Stories that 
deserve to be told

Moment of Lift Books, created by Melinda French Gates in partnership with Flatiron Books, is an imprint dedicated to publishing original nonfiction by visionaries working to unlock a more equal world for women and girls.

Coming Soon

  • Jina Krause-Vilmar

    Dr. Fei-Fei Li

    Coming Fall 2023

    Fei-Fei Li is a computer science professor at Stanford and a leading thinker in the field of artificial intelligence. The Worlds I See explores Dr. Li’s fascinating life story, the critical role she played in the development of modern AI, and her ongoing efforts to make it a more human-centered pursuit.

  • Jina Krause-Vilmar

    Jina Krause-Vilmar

    Coming 2024

    Jina Krause-Vilmar is the president and CEO of the immigrant- and refugee-focused nonprofit Upwardly Global. Her new book will explore women’s economic empowerment.

  • Dr. Fei Fei Li

    Joanne N. Smith

    Coming 2024

    Joanne N. Smith is the founder and CEO of Girls for Gender Equity. Her new book celebrates the joy, power, and experiences of Black girls and gender-expansive youth while challenging us to create better conditions for young people to thrive.

A note from Melinda

Portrait of Melinda French Gates

As a lifelong reader, I’m a deep believer in the power of books and their ability to call us to be our best selves — smarter, kinder, more informed, more empathetic.

In 2019, I published my first book, The Moment of Lift, to share the stories of women I’ve met through my work. With the help of readers like you, The Moment of Lift became a New York Times bestseller, and those stories reached more people than I would have ever thought possible.

The experience of sharing The Moment of Lift with the world made two things very clear to me: First, there are many more stories that need to be told. Second, there are others who need the chance to tell them.

Those convictions led me to partner with Flatiron to create Moment of Lift Books, an imprint dedicated to publishing original nonfiction by visionaries working to unlock a more equal world for women and girls. I’m excited to have this chance to amplify important voices and keep gender equality at the center of the conversation.

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