Recs if you like The Island of Missing Trees...

Fiction books featuring plants as a major theme. For the purpose of this list, fungi are honorary plants! All fiction genres here (though I am primarily a fantasy reader, so suggestions most welcome!)

books about people transforming into, or being reincarnated as, plants 🌱 (or trying their best to)

suggestions welcome!

Aka Dua Lipa’s reading list. Everyone’s fave popstar on permanent holiday with a massive list of books to read, and she always seems to have incredible recommendations.

I am not part of Service95 or affiliated with Dua Lipa. I am just a fan curating this list based on the @service95bookclub IG account 💋

a comprehensive list of books from each country in asia including books I want to read and have read! some countries have multiple books listed, but for starters each will have at least 1.

Each month Reese Witherspoon picks books she loves with a woman at the center of the story.

reese's complete picks- trying to read as many of these as i can... but we shall see

I’m assembling a team. a team of books related to ecological and earth sciences. recs more than welcome!

Books about how nature endures and carries traces of us. These stories explore our connection to the natural world through decay, memory, and renewal.

This is just something I'm working on because I've decided this is my favorite trope. I'll be collecting here, so don't expect it to be amazing right now 😅. These are characters that stray far from being human but still contain an edge of humanity that makes me feel okay to be delightfully weird. Suggestions welcome!

Great historical fiction books - learn about the past and places with a dramatic and meaningful personal tale.

The intricate connections between past, present and future are explored through multiple generations. They offer fascinating insights into history and complex family dynamics.

Books (mostly fiction) with relationship to place/natural systems as a major theme. Recommendations welcome!

A gallery of books selected on covers that are unique. Most of these are from actual paintings. Different types of art selected. The books listed below are just my opinion. Recommendations are welcome

For when you need to get off your phone and be immersed in the beauty of the world!

literary fiction featuring romance / love stories

A list of books set across different countries (mainly for the historical fiction globe trotters)

This list shows a specific type of book where a living being in nature or a nostalgic object becomes a (frequently anthropomorphised) symbol in the book to connect the characters (and the reader) to the past and bears witness to the human condition. Often these books depict generational trauma, tradition, and other legacies of our ancestors.

2019-2026

A Hay Festival crowd-sourced selection of adult reading recommendations to celebrate the many joys to be found in fiction.

emotionally resonant and impactful reads that will make you feel all of the feels (and, if you're like me, cry).