Books I have written.
Compelling Qualitative Data Visualization
Read it for FREE online!
A practical guide to illustrating qualitative reports.
Published: February 2026
Do you want to find the qualitative sections of a research or evaluation report? Here’s what you do, look for the sections without any pictures. This book is about changing that—about making qualitative work as visually compelling as it deserves to be.
The Reporting Revolution (2nd Edition)
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Because reporting should be more than checking a box.
2nd Edition Released: November 2025
In this practical, illustrated guide, cartoonist, evaluator, and data visualization designer Chris Lysy shows researchers and evaluators how to transform their reporting from ignored PDFs into engaging content that actually gets read and used.
Evaluation Illustrated
$10 Print/$5 Kindle
This is not an evaluation textbook.
114 evaluation cartoon favorites in a book that you can hold in your hands. It makes a great gift for clients, students, and family members who are still not quite clear as to what you do for a living.
Some of the other books where you will find my illustrations.
