My favorite book so far this year was Recoding America: Why Government Is Failing in the Digital Age and How We Can Do Better by Jennifer Pahlka. I was inspired by great stories of how UX can help in government projects.

Here are some of my book reviews from the Menlo Innovations newsletter:

• AI 2041: Ten Visions for Our Future by Kai-Fu Lee and Chen Quifan
• Lean UX: Designing Great Products with Agile Teams by Jeff Gothelf and Josh Seiden
• Visual Intelligence: Sharpen Your Perception, Change Your Life by Amy Herman
• Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days by Jake Knapp
• Love is Just Damn Good Business: Do What You Love in the Service of People Who Love What You Do by Steve Farber
• Reinventing Capitalism in the Digital Age by Stephen Denning

I enjoy donating my skills to create websites for free to support minority and women-owned small businesses.