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McKinsey Global Publishing’s top picks

5 great books for the summer (Bill Gates)

What to read in 2022: the best new art books to look out for (Christie’s)

Best summer books of 2022: Critics’ picks (Financial Times)

Summer reading: the 30 best holiday reads – chosen by authors and critics (Guardian)

HBS Staff 2022 Summer Reading List (Harvard Business School)

J.P. Morgan Launches 23rd Annual Summer Reading List (J.P. Morgan)

Our Favorite Page-Turners: Summer Reading Recommendations from Katie and KCM Staffers (Katie Couric Media)

88 Books to Bring Your Summer Alive (The New York Times)

From Chelsea Clinton to David Petraeus, Here’s What Politicos Are Reading This Summer (Politico)

Summer Reads 2022 (Princeton University)

Summer Reading: 11 Books to Keep Your Mind Busy (Stanford Graduate School of Business)

Our Guide to Summer Books (The Wall Street Journal)

Barack Obama's Summer Reading List (Barack Obama)

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McKinsey on Books
Explore this month’s best-selling business books prepared exclusively for McKinsey Publishing by Circana and a collection of books by McKinsey authors on the management issues that matter, from leadership and talent to digital transformation, corporate finance, and more.
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Author Talks
Dive into insightful conversations with authors on crucial management topics including leading through a crisis, unleashing innovation, coping with organizational culture shifts, and more.
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10 songs (and 30 reads) to kick off your summer break
– Looking for ways to make your escape this summer without disconnecting from the issues that matter? We’ve got you covered. Put on your nifty noise-cancelling headphones and unwind with this music playlist, curated by the editors of McKinsey Global Publishing.

Acknowledgments

It takes a village to curate amazing lists from this rather busy group of leaders from all over the world. We would like to thank Kathy Bloomgarden, Robert Christie, Rimjhim Dey, Aria Finger, Steve John, Adrian Monck, Jayne Rosefield, Michelle O Sing, and Vinay Sridhar for their help.

Within McKinsey Global Publishing, special thanks to Mike Borruso, Zachary Enco, Eleni Kostopoulos, Molly Liebergall, LaShon Malone, Philip Mathew, Kanika Punwani, Diane Rice, Shirley Shum, Amanda Soto, and Nathan Wilson for making this list come alive.