Atlanta Urbanist Book Group
A Better Atlanta, One Book at a Time
Our mission at the Atlanta Urbanist Book Group is to introduce new ideas to Urban Atlanta by reading recent books about cities, identifying the ideas we think would work in Atlanta, and offering citizens and civic leaders a guide to these ideas.
We define “urbanism” broadly. We read books about transportation, land use, housing, public safety, government reform, neighborhoods, social infrastructure, education, economic development, regionalism, diversity, politics, arts and culture, volunteerism, and more.
Our aim isn’t to review books but to show how their ideas apply to Atlanta today and suggest ways of moving from good ideas to good actions.
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Next Book: Abundance
Dec 2, 2026
This is a book about why we should move political discussions from battles over scarcity toward something more positive, which is how we could have an abundance of the things that make life better. The book ranges into national politics, but the issues urbanists care about, from housing affordability and homelessness to public transit, are discussed in detail.
Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson are journalists for the New York Times and The Atlantic, respectively.
In our discussion, we will explore how talking about urbanist issues with an emphasis on abundance might benefit Urban Atlanta.