Many (nonfiction) authors have incredible promotional and marketing plans as part of their book proposal, so why are publishers not always that impressed by them? It goes back to that highly illogical, yet indisputable, fact of the nonfiction publishing world: Books do not build movements, movements build books ..read more

Almost all nonfiction books have lists – because you need supporting factors for the main argument, hence, a list. The problem occurs when lists are too long and suggest too much work. For example ..read more

The new Berrett-Koehler Publisher's CEO, Praveen Madan, has had a long-time love story with BK. Prior to taking the reins as CEO, he served as Chair on the BK board. We decided to do a throwback to the 2017 speech Praveen gave when he was asked why he accepted the Board Chair role at BK.  ..read more

RBmedia recently announced it's acquisition of Berrett-Koehler Publisher's (BK) audiobook arm quoting VP of Editorial, Lesley Iura ..read more

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Over the last 30+ years, Berrett-Koehler Publishers has had the honor of publishing hundreds of amazing books written by brilliant thought-leaders who trusted us with their vision. Below you'll find our top 10 bestsellers in each BK category—Currents, Life, and Business.  But first, a message from our founder: Berrett-Koehler Publishers has an impressive track record of sales of our publications. Already 311 Berrett-Koehler books— approximately one-third of our total booklist—have sold over 20,000 copies, which is our definition of a bestseller. And 71 of these books have sold more ..read more

It’s natural to worry about hurting other people with our feedback, especially if we remember a time that feedback hurt us. However, we all need feedback to grow. The tips in this article will help you navigate feedback without causing harm!  ..read more

Many of us are familiar with the term decolonization, even if we don’t know exactly what it means. There are calls to decolonize different aspects of our everyday lives — from decolonizing our diets and bookshelves to our healthcare systems and our minds. To better understand this term, we need to recognize how colonial dynamics are baked into pretty much all of our institutions. Edgar Villanueva, expert on social justice philanthropy and author of Decolonizing Wealth, uses the term “colonizer virus” to describe how the negative ideas that come with colonization still impact people and instit ..read more

After a traumatic event, feeling like everything is your fault is a very common response. When something bad happens to you that’s beyond your control, pretending you can control future events by avoiding mistakes can be a way to regain a feeling of control. The problem is, a habit of blaming yourself can be incredibly painful. And the truth is, no matter how perfectly we behave, we can’t control the behavior of others, so blaming yourself for everything is not aligned with reality ..read more

Florida’s public colleges and universities are now legally banned from spending money on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) along with any political or social activism. Furthermore, they are no longer allowed to teach identity politics in any fashion. According to Politico, DeSantis also plans to eliminate subjects like critical race theory from Florida schools. It’s a little funny to me that this law was signed a mere 4 months after NPR ran an article featuring an interview with a 19-year-old Florida voter who stated that she was specifically motivated to vote because she disagreed with ..read more