The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer
I read this book and Kimmerer’s other book Braiding Sweetgrass at the beginning of the year, and they really set my intentions for 2026. This book is a meditation on reciprocity, regeneration, and how “all flourishing is mutual.” Definitely one I plan to re-read every year.
Recursion by Blake Crouch
My perfect book exists at the intersection of sci-fi (the soft kind, mainly related to time travel), a confounding mystery, and a beautiful love story. Recursion is my perfect book.
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This (Omar El Akka)
Free Palestine.
Kouing Amann in Montreal
Looks plain and underwhelming, but I’ve never eaten anything that under-promised and over-delivered as much as a kouign amann from Kouing Amann in Montreal. Favorite bite of food I’ve had this year (maybe ever???) They don’t make them like this in Atlanta.
