Steven Johnson, author portrait

Steven Johnson

Steven Johnson is the bestselling author of thirteen books, including Where Good Ideas Come From, How We Got to Now, The Ghost Map, and Extra Life. He’s the host and cocreator of the Emmy-winning PBS/BBC series How We Got to Now, the host of the podcast The TED Interview, and the author of the newsletter Adjacent Possible. He lives in Brooklyn, New York, and Marin County, California, with his wife and three sons.
Extra Life (Young Readers Adaptation)
Extra Life
How We Got To Now
Wonderland
How We Got to Now
Where Good Ideas Come From
The Invention of Air
The Ghost Map
Everything Bad is Good for You

Books

Extra Life (Young Readers Adaptation)
Extra Life
How We Got To Now
Wonderland
How We Got to Now
Where Good Ideas Come From
The Invention of Air
The Ghost Map
Everything Bad is Good for You

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