Berrett-Koehler Publishers

09/30/2026

"The future will reward clarity, but punish certainty."

Futurist Bob Johansen has been saying some version of this for years, and in his new book with Andy Doyle and Jeremy Kirshbaum, he takes it a step further. When certainty falls apart, what fills the gap? According to Disciplines of Hope, it's practice. Hope becomes something you do on purpose, every day.

Bob and Andy joined Lisa Kay Solomon on How We Future to talk about BANI, bendability, and a tool they call the Credible Hope Compass. Give it a listen: https://hubs.li/Q04yDZ0B0

With Futurist Bob Johansen and Bishop Andy Doyle

09/29/2026

Burnout isn't going to be solved by one more HR program. Deborah Lovich of BCG has spent years studying what actually changes how people feel about their jobs, and her answer is surprisingly simple: small, daily habits that managers can start tomorrow.

She talked with https://hubs.li/Q04yDQf10 about the ideas behind her upcoming book, Make Work Work. It's worth your coffee break.

Read it here: https://hubs.li/Q04yDQgs0

Make Work Work comes out November 17. Preorder now.

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09/29/2026

The trusted guide for surviving overwhelm and trauma in today’s world, now revised and updated.

Trauma Stewardship is the seminal work on sustaining oneself while bearing witness over time to the hardship, overwhelm, suffering, and trauma of humans, other living beings, and the planet itself.

Whether through personal caregiving, school, work, or efforts to make the world a better place, trauma exposure is ubiquitous, often experienced as burnout or compassion fatigue. This essential resource helps readers understand the toll on their nervous system, individually and collectively—including, though not limited to, exhaustion, numbness, cynicism, guilt, decision fatigue, or the sense that one can never do enough—and offers practical next steps.

Drawing on four decades of frontline experience, this new edition blends the latest in neuroscience, field wisdom, emerging research, and diverse spiritual traditions to offer fresh guidance and steady companionship amid intensifying pressures.

Inside:

- Tools for recognizing the trauma exposure response in yourself and others
- Concrete practices for staying present and whole
- Proven strategies for continuing to engage in one’s community, work, and life
- New Yorker cartoons, because humor is critical

Trauma Stewardship offers an accessible and compassionate framework for remaining grounded, connected, and purposeful while continuing to show up—for the long haul.

"Reading this book is like looking into a mirror." — THICH NHAT HANH

09/29/2026

The bestselling guide to aging with purpose is now updated with urgent wisdom on staying engaged, countering tyranny, and making peace with mortality.

Independent Publisher Book Awards gold medalist in the Aging/Death & Dying category.

Getting older isn't about withdrawal—it's about diving deeper into life, work, relationships, and meaning. But how do you stay engaged when facing loss, political chaos, and mortality?

In this revised and expanded edition, beloved teacher and bestselling author Parker J. Palmer returns with eight more years of hard-won wisdom. Drawing on nine decades of life, Palmer explores the urgent questions aging raises:

- How do we counter authoritarianism when democracy itself is threatened?
- How do we stay connected across generational divides?
- How do we make peace with endings while staying meaningfully engaged until the last breath?

Through meditations blending prose and poetry, Palmer shows that old is just another word for nothing left to lose—a time to speak truth, reach out, reach in, and fully inhabit the life you have. Laced with humor and gravitas, this book does not tell you how to age. It invites you to turn the prism on your own unfolding life, refracting new light at every turn.

09/27/2026

The Art of the Steal by NYT bestselling author, John Perkins, spotted in the wild at Books-A-Million in Pottstown, PA!

09/25/2026

The average new book in the US sells fewer than 2,000 copies in its lifetime. We just counted how many of ours have passed 20,000.

The answer is 322, which is about a third of our catalog. And 77 of those have gone past 100,000 copies.

Eat That Frog! by Brian Tracy leads the list with more than 4 million copies in 59 languages. Leadership and Self-Deception follows at 3 million+. Farther down you'll find books like Humble Inquiry, The Body Is Not an Apology, and Trauma Stewardship, and more that readers keep coming back to year after year.

We're grateful to every author and reader who got us here. The full list is on the BK Exchange: https://hubs.li/Q04ykVFq0

09/25/2026

Congratulations Margie Warrell! The Courage Gap has been named a Distinguished Favorite in Leadership at the NYC Big Book Awards!

Do you hold back from speaking up, taking risks, or pursuing what you really want?

That hesitation—the space between knowing and doing—is the courage gap.

In this book, bestselling author of You’ve Got This! Margie Warrell delivers a practical, research-backed guide to overcoming fear, self-doubt, and impostor syndrome so you can lead, decide, and act with confidence.

Blending neuroscience, psychology, and real-world leadership coaching experience, Warrell reveals a powerful 5-step roadmap to help you rewire self-protective habits, silence your inner critic, and build everyday courage. From boardrooms to personal crossroads, she shows how to transform anxiety into clarity and bold action.

In this book, you will learn how to

- overcome fear of failure and rejection,
- build lasting confidence grounded in science,
- speak up with conviction,
- take smart, courageous risks, and
- close the gap between where you are and where you want to be.

For leaders, professionals, and anyone ready to stop playing small, The Courage Gap provides clear strategies to unlock resilience, elevate performance, and step fully into your bravest self.

Fear creates the gap. Courage closes it.

09/24/2026

Amazing energy at Book Passage in the Ferry Building for John Perkins and The Art of the Steal.

John spent decades exposing how economic hit men used fear, debt, scarcity, and division to take control of other countries. In this book he makes the case that those same four tactics are now being used on Americans at home. Hearing him walk through it in person was chilling, and also weirdly hopeful. His point is that these tactics only work when we stay isolated and afraid, and that we can change that.

Thank you to Book Passage for hosting and to everyone who came out and stayed for the signing.

The Art of the Steal: Trump and the Economic Hit Man Presidency is out now wherever books are sold.

09/24/2026

Congratulations Erik Lie! Catching Cheats has been named a Distinguised Favorite in the How-to category at the NYC Big Book Awards.

A renowned researcher takes readers inside the hunt for Wall Street's biggest frauds, revealing the forensic techniques that catch corporate criminals in the act.

The world of business runs on trust, but that trust is routinely broken. From stock market manipulation to accounting fraud, corporate executives and Wall Street insiders find endless, creative ways to cheat the system. With engaging stories and compelling data analysis, Erik Lie reveals how these schemes work and how to catch them.

Through real cases such as Martha Stewart’s insider trading, Bernie Madoff’s Ponzi scheme, and the LIBOR rate-fixing scandal, readers will learn the following:

- Two powerful methods for detecting systematic fraud using data
- How cheaters leave behind telltale statistical patterns
- Why some of Wall Street's biggest frauds persisted for years despite red flags
- The role of whistleblowers, journalists, and researchers in exposing deception

Packed with intriguing examples and whimsical illustrations, this eye-opening guide shows how anyone can help expose corporate misconduct hiding in plain sight.

09/23/2026

You can be dependable, hardworking, and great at your job and still feel unseen at work.

Justin Jones-Fosu joined The Simplifiers Podcast to talk about why that happens and what managers can do about it. His take: the person you report to shapes how much meaning you find in your work, often more than any mission statement on the wall.

He walks through the Create Meaning Cycle from Stop Chasing, Start Creating: Choose, Commit, Cultivate. None of it requires a big initiative. It's small habits, like recognizing people, showing them the impact of their work, and protecting projects that matter even when they don't pay off right away.

🎧 Listen here: https://hubs.li/Q04y4W-P0