If you have very young activists-to-be who you’re raising up, A is for Activist​ is an absolutely beautiful board book. And it’s also available in Spanish!

If your children are a little older or early teens, Bread and Roses Too​ is wonderful.

For us adults, here are our top 3 picks for organizers and activists.

• This Is an Uprising: How Non-Violent Revolt is Shaping the Twenty-First Century​
• Re:Imagining Change: How to use story-based strategy to win campaigns, build movements and change the world. Watch the Author Talk​​ that got rave reviews by registrants.
• Playbook for Progressives: 16 Qualities of the Successful Organizer​

And, if you’re a unionist and haven’t yet read Jane McAlevey’s books, it’s time.

These books are engaging to read, thought-provoking, and grounded in a sophisticated intersectional analysis of racial justice and other movements.

Below are great how-to classics on organizing – books that all organizers might find useful – and recent releases. Got a book to recommend? Let us know.  And please vote on books you’ve read to help fellow organizers find their way to good reads.