Jake Batsell Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
Jake Batsell on XO'Neil Chair in Business Journalism & Assoc Prof @smu; wrote 'Engaged Journalism' (@ColumbiaUP); prev: @dallasnews, @seattletimes, research fellow @texastribune

Chasing History: A Kid in the Newsroom
Carl BernsteinFinished @carlbernstein’s memoir, Chasing History, which chronicles his formative years at the Washington Evening Star in the early ‘60s. It’s an ode to an era of robust local news that molded Bernstein but has since vanished, as @kathykiely captures in a @washingtonpost review: https://t.co/UQEawScZRD
Paperback, 2023
$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Launching While Female: Smashing the System That Holds Women Entrepreneurs Back
Susanne AlthoffJoin us at @SMU — in person, or virtually — on March 8 for the O'Neil Lecture in Business Journalism! @SusanneAlthoff will discuss her book "Launching While Female," for which she interviewed 100+ women/nonbinary entrepreneurs. It's free! More background: https://calendar.smu.edu/site/meadows/event/william-oneil-lecture-in-business-journalism-susanne-althoff-author-of-launching-while-female-1/ https://t.co/Jq3s6OpgB8
Hardcover, 2020
$25.95Member price:$12.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Life Is So Good
George DawsonStrong column from @DaveLieber. “The only list Life Is So Good should be on is a list of great Texas books. Leave this book alone.” https://t.co/RKHi2kbgq0
Paperback, 2013
$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book