts of others." Marilyn Monroe's unpublished poems – a glimpse of the complex private person behind the public persona https://t.co/25Zu28knpd
Fast-Track Wealth: Risk, Automation, Leverage From Top Books
I’m on track to become a millionaire this year at 26. I’ve read ~40 finance books. Most are designed to make you wealthy slowly over decades. Getting rich is easy. Getting rich fast is harder. These 3 actually fast-tracked my wealth: • The Millionaire...
Liz Pelly’s Spotify Book Unpacks New Media & AI
Highly recommend Liz Pelly’s new book on Spotify, many insights for anyone interested in new media, generative AI, even vibe coding as a modern form of creation. https://t.co/LVArLxahL7
Public Science Under Siege: From Frontier to Target
"From Endless Frontier to Enemy of the People: The Assault on Public Science" | A very nice, thoughtful review of #ScienceUnderSiege (by @PeterHotez & yours truly) by Wendy Wagner for @Lawfare Media: https://t.co/2QcaDNC3df
First Author Invitation Sparks Excitement, Bringing Queen Kenz
I have bookcon fomo butttttt I did just get accepted to another book convention as an attending author for the very first time (in 2027) and I’m in my feels. (And yes ofc I’m bringing queen Kenz)
Ask “Tell Me More” To Deepen Relationships
70% of people don’t feel loved as much or as often as they’d like, this new book by @slyubomirsky & Harry Reis explains who to build stronger relationships The three words that everyone loves to hear? They’re not “I love...