adrienne maree brown is a thought leader of this moment, reminding us that coming home to our bodies--learning to love ourselves and others in bigger and better ways--is an essential step in radical, societal transformation.

This book got me. Part cultural critique, part personal reflection, John Green hits the spot in the satisfying manner of a Gladwell, Sedaris, or Klosterman. He writes with heart, humor and precision, balancing perfectly the contradictory experience of loving humanity and mourning for all that we've cost the world. Even more impressive in that he writes from the vantage point of 2020-21, and yet his reflections on the pandemic don't feel trite, dated or "too soon," but perfectly placed within his theme of exploring the era in which humans find themselves, poised at the precipice of an unknown future built by our own foolish excess. I give "The Anthropocene, Reviewed" 5 stars.

Kimmerer gives voice to all that I've felt as I've fallen in love with plants, making clear and crisp their language, and the reasons for humans to listen. It is only through reciprocity that we can live sustainably, it is only by receiving and returning the gift the land gives us that we evolve as we are meant to.

A vivid portrait of Noah's youth, growing up in skin that defied categorization in post-apartheid South Africa. A fascinating, hilarious, poignant story of identity and family--and undeniably a love letter to his mother.

The only novel I've read that speaks of the power of the trees to change human lives. A beautiful epic, tense and sorrowful as it reflects the unimaginable, and very real, toll of human greed on our forests--but a much-needed reminder that the trees can find us, whomever and wherever we are. And once found, we cannot again be lost.

Captivating. Truly the best novel I've read all year. The trappings of gendered expectations--their queering, and the consequences for those who queer them--are at the heart of this epic. Here, too, you'll find rich queries on freedom, purpose, flight, desire, and the infinite horizon of loneliness. Can't recommend it enough.