Two Evens Prize laureates have released books exploring key societal issues—education and obedience. Justyna Suchecka-Jadczak, journalist and 2021 Evens Journalism Prize laureate, has published Cała nadzieja w szkole. Polska edukacja może być wspaniała.(All Hope in School. Polish Education Can Be Great.), while neuroscientist Emilie Caspar, one of the 2016 Evens Science Prize winners, has authored Just Following Orders: Atrocities and The Brain Science of Obedience, published by Cambridge University Press.

Suchecka-Jadczak’s book examines the current state of education in Poland and the role that individuals—beyond policymakers—can play in shaping its future. She emphasizes that education is not only about preparing for the future but about improving students' experiences in the present. Motivated by the birth of her daughter in 2023, she calls for immediate action to address issues in the school system. While the book focuses on Poland, the challenges it raises resonate across European education systems.

Caspar’s book explores the neuroscience of obedience and how coercion affects an individual’s sense of agency. Based on eight years of research, it examines historical and contemporary cases where people have justified harmful actions by claiming they were "just following orders." Caspar, now at Ghent University, was part of a team awarded the Evens Science Prize for research linking neuroscience and philosophy to questions of responsibility, free will, and democracy. Her work raises important questions about the relationship between authority, individual agency, and the resilience of democratic societies.

Both books are now available through their respective publishers.