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Brené Brown's Reading List

Research professor at the University of Houston and bestselling author of Daring Greatly, Dare to Lead, and Atlas of the Heart. Hosts the Unlocking Us and Dare to Lead podcasts and maintains a curated reading list at brenebrown.com/library.

Brené's Nightstand — Curated Library (2024)

Books Brown personally features on her ongoing brenebrown.com/library page. Compiled across 2022–2024 captures of the page.

Source: brenebrown.com

Conscious Change: How to Navigate Differences and Foster Inclusion in Everyday Relationships

Jean Kantambu Latting et al. · 2024 · Buy on Amazon

Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America

Heather Cox Richardson · 2023 · Buy on Amazon

Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life (Revised)

Richard Rohr · 2024 · Buy on Amazon

Sage Warrior

Valarie Kaur · 2024 · Buy on Amazon

The New Menopause

Mary Claire Haver · 2024 · Buy on Amazon

What It Takes to Heal

Prentis Hemphill · 2024 · Buy on Amazon

Bittersweet

Susan Cain · 2022 · Buy on Amazon

Atomic Habits

James Clear · 2018 · Buy on Amazon

The Power of Regret

Daniel H. Pink · 2022 · Buy on Amazon

Finding Me: A Memoir

Viola Davis · 2022 · Buy on Amazon

Peak Mind

Amishi Jha · 2021 · Buy on Amazon

The Four Pivots

Shawn A. Ginwright · 2022 · Buy on Amazon

Inclusion on Purpose

Ruchika Tulshyan · 2022 · Buy on Amazon

Illogical

Emmanuel Acho · 2022 · Buy on Amazon

Impact Players

Liz Wiseman · 2021 · Buy on Amazon

The Lightmaker's Manifesto

Karen Walrond · 2021 · Buy on Amazon

Why Design Matters

Debbie Millman · 2021 · Buy on Amazon

Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story

Bono · 2022 · Buy on Amazon

The Love Prescription

John Gottman and Julie Gottman · 2022 · Buy on Amazon

Immunity to Change

Robert Kegan and Lisa Laskow Lahey · 2009 · Buy on Amazon

Books from Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard: LIVE FROM AUSTIN: Brené Brown (2024)

Extracted via LLM from auto-captions of Armchair Expert (2024-09-01).

Source: www.youtube.com

Alcoholics Anonymous (The Big Book)

Bill W. · 1939 · Buy on Amazon

"It says we're not here to deflate an overblown ego, we're here to find self-worth."

Books from The Diary Of A CEO: Brené Brown: The Algorithms Have Forced Us Into A Hidden Epidemic (2025)

Extracted via LLM from auto-captions of Diary of a CEO (2025-11-03).

Source: www.youtube.com

Rivers of London

Ben Aaronovitch · 2011 · Buy on Amazon

"I was reading the book series The Rivers of London. And in that book series, there are two gods of the Thames."

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