Finding the Mother Tree wasn’t quite what I’d expected, but it was interesting and taught me something new and I’m glad I read it. I also recommend the audiobook!

All We Can Save is a moving, hopeful, and digestible collection of essays on climate activism. It made for an excellent book club discussion and inspired me to join/stay in the fight.

These Precious Days is another beautifully heartfelt essay collection from Ann Patchett. It was a delight to read, especially the title essay.

The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows is a delightful, super-creative little book. I especially loved the etymology and linguistics included with each definition!

Braiding Sweetgrass was everything people told me it would be: warm, moving, eye-opening. I read a chapter a day and never wanted it to end.

For me, personally, the arrival of Four Thousand Weeks in my lap felt life-changing. I’m going to be recommending it to my fellow burned-out, anxious millennials for a long time.

I loved reading Between the Lines so much. It’s a beautiful, well-paced collection of interviews that blends a love of New York City, books, and our shared humanity.

Crying in H Mart is a beautifully written, deeply honest memoir. It will make you laugh, cry, and order Korean food.

The Anthropocene Reviewed is a really beautiful, perfectly digestible collection of essays that reflect on the state of the world in a way that touches something deep inside you.

What can I say about Bird by Bird that hundreds of aspiring writers before me haven’t already said? Required reading for anyone who writes — or wants to.

On Juneteenth is a short but powerful collection of essays. Anne Gordon-Reed’s brilliance as a historian and love for her home of Texas merge into something that everyone should read.

Languages of Truth is engaging and entertaining, although certain chapters will only be for certain people. Don’t be afraid to get a copy and skip around to the essays that interest you!

¡Hola Papi! is a funny, compassionate memoir-in-essays full of personality and heart.

Somebody’s Daughter is exactly as good as all the hype says it is. Moving, gripping, smart, and incredibly observed. You should read it.

How a Poem Moves is a friendly, accessible, super-digestible read perfect for anyone who wants practice reading poetry, with a smart, funny professor there to point out things you might have missed.

This book is obviously illuminating and inspiring and impactful to read, because Angela Davis is Angela Davis. Every word from her is a gift to our hearts and brains.

As You Were is a well written but extremely dark, heavy memoir. I recommend reading it across a long stretch of time.

Mutualism was a fascinating, approachable book made me think about the future and the safety net we can build for ourselves in a lot of new ways.

Interesting, approachable, and compelling, Futureproof was a pleasant surprise among this kind of nonfiction. It offers both moral and practical insights, and it reads quickly.