What to Read After City
Readers who loved City by Joel Kotkin keep reaching for these 24 books. This list is built from where City is read alongside other books across reader co-reads and book lists. The more independent sources agree on a title, the higher it ranks.
Books to read after City
The Urban Villagers
The Economy of Cities
Cities and the Wealth of Nations
The City in History
Wrestling with Moses
Edge City
Great Streets
The Geography of nowhere
Maximum City
Liar's Poker
1491
Blankets
Anathem
Cryptonomicon
Guns, Germs, and Steel
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell
The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Cloud Atlas
Watchmen
A Short History of Nearly Everything
Norwegian Wood
Heart of Darkness
Where the Sidewalk Ends
Life of Pi