Recent books from the MIT community
May/June 2026
Priority Technologies: Ensuring US Security and Shared Prosperity
Edited by Elisabeth B. Reynolds, professor of the practice of urban studies and planning and former executive director of the MIT Task Force on the Work of the Future
MIT PRESS, 2026, $24.95
The Shape of Wonder: How Scientists Think, Work, and Live
By Alan Lightman, professor of the practice of the humanities, and Martin Rees
PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE, 2025, $28
Spheres of Injustice: The Ethical Promise of Minority Presence
By Bruno Perreau, professor of French studies and language
MIT PRESS, 2025, $34
The Analytics Edge in Healthcare
By Dimitris Bertsimas, SM ’87, PhD ’88, professor of management and operations research and associate dean of online education and AI; Agni Orfanoudaki, PhD ’21; and Holly Wiberg
DYNAMIC IDEAS, 2025, $110
The Art of Monetary Policy: Lessons from Sun Tzu for Central Banks
By Kristin J. Forbes, PhD ’98, professor of management and global economics
MIT PRESS, 2026, $30
SuperShifts: Transforming How We Live, Learn, and Work in the Age of Intelligence
By Ja-Naé Duane, academic research fellow at MIT’s Center for Information Systems Research, and Steve Fisher
WILEY, 2025, $28
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