The Most Read Books of the 2024 Reading Challenge (So Far)

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Fangirl by Rainbow RowellThe Secret History by Donna TarttBrideshead Revisited by Evelyn WaughI Am Charlotte Simmons by Tom WolfeNorwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
Books About College Life
316 books — 222 voters
The Secret History by Donna TarttStoner by John WilliamsCampusland by Scott JohnstonThe Idiot by Elif BatumanFangirl by Rainbow Rowell
Best Fiction Set in Academia
131 books — 144 voters

Set the Night on Fire by Mike DavisThe New Jim Crow by Michelle AlexanderThe Rage of Innocence by Kristin HenningWe Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichiePedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire
Social Justice Education
341 books — 83 voters
A History of American Higher Education by John R. ThelinPedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo FreireAcademically Adrift by Richard ArumJust Back Off and Let Us Teach by Caroline Alexander LewisThe Lost Promise by Ellen Schrecker
Books for Higher Education Professionals
107 books — 51 voters

Excellent Sheep by William DeresiewiczAcademically Adrift by Richard ArumFail U. by Charles J. SykesThe Tyranny of the Meritocracy by Lani GuinierThe Chosen by Jerome Karabel
Controversies in Higher Education
168 books — 41 voters
Make It Stick by Peter C. BrownMindset by Carol S. DweckThe Lost Promise by Ellen SchreckerDon't Go Back to School by Kio StarkThe Talent Code by Daniel Coyle
Best Books About the State of Education
173 books — 29 voters

Where Girls Come First by Ilana DeBareIn Adamless Eden by Patricia Ann PalmieriCollege Girls by Lynn PerilSchoolgirls by Peggy OrensteinAll Girls by Karen Stabiner
Single-Sex Education
117 books — 17 voters
Completing College by Vincent TintoDIY U by Anya KamenetzWhat the Best College Students Do by Ken BainMore Than Listening by Ruth HarperEngaging Students Through Social Media by Reynol Junco
Student Affairs Must Reads
21 books — 8 voters

Alma Mater by Helen Lefkowitz HorowitzWellesley College, 1875-1975; A Century of Women by Jean GlasscockSeparate by Degree by Leslie Miller-BernalChallenged by Coeducation by Leslie Miller-BernalMundelein Voices by Ann M. Harrington
Women's Colleges in America
51 books — 7 voters
The System by Jeff BenedictThe Cartel by Taylor BranchMissoula by Jon KrakauerSurviving The Second Tier by M.K. LeverA Payroll to Meet by David Whitford
Controversies in College Sports
56 books — 7 voters

Real Life by Brandon TaylorThese Violent Delights by Micah NemereverMaurice by E.M. ForsterThe Unfortunates by J.K. ChukwuThe Group by Mary McCarthy
Campus/Academic Novels about Marginalized Groups
68 books — 7 voters
The Culture Map by Erin MeyerCouples That Work by Jennifer PetriglieriAct Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader by Herminia IbarraBlue Ocean Strategy by W. Chan KimThe Blue Line Imperative by Kevin Kaiser
Books written by INSEAD Professors
92 books — 6 voters

Faculty Advising Examined by Gary L. KramerEngaging Students Through Social Media by Reynol JuncoThe New Advisor Guidebook by Pat FolsomGet Real and Get In by Aviva LegattThe Appreciative Advising Revolution by Jennifer L. Bloom
Academic Advising Top Reads
16 books — 4 voters
Blurred Lines by Vanessa GrigoriadisWeapons of Math Destruction by Cathy O'NeilWe Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieModern HERstory by Blair ImaniThe End of Men by Hanna Rosin
The #InVinoFab Podcast Reads
62 books — 4 voters

Cow Country by Adrian Jones PearsonLives on the Boundary by Mike RoseThe Community College Writer by Howard TinbergMindset by Carol S. DweckWhat the Best College Teachers Do by Ken Bain
Books for Community College Teachers
9 books — 3 voters
Conspiracy U by Scott A. ShayIn the Shadow of the Ivory Tower by Davarian L. BaldwinAfrican Americans in Higher Education by James L. Conyers Jr.Slavery and the University by Leslie HarrisWellness Issues for Higher Education by David S. Anderson
Best Books on Social Issues on Universities
22 books — 3 voters

Chouinard by Robert PerineReframe Your Artistry by Jessica HonigOff Limits by Joan M. MarterArtists in Offices by Judith E. AdlerJack Goldstein and the CalArts Mafia by Richard Hertz
Art School History
5 books — 2 voters
Visible Learning for Teachers by John HattieAn Ethic of Excellence by Ron BergerFull on Learning by Zoe ElderLearning with e's by Steve WheelerThe Little Book of Thunks by Ian Gilbert
ICT Evangelist Book Recommends from The Edtech Podcast Ep 13
8 books — 2 voters

Compass Rose by Carly Eccles SheafferThe Oracle of Spring Garden Road by Norrin M. Ripsman
Books By Professors
2 books — 2 voters
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. CoveyFlow by Mihály CsíkszentmihályiSwitch by Chip HeathSmarter Faster Better by Charles DuhiggThe Leadership Challenge by James M. Kouzes
TIAA ELN 1 Reading List
53 books — 1 voter

The Book of Learning and Forgetting by Frank Smith
Books for the Online Higher Education Instructor
1 book — 1 voter
Becoming by Michelle ObamaWe Want to Do More Than Survive by Bettina L. LoveFor White Folks Who Teach in the Hood... and the Rest of Y'al... by Christopher EmdinThe Hate U Give by Angie ThomasA Dream So Dark by L.L. McKinney
Blk Womyn Voices Podcast Booklist
19 books — 1 voter

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