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31 Books from my 2025 Reads for Your 2026 List
If you’d like to see previous editions of this article you can find them here: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, and the one that started this series, 2020.
To see a video version of this article, click here.
As I did last year, in 2025 I read many books on Palestine and will continue to point those interested to my Substack or the Palestine Bookshelf home page to browse through and see which categories you might be interested in learning more about. You’ll find what I’ve read and am reading over there.
Business and Nonfiction
Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism by Sarah Wynn-Williams: A former Facebook public policy director’s explosive memoir exposes the company’s toxic internal culture, leadership failures under Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg, disregard for global consequences like enabling genocide and censorship, and prioritization of profit over responsibility. Goodreads review. YouTube review.
Empire: A Very Short Introduction by Stephen Howe: This concise overview explores the historical concept of empire across time and cultures, analyzing its forms, impacts, abuses, and lingering legacy on modern global politics and colonialism. Goodreads review. YouTube review.
