2026 Reading Challenge

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Silent Spring by Rachel CarsonCradle to Cradle by William McDonoughThe Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanThe Urban Homestead by Kelly CoyneThe Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
Being "Green"
390 books — 238 voters
The Seemingly Impossible Love Life of Amanda Dean by Ann RoseThe Love Proposal by Camilla IsleyOne Perfect Day by Rebecca MeadMiss Manners' Guide to a Surprisingly Dignified Wedding by Jacobina MartinOffbeat Bride by Ariel Meadow Stallings
Wedding Books
105 books — 68 voters

Walkable City by Jeff SpeckStraphanger by Taras GrescoeHappy City by Charles MontgomeryWriting About Architecture by Alexandra LangeSmart Cities by Anthony M. Townsend
NextCity.org Book Club (fiction and nonfiction)
27 books — 24 voters
Adapt and Plan for the New Abnormal of the COVID-19 Coronavir... by Gleb TsipurskyPro Truth by Gleb TsipurskyThe Blindspots Between Us by Gleb TsipurskyNever Go With Your Gut by Gleb TsipurskyThe Gray Rhino by Michele Wucker
Planning + Insights
29 books — 22 voters

The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane JacobsEvicted by Matthew DesmondThe Urban Mystique by Josh StephensDystopia by Archimedes MuzendaTriumph of the City by Edward L. Glaeser
Urban Studies for Everyone (nonfiction)
65 books — 22 voters
Of the Mahabharata Catastrophes by Vegas LunaThe Small-Scale Poultry Flock by Harvey UsseryHydroponic Hot House by Jim DeKorneThe Complete Guide to Small-Scale Farming by Melissa NelsonThe Complete Medicinal Herbal by Mark Blumenthal
Emergency Planning For Any Catastrophe
111 books — 9 voters

How Buildings Learn by Stewart BrandAt Home by Bill BrysonHistoric Preservation by Norman TylerA Field Guide to American Houses by Virginia McAlesterThe Island at the Center of the World by Russell Shorto
Built Heritage
140 books — 7 voters
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty SmithAt Home by Bill BrysonThe Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane JacobsWhere We Want to Live by Ryan Gravel101 Things I Learned in Urban Design School by Matthew Frederick
Books About Cities
29 books — 7 voters

Dancing with Cinderella by Jeff HarlowAdvanced Strategic Planning by Aubrey MalphursSimple Church by Thom S. RainerMission Drift by Peter GreerThe Mission Driven Hospital by Chris Bart
Church Planning and Growth
24 books — 6 voters
Where We Want to Live by Ryan GravelMaynard Jackson by Robert A. HolmesStreetfight by Janette Sadik-KhanThe Everyday Practice of Public Art by Cameron CartiereThe Art of Placemaking by Ronald Lee Fleming
ATL City Studio Reads
37 books — 3 voters

Hattiesburg by William SturkeyKeep Your Head to the Sky by Grey GundakerEarth Democracy by Vandana ShivaThe Business of Architecture by Kathy Denise DixonBuilding Atlanta by Herman J. Russell
Black Architecture, Planning, Urban Design
30 books — 3 voters
Secure Your Success! by Twanita DozierPlanning and Organizing Local Events by Dean Amory
Organizing Events
2 books — 2 voters

Organizing Special Events and Conferences by Darcy Campion DevneyCrisis or Conference by Tony CareyDesigning Successful Professional Meetings and Conferences in... by Susan E. MundryA conference and workshop planner's manual by Lois B. Hart
Conference Planning
4 books — 1 voter

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