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

Author Kylie Adair
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.

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