We still know what you’re reading this summer
McKinsey’s annual reading list is back for 2021.
The world has changed in ways we couldn’t imagine. And more than halfway into 2021, societies, leaders, and organizations are still grappling with all that’s happened—and the uncertainties of what’s to come. This year, either we’re trying to come to grips with our new realities, or we’re seeking respite from them. It’s perhaps unsurprising, then, that—among the 100-plus books shared by more than 40 leaders and personalities with McKinsey Global Publishing’s Raju Narisetti—the most robust categories are fiction, history, and politics.
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We’ve also curated summer book recommendations from the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Barack Obama, Christie’s, and more. And we’ve included recommendations from McKinsey Global Publishing.
The Financial Times unveiled the 2021 long list of the annual FT/McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award on August 16 and the shortlist on September 23.
Don't forget to download McKinsey’s Author Talks 124-page collection and read some of our best interviews with authors of recently published books on business and beyond. For ongoing conversations, bookmark this Author Talks page. Finally, check out McKinsey on Books for our monthly business best-seller rankings—prepared exclusively for McKinsey Global Publishing by NPD BookScan—and a collection of books by McKinsey authors on the management issues that matter, from leadership and talent to digital transformation and corporate finance.
