The Myth Gap

Book and Author Reviews

Explore Now

About the Author

Alex Evans is a Senior Fellow at New York University's Center for International Cooperation and a Campaign Director of Avaaz, the global citizens' movement. Alex lives in North Yorkshire with his wife and two children, a dog, and two cats.

Alex has worked on global issues for the UN Secretary-office, General's as Special Adviser to two UK Secretaries of State for International Development (Valerie Amos and Hilary Benn), and as a consultant for organizations ranging from Oxfam to the US National Intelligence Council over the last two decades.

Buy "The Myth Gap" Now

BBC World News interview

About the Book

Once upon a time our society was rich in stories. They united us and helped us to understand the world and ourselves. We called them myths.

Today, there is a myth gap. Does it make a difference? Alex Evans argues convincingly that it does. Only by discovering new myths, ones that speak to us of rebirth and restoration, will we be able to chart our way to a brighter future in this time of global crisis and transition - of mass migration, inequality, resource scarcity, and climate change. Stories, not statistics and pie charts, have the ability to motivate us and unite us in order to change the world.

Alex Evans examines how tomorrow's activists are using narratives for change, how modern stories have been used and abused, and where we might find the right myths to take us forward, drawing on his first-hand experience as a political adviser within the British government and at the United Nations, and examining the history of climate-change campaigning and recent contests such as Brexit and the US presidential election.

Good Reads

Essential reading if people want to step forward into a new, sustainable future.

Sterling

Concise yet profound. It is a fascinating non-waffly read with interesting points.

The Scotsman

His book will strike many chords [as well as] being hope and comfort to believers.