Amy Cuddy’s first book Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges (Little, Brown, & Co., 2015), is a New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Publisher’s Weekly, and Globe and Mail bestseller. It’s been published in 35 languages and has sold more than half a million copies. As described in The New York Times Sunday Book Review, “Cuddy brings an abundance of humility and charm to the page. Her presence itself – her openhearted desire to help the insecure and the uneasy in this age of anxiety – shines through. Presence feels at once concrete and inspiring, simple but ambitious – above all, truly powerful.” Amazon selected Presence as the ‘Spotlight Pick of December 2015.’
Amy is currently writing her second book, Bullies, Bystanders, and Bravehearts (HarperCollins, 2025), which delves into the psychological causes and consequences of bullying among adults, a pervasive and often devastating problem, and the steps that we all must take toward social bravery in our daily lives and broader culture.
Accolades for Presence
New York Times bestseller
Wall Street Journal bestseller
USA Today bestseller
Chicago Tribune bestseller
Globe and Mail bestseller
Denver Post bestseller
Publishers Weekly bestseller
Amazon "Best Books of December" pick and December spotlight
Amazon Canada "Best Books of December"
AARP Editor's Pick and a Best Books of the Year
Forbes Best Business Books of the Year
Business Insider Best Business Books of the Year
Irish Independent Best Motivational Reads for the Year
Business Insider Best Books by the Most Influential Thinkers in Business
Washington Post Leadership Books to Watch for this Year
Inc. Must-Read Business Books of the Last Five Years
People Book of the Week
BusinessMirror Books to Look for early this Year
Bustle Books That'll Inspire You to Make the World a Better Place
Shortlisted for the Thinkers50 Leadership Award (UK)
World Economic Forum #1 Book on Leadership to Read This Holiday