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TODAY’S NEWS. TOMORROW’S INSIGHTS. A daily newsletter from McKinsey & Company Brought to you by Liz Hilton Segel, chief client officer and managing partner, global industry practices, & Homayoun Hatami, managing partner, global client capabilities Best-selling business books In the news • Ending the bestseller lists. One of America’s leading newspapers, The Wall Street Journal, has ended its longstanding run of publishing weekly lists of best-selling books. The daily newspaper printed six lists of fiction and nonfiction books, in addition to hardcover business titles. While the business list focused on adult titles only, the paper’s fiction and nonfiction booklists presented a mix of adult, young adult, and children’s titles. The newspaper’s editorial page editor noted that, other than this change, its coverage of books should “continue as usual.” [Publishers Weekly] • AI book bot. Publishers are exploring the use of chatbot versions of books. Like a book club’s smartest member, these chatbots can converse with readers about all aspects of any type of book. One start-up has recently launched an AI-based app that can analyze key themes, summarize content, and answer readers’ questions. Chatbot editions of textbooks can be particularly helpful, since the platform can explain material that readers might need clarified, the start-up’s CEO said. [Wired] Explore the latest rankings of best-selling business books in the United States, prepared exclusively for McKinsey Publishing by Circana. On McKinsey.com • Where to find business books. When you’re looking for your next thought-provoking business book to read, McKinsey—through the media company Circana, which develops the lists—offers the most comprehensive resource available to explore the business books currently most popular in the US. McKinsey is unique in offering a variety of business booklists. Our eight top ten lists are divided into business overall, hardcover, decision making, economics, organizational behavior, workplace culture, diversity and inclusion, and sustainability. • Timely management issues. In addition to our monthly lists of best-selling business books, on our McKinsey on Books collection page, you can also find books by McKinsey authors on the management issues that matter. These include our takes on topics from leadership and talent to digital transformation, corporate finance, and more. Discover the business books leaders were reading in October 2023, and for our series of interviews with authors of books on business and beyond, visit Author Talks. See the business bestsellers — Edited by Belinda Yu, editor, Atlanta Introducing Insights to Impact Be among the first to subscribe to this free newsletter delivering a weekly roundup of analysis that’s influencing decision makers. Each Friday, we’ll offer insights across geographies, industries, and capabilities to help leaders identify new opportunities to spur innovation and growth, sustainably. Click to subscribe Was this forwarded to you? Sign up here. Or send us feedback—we’d love to hear from you. Follow our thinking Copyright © 2023 | McKinsey & Company, 3 World Trade Center, 175 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10007