Yep, it’s the depths of Winter right now. Here is Minnesota, we’ve still got about 3 months left to go in terms of the thermometer, but our southern friends are not far from nearing Spring. Regardless of your geographic location and which calendar you follow, when carving out time for some cozy reading this winter, look to this list of mid-winter books I’ve gathered from friends and fellow creatives (and a rec from myself). Perhaps there’s something here that helps you get through the winter a bit better… Enjoy!
THE HIDDEN LIFE OF TREES
BY PETER WOHLLEBEN
Recommended by Arti Jalan, founder of Forage & Sustain
Toronto, Ontario
THE WILD EDGE OF SORROW
Rituals of Renewal and the Sacred Work of Grief
BY FRANCIS WELLER
Recommended by Manola Suvannarad, Maat Mons designer + shiatsu practitioner
Minneapolis, MN
DIRT TO SOIL
One Family's Journey Into Regenerative Agriculture
BY GABE BROWN
Recommended by Faye Lessler, intersectional sustainability advocate + writer
New York, NY
EXPECTING BETTER
Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom is Wrong - and What You Really Need to Know
BY EMILY OSTER
Recommended by Anna Chambers-Goldberg, ACG designer + artist
Minneapolis, MN
EDUCATED
BY TARA WESTOVER
Recommended by Paola R. Shah, founder of Tucketts
Boulder, CO
CARE WORK
Dreaming Disability Justice
BY LEAH LAKSHMI PIEPZNA-SAMARASINHA
Recommended by Serita Colette, educator + performance artist
WHITE FRAGILITY
Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
BY ROBIN DIANGELO
Recommended by Andrew Arrieta, social change activist + organizer
Minneapolis, MN
THE ARTIST’S WAY
BY JULIA CAMERON
Recommended by Lilia Karimi, author + founder of Wedding Wellness
Seattle, WA
INITIATED
Memoir of a Witch
BY AMANDA YATES GARCIA
Recommended by me, Maggie, of Ethel Studio.
I listened to the audio version of this which was a-maz-ing!
ENJOY!