Which book sat on your shelf are you most excited about reading next and why?I’m excited to read Give People Money by Annie Lowrey about Universal Basic Income. Annie’s very smart and I’m sure to learn a lot.

Are there any books you haven’t mentioned that you feel would make your reading list?I always loved East of Eden by John Steinbeck as a snapshot of a time and place in American history.

What is the book that you feel has had the single biggest impact on your life? What impact did it have?The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera pushed me to try to imbue my life with meaning.

If an alien landed in your garden; which three books would you gift them to showcase humanity in the best possible way?Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami, One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein.

If an alien landed in your garden; which three books would you gift them to showcase humanity in the best possible way?Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami, One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein.

If an alien landed in your garden; which three books would you gift them to showcase humanity in the best possible way?Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami, One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein.

What’s the best book you’ve read in the last 6 months?Time Dollars by Edgar Cahn and Jonathan Rowe really helped open my mind to possibilities of social renewal through facilitating new means of exchange of value.

What’s the most obscure book you own; how did you discover it?In researching for my latest book I bought a bunch of books about post-industrial cities, including Remembering Youngstown: Tales from the Mahoning Valley by Mark Peyko. Now I feel like I’m insulting Mark and his book by calling it obscure.

What book have you found most inspiring, what effect did it have on you?Built to Last by Jim Collins and Jerry Porras. It made me realize that organizations, not their products, were the most important things one could create. I’ve now started several organizations in part as a result of reading that book.

hat was the last book you purchased, and why did you buy it?Squeezed by Alissa Quart. I wanted a deeper understanding of the lived experience of unaffordability in America.

What was your favourite book as a child and why?Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White. I love underdog stories.

What are you reading at the moment and what made you want to read it?Just finished AI Superpowers by Kai-Fu Lee. Wanted to understand the trends in Artificial Intelligence. Unfortunately, he confirmed some of my biggest concerns.