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A New York Times bestseller, an NPR Books We Love pick, and one of Barack Obama's favorite books of 2025
Abundance lays out a vision of what a progressive America could look like and what gets in the way. For decades, we have mapped out clean energy grids, affordable housing, sustainable farming and climate resilience, then added every possible roadblock to building it. In many ways, this book felt to me like a positioning exercise for America and a call to rethink what we prioritize.
New York Times bestseller, a PBS Summer Book, NPR/Washington Post Best Book of the Year
A highly original work that celebrates the written word itself—and the way it reminds us to slow down, think carefully, and patiently await a reply. The story unfolds through letters that reveal the characters’ inner worlds and how they make sense of their lives. It’s smart, inventive, and a beautiful reminder of how writing connects us.
Longlisted for the 2025 National Book Award for Fiction, named a Notable Book by The Washington Post, NPR, Time, Esquire, and others
This novel offers a haunting look at the Dust Bowl and the ways land, loss and legacy intertwine. It examines our complicated relationship with the earth, the lessons we ignore from Native communities and the secrets we try to bury. There’s a thread of magical realism, which is usually not my thing, but I found myself completely drawn in.
New York Times Bestseller, National Book Award winning author
This is the true story of a friendship between an Israeli father and a Palestinian father who each lost a daughter to the conflict. It is not an easy read, but it offers something rare and needed. Hope. If these two fathers can find common ground through unimaginable loss, maybe they can show the rest of us a way forward.
More than 25 million copies sold, one of the best selling business books of all time
Hard to believe I had never read this classic. When we started working with FranklinCovey, I finally picked it up. What surprised me most was how timeless it feels. The idea of leading from the inside out especially resonated with me. It is grounded in principles of mindfulness that many leaders now consider essential.