“Always be reading something, he said. Even when we're not physically reading. How else will we read the world? Think of it as a constant.”

― Ali Smith, Autumn

Below are my top 14 fiction and nonfiction reads of the past year. Plus 6 bonus poetry collections, because poetry is not a luxury.

Have a book recommendation? Give me a shout!

Non-Fiction

  • The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker

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  • A Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders

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  • Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake

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  • The Garden Against Time by Olivia Laing

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  • The Art of Making Memories by Meik Wiking |

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  • Absolutely on Music by Haruki Murakami

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  • The Museum of Whales You Will Never See by Kendra Greene

    The Museum of Whales You Will Never See by Kendra Greene

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Fiction

  • Motherhood by Sheila Heti

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  • Winter by Ali Smith

    Winter by Ali Smith

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  • The Empusium by Olga Tokarczuk

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  • Galapagos by Kurt Vonnegut

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  • Matrix by by Lauren Groff

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  • The Ascent Of Rum Doodle by W E Bowman

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  • All Fours by Miranda July

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Poetry

  • Still Possible by David Whyte

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  • Felicity by Mary Oliver

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  • The Promised Land by André Naffis-Sahely

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  • A Responsibility to Awe by Rebecca Elson

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  • No Map Could Show Them by Helen Mort

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  • It Becomes You by Dobby Gibson

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