Recs if you like The Tenth Island: Finding Joy, Beauty, and Unexpected Love in the Azores...

Books about the Azores, Madeira, Canary Islands and Cape Verde 💚🌊🌅 North Atlantic Island Archipelagoes 🥰

saudade

"a pleasure you suffer, an ailment you enjoy." - manuel de melo

stories in english about the experiences of the portuguese diaspora. steeped in memories of yearning for what might never be again, saudade is impossible to translate, yet inherent to the portuguese spirit.

always open to suggestions !

I know there are already several lists with a California theme, but I am hoping this acts as a syllabus of sorts for books that deal with the core myth, history, violence, dream, and contradiction of California. Suggestions are welcome!

Books set on islands or written by native islanders from around the world for the days you want to be surrounded by nothing but waves. Please comment missing books :)