Recs if you like Two Trees Make a Forest: Travels Among Taiwan's Mountains & Coasts in Search of My Family's Past...

musings on home, and characters yearning to belong, whether they know it or not. (includes conversations on identity and family/chosen family.)

Nonfiction books about environmental ethics and philosophy, human/environment relations, cultural ways of knowing, and understanding wildlife. Essentially, books that will make you think about your role as a fellow creature of this earth🌱🐾🐚 (Check pinned comment for more recs!) [created Sep '25]

One of my favourite niche genres is when memoirs are mixed with science, (or the other way around!— books about science that incorporate parts of the author’s life. The science also tends to be more accessible than in typical academic writing. So let’s read some books about people and their favourite science! P.S. please feel free to suggest more titles to add!

Non-fiction, memoirs, historical fiction, political books about Taiwan and Taiwanese folks in the diaspora.

Fifty more books from the second ten years of Canada Reads, an annual "Battle of the Books" run by the CBC (Canada's national broadcaster). Each year five Canadian celebrities step in to champion one Canadian book in a series of televised debates/discussions to see which book will come out on top.

Books that explore the planet we live on, from its tiniest creatures to its greatest questions.

Fiction & memoirs written by authors who are Taiwanese. Let me know if you would like me to add any books! (or if I've made a mistake)