Nexus
by Yuval Noah Harari
From the author of Sapiens, a history of how information networks have shaped and reshaped our world. Harari asks what the power gathered over 100,000 years means for the age of new technology.
Best for: Readers who want a big-picture look at information, power and technology.
Nexus is #14 on BookWard's Rising chart for October 2026: the hottest new books published in the past two years.
What Nexus is about
Yuval Noah Harari, the author of Sapiens, turns here to a question that runs through all of human history: what happens when information moves from person to person, and who gains or loses by it? He follows that thread from the Stone Age to the present, stopping at the making of the Bible, the early modern witch-hunts, Stalinism, Nazism and the populism of today. Along the way he weighs how information relates to truth, how bureaucracy sits alongside myth, and how wisdom so often lags behind power.
His larger claim is that we are living through an existential crisis, shaped by ecological collapse, misinformation and the arrival of artificial intelligence. He treats AI as a new kind of information network and a serious threat, and he asks what choices we must make as non-human intelligence appears. The tone is analytical, sweeping and cautionary. Readers curious about technology, politics and where both are heading will find a lot to think about.
Why Nexus is on the Rising chart
306 readers have shelved it on Open Library since 2024. The Rising score blends six public signals, each scored from 0 to 100 against the other new books and weighted as shown.
| Signal | This book | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reader pace | 81 | 28% |
| Buzz | 32 | 24% |
| Growth | 20 | 18% |
| Being read right now | 79 | 12% |
| Reader love | 92 | 10% |
| Newness | 78 | 8% |
New and popular Ranked on reader activity only; no Wikipedia page to measure.
The numbers behind it
- Wikipedia: no article yet, so this book is ranked on reader activity alone and we make no claim about its direction.
- Open Library readers: 279 want to read, 16 reading now, 11 have read it.
- Ratings: 5 out of 5 from 5 Open Library ratings.
Nexus on the Rising chart: history
First on the chart this month. The history grows with every monthly update.
| Month | Rank | Score |
|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | #14 | 59 |
Questions about Nexus
Is Nexus a new book?
Yes. Nexus by Yuval Noah Harari was first published in 2024, and BookWard's Rising chart only includes books published in the past two years.
Why is Nexus on the Rising chart?
306 readers have shelved it on Open Library since 2024.
More new books readers are finding
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How we know
This page uses public data: Open Library reader counts and ratings, and Wikipedia page views. The description is paraphrased from real source text (Open Library or Wikipedia). A book is on the Rising chart only if it was published in 2025 or 2026 and its readers are active and its interest is not falling. Rankings reflect reading interest, not quality or sales. Read the full methodology.
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