Jen Goertzen

Favourites

A selection of books that changed how I see and think about the world. I’ll recommend any of these books to those who love to read or want to learn to love it again.

Words Are My Matter

Words Are My Matter
Ursula K. Le Guin

Braiding Sweetgrass

Braiding Sweetgrass
Robin Wall Kimmerer

The Wild Places

The Wild Places
Robert MacFarlane

Dare to Lead

Dare to Lead
Brené Brown

English Pastoral: An Inheritance

English Pastoral: An Inheritance
James Rebanks

East of Eden

East of Eden
John Steinbeck

Bird By Bird

Bird By Bird
Anne Lamott

Sea of Tranquility

Sea of Tranquility
Emily St. John Mandel

The Uncertainty Mindset

The Uncertainty Mindset
Vaughn Tan

Cage of Souls

Cage of Souls
Adrian Tchaikovsky

American Gods

American Gods
Neil Gaiman

The Unconsoled

The Unconsoled
Kazuo Ishiguro

The Art of Logic

The Art of Logic
Eugenia Cheng

So you want to talk about race

So you want to talk about race
Ijeoma Oluo

The Bone Clocks

The Bone Clocks
David Mitchell

The Dark Forest

The Dark Forest
Cixin Liu

Mismatch

Mismatch
Kat Holmes

The Design of Everyday Things

The Design of Everyday Things
Don Norman

The Fifth Season

The Fifth Season
N.K. Jemisin

The Name of the Wind

The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss

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