Blog / New Releases

Books to Watch | April 21, 2020

By Porchlight

Blog / Book Giveaways

No Filter: The Inside Story of Instagram

By Porchlight

Social media has become even more important during the Coronavirus crisis as a means of keeping in touch and connected—a lifeline to the outside world. But it is also a source of rumor, questionable information from unverified sources, and outright scams related to the pandemic. Sarah Frier shows how this came to be, and how Instagram’s dominance acts as a lens into our society, highlighting our fraught relationship with technology.

Blog / Editor's Choice

The Year 1000: When Explorers Connected the World—and Globalization Began

Book Review by Dylan Schleicher

Valerie Hansen's new book will change the way you view the world of antiquity, and the world of today.

Blog / Staff Picks

Passing

Book Review by Roy Normington

Our Senior Customer Service Specialist, Roy Normington, reviews Nella Larsen's Harlem Renaissance novel, finding it still speaks powerfully to issues of identity, race, class, gender, and sexuality today.

Blog / ChangeThis

Why We Need More Women of Color in Tech

By Susanne Tedrick

You might be asking yourself why on earth I would subject myself to a field that has typically been non-welcoming to women of color and where the support structures are iffy, at best. For all the negative news and statistics, there really is no greater time for us to be here. I’d like to share with you why by sharing my journey to tech.

Blog / New Releases

Books to Watch | April 14, 2020

By Porchlight

Blog / Book Giveaways

Think Like a Rocket Scientist: Simple Strategies You Can Use to Make Giant Leaps in Work and Life

By Porchlight

Fortunately, you don’t have to be a rocket scientist to think like one.

Blog / Editor's Choice

Weird: The Power of Being an Outsider in an Insider World

Book Review by Dylan Schleicher

The time we are living through feels extremely weird. Maybe a book on the strengths of being weird can help us through.

Blog / Excerpts

Always Day One: How the Tech Titans Plan to Stay on Top Forever

By Porchlight

An acclaimed tech reporter reveals the inner workings of Amazon, Facebook, Google, Apple, and Microsoft, showing how to compete with the tech titans using their own playbook.

Blog / ChangeThis

The Four Stages of Psychological Safety

By Timothy R. Clark

Psychological safety is a condition in which you feel (1) included, (2) safe to learn, (3) safe to contribute, and (4) safe to challenge the status quo—all without fear of being embarrassed, marginalized, or punished in some way.