Kara Swisher is a prominent technology columnist and editor-at-large at New York Magazine, known for her incisive reporting on Silicon Valley and the digital economy. She co-founded Recode and has been a senior writer at The Wall Street Journal and Washington Post. Her work combines cultural criticism with deep industry expertise, making her one of the most influential voices in technology journalism.
12 Books Recommended by Kara Swisher
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How to Change Your Mind
15 people recommendedrecommended 3xWonderful.
Wonderful.
Wonderful.
Also recommended by: Naval Ravikant, Stewart Butterfield, Vinod Khosla, Amelia Boone, Aubrey Marcus, David Frum, Yuval Noah Harari, Hamilton Morris, Michael Mauboussin, Nick Offerman, Olivia Wilde, Paul Stamets, Peter Attia, Tim Ferriss
She Said
4 people recommendedrecommended 3xBuy it, I command.
Buy it, I command.
Buy it, I command.
Also recommended by: Kathryn Minshew, Mindy Kaling, Natalie Portman
I reread it every year. Itβs a great book.
Also recommended by: Tobi Lutke, Bill Nye
Trick Mirror
3 people recommendedHearing her deliver these blue-flame insights, one after another, that are so exactly right on the internet landscape, inspires. Highly recommend.
Also recommended by: Barack Obama, Natalie Portman
The White Album
3 people recommended[One] of my favorite books.
Also recommended by: Anthony Bourdain, David Sedaris
Permanent Record
3 people recommendedQuite good and surprisingly a love letter to the Internet as it was.
Also recommended by: Alexis Ohanian, Brianne Kimmel
Slouching Towards Bethlehem
2 people recommendedI read over and over again, like three or four times a year. Itβs so beautifully constructed. Sheβs so wise.
Also recommended by: Liz Lambert
The Trial
2 people recommendedAnother book I read again and again.
Also recommended by: David Heinemeier Hansson
Markings
Iβm not a religious person but [this book] really had an impact on me.
A Sound of Thunder and Other Stories
I love that Ray Bradbury story, the one where he goes back and steps on the butterfly and suddenly we have Nazis kind of thing.
The Araboolies of Liberty Street
recommended 3xHighly recommend this childrenβs book about colorful people and those who try to call out the army against them.
Highly recommend this childrenβs book about colorful people and those who try to call out the army against them.
Highly recommend this childrenβs book about colorful people and those who try to call out the army against them.