Business Books for 2026
Keeping your business in the black will be imperative for 2026, and “Fixed: Why Personal Finance is Broken and How to Make It Work for Everyone” by John Y. Campbell and Tarun Ramadorai (Princeton University Press, $29.95) may be key to your success.
Yes, this is about personal finance, but what you’ll learn in this book can surely be extended to your business accounting. Here, you’ll learn about retirement, mortgages, investments, and other things that may seem basic, but are worth understanding deeper.
In “Don’t Be Yourself: Why Authenticity is Overrated (and What to Do Instead)” by Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic (Harvard Business Review Press, $30), you’ll see why letting your personality shine at work can be detrimental to
your career.
It’s a scientific fact, says psychologist Chamorro-Premuzic, that people who put their best foot forward at work are more successful. Being your “true self,” not conforming, and bringing “your whole self” to work are “traps” that could backfire.
And finally, for the woman who has two jobs—one working for someone else and one working for her family—“What’s On Her Mind: The Mental Workload of Family Life” by Allison Daminger (Princeton University Press, $29.95) is a must-read.
With laser-focus on what she calls “cognitive labor”—the tasks usually assumed by the female half of different-gender couples, even when the union is based on chore neutrality—Daminger shows that working toward equality is better for everyone. She also examines how queer couples handle this issue in a rich and eye-opening manner.
