New book working its way out into the world

Although it will not be out until May 16, 2023, Simon & Schuster has already created a landing page for my forthcoming book, Everyday Utopia: What 2,000 Years of Wild Experiements Can Teach Us About the Good Life. The manuscript is the product of over twenty years of teaching and talking about utopian communities as well as two pandemic years of intensive research and writing. I am thrilled that it is now in production. 

“My god, this book is what I need right now! Exhilarating, good humored, and forward looking, it’s blown open my brain. What a powerful reminder that dreaming of better worlds is not just some fantastical project, but also a very serious political one.”  

— REBECCA TRAISTER, New York Times bestselling author of Good and Mad

“Kristen Ghodsee has boldly gone where few would dare to tread. In this warm, intelligent, and lucid book, she takes us on a deep dive into how people have created better systems for living – systems that actually work. With clear-eyed views of how utopian communities can promote human thriving, she offers hope in a time when we desperately need new ways of imagining the future.”  

— ROBERT WALDINGER, author of The Good Life and Director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development