21 social impact-obsessed people share the best book they read in 2021

From non-fiction to children’s books, 21 recommendations for your holiday and new year reading

Why It Matters

Learning is essential to good social impact work, and books — whatever genre — are one big way to expand your perspective.

var TRINITY_TTS_WP_CONFIG = {"cleanText":"21 social impact-obsessed people share the best book they read in 2021. It\u2019s that time of year again. The time of year when we ask social impact-focused people \u2014 changemakers and members of the Future of Good team \u2014 for the best book they read in 2021, and why. As Future of Good Editorial Fellow Gabe Oatley says of their recommendation, \u201c Not all \u2018social impact\u2019 books are how-to guides.\u201d This list proves that \u2014 spanning poetry, essays, fiction, children\u2019s literature, and, yes, some traditional non-fiction. Good luck picking just a few to read over the holidays.\u00a0 \u00a0 Resisting Canada: An Anthology of Poetry edited by Nyla Matuk\u00a0 \u201cI read more poetry in 2021 than I did in any previous year,

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