24 New Books with Buzz from Journalists, Politicos & Opinionmakers

Pioneering AI researcher and activist Joy Buolamwini has become an intellectual lighthouse on how to address the hidden biases baked into our data models, and increasingly, our world. Her timely new book is a call-to-action for experts, leaders and citizens to recognize the risks of what she calls "the coded gaze," and join the movement to prevent harms caused by AI.

Stephanie Land's blockbuster debut memoir 'Maid', which became a bestseller, Netflix series, and landed on Obama's 2019 book list, examined motherhood and poverty through her time as a housekeeper. This follow-up, is an indictment of classism in American education and illustrates the challenges mothers face in pursuing education in service of their personal ambitions.

Stanford computer scientist Fei-Fei Li, nicknamed the godmother of AI, is crusading to push the tech sector to build more humanity into its AI models. Her new memoir tells the story of her rising from poverty as an immigrant to become a leading figure at the forefront of the AI revolution. LinkedIn co-founder and investor Reid Hoffman raved: "a wonderful blend of her story as a young immigrant obsessed with science and the beginnings of AI to the present."

Ben Mezrich, known for his entertaining and no-holds-barred chronicles of the foibles of tech titans returns with a deep dive into the corporate takeover of Twitter, providing accounts from Musk's mission team and the employees who suffered dearly throughout his chaotic first few months running the platform.

This tell-all biography of investor Ray Dalio, the legendary founder of Bridgewater, hits shelves November 7th despite the best efforts of the firm's lawyers to stop it. They warn that the book could result in "financial and reputational harm," which makes us all the more curious... This sure-to-be explosive book by New York Times reporter Rob Copeland has already been optioned into a movie from Amazon Studios.

Republican pollster and strategist Patrick Ruffini is no supporter of Trump, but is an attentive student of how MAGA messaging has resonated with millions of voters — including millions of non-white ones. In this book, which will surely find debate across party lines, he makes the case that the Republican party is experiencing a demographic shift and evolving to shore up support among a younger and more diverse base.

An expanded version of "The Facebook Files" series, originally published in the WSJ, author Jeff Horowitz reports on the inner chaos at Facebook in the wake of the 2016 election. He follows a group of Facebook employees grappling with difficult questions about the role their company played in the rise of online extremism. After thwarted efforts to fix the platform, some of these employees decided they needed to speak out on the damage that Facebook had done.

In recent years, speculation about UFOs has become a legitimate consideration in Washington, causing many citizens to wonder just how much the government knows about alien life. This book chronicles the fascinating work of the real-life Mulders and Scullys over the past three decades.

Journalist and author Jonathan Karl writes the definitive account of Trump's second coming. Walter Issacson notes that Karl captures “Trump’s strange obsessions and behaviors as he struggles to avoid what he considers to be the worst possible fate: being a loser.”

Former CNN anchor and media maven Brian Stelter offers unprecedented behind-the-scenes details about America's "Most Trusted News Source" following the 2020 election and the Dominion Voting Systems lawsuit. He tells the untold story of Tucker Carlson's cancellation from the network among other scandals with analysis on how the network's mechanics have shifted following Trump's departure from office. A must-read for any media junkie.