The Art of Fighting

Insightful and nuanced, The Art of Fighting is a paradigm-shifting examination of how we can get along better by understanding the role of conflict in our lives more deeply.

Jefferson Fisher, author of The Next Conversation

This book captures something many of us feel but struggle to name: avoidance is not harmony. The Art of Fighting delivers a sharp, human framework for turning tension into clarity and disagreement into belonging.

Daniel H. Pink, author of Drive and The Power of Regret

Priya Parker offers a generous, radically helpful guide through our divides – without flattening what makes us different

Suleika Jaouad, author of The Book of Alchemy

Leave it to Priya Parker to name that the missing link to growing new ways of community is not merely in connecting meaningfully, but in fighting meaningfully. This is a life-giving book, and Priya is the luminous and ingenious teacher we need.

Krista Tippett, host of On Being and author of 'Becoming Wise'

The Art of Fighting is a must read for all of us.

Alicia Garza, co-founder, Black Lives Matter and author of The Purpose of Power

Priya Parker illuminates how to navigate the hard conversations we’d rather avoid —and how to come out wiser and more connected.

Daniel L. Shapiro, author of Negotiating the Nonnegotiable

This is not just a book about having better arguments, it's a manual for building stronger relationships. If families, workplaces, schools, and governments followed Priya Parker’s sage advice, the world would be less of a mess.

Adam Grant, author of 'Think Again' and 'Hidden Potential'

The Art of Fighting couldn’t land at a better time.

The Wall Street Journal

Astute and humane … A wise manual for clashing with care.

Publishers Weekly

Readable, intelligent and relatable … an exceptional guide for any group seeking ways to transform conflict into an occasion for positive growth.

Kirkus

The strongest and most effective relationships are often built on healthy conflict. A vital skill for movement building, for every facet of our personal and political lives, Parker gives us the tools to build bridges across our disputes in this essential book.

The Emancipator