Bill Gates’s 2021 Reading List

How could a company as big and successful as GE fail? I’ve been thinking about that question for several years, and Lights Out finally gave me many of the answers I was seeking.

Kolbert’s latest is the most straightforward examination of “humanity versus nature” on this list.

I am almost always interested in books about American presidents, and I especially loved A Promised Land.

This is one of the most unusual novels I’ve read in years.

Their stories make for a super interesting look at the science of immunity.

If you’re interested in learning more about what it might take to create a true AI, this book offers a fascinating theory.

Isaacson does a good job highlighting the most important ethical questions around gene editing.

I love a good robot story, and Ishiguro’s novel about an “artificial friend” to a sick young girl is no exception.

If you’re a Shakespeare fan, you’ll love this moving novel about how his personal life might’ve influenced the writing of one of his most famous plays.

It’s a fun read, and I finished the whole thing in one weekend.