GOOD PEOPLE: Stories From the Best of Humanity is the brainchild of Upworthy, the beloved social media and news platform that shares intimate real-life stories with more than 100 million people each month.  

In this welcoming counterpoint to what is sure to be a challenging news cycle in 2024, company leaders Lucia Knell and Gabriel Reilich have canvassed their community to collect 101 stories showcasing the very best of human decency.

Aligned with the site’s more popular questions—from the kindness of strangers to lifechanging teachers—the book introduces a series of unforgettable voices. You’ll meet John, a coast guard enlistee whose chance encounter with a veteran changes his life forever; Sky, a waitress at the Cheesecake Factory whose regular customer pays for her LSAT prep course so she can pursue a law degree; and Joe, a teacher who helps his student gain the courage and acceptance she so desperately needs. 

 Think of Upworthy as the just-as-heartwarming, social media-savvy inheritor of the Chicken Soup for the Soul brand. Let’s restore peoples’ faith in… people.