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Books for a more
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Melinda French Gates visits Girls Garage, a design and construction school for girls and gender expansive youth, in Berkeley, CA. Photo by Bryan Meltz
A Note from Melinda
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 deserve to be told. Second, there are others who deserve 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.
The Moment of Lift
by Melinda French Gates
In her first book, The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World, Melinda French Gates makes a bold claim: when we lift up women, we lift up humanity.
About Moment of Lift Books
Moment of Lift Books publishes original nonfiction by visionaries who are working to unlock a more equal world for women and girls. Created by Melinda French Gates in partnership with Flatiron Books, the imprint draws its name from Melinda’s first book, The Moment of Lift, published with Flatiron in 2019.
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Photo by Michael Hanson. Melinda French Gates speaks with David Moinina Sengeh, author of Radical Inclusion, in Seattle, Washington.
