Recs if you like By the River: Essays from the Water's Edge...

nonfiction books about rivers, their history, and the ways they’ve always connected and reflected us.

A list of essay collections when you want something short but informative enough to ponder.

A starter pack for wild swimmers and why we swim wildly 🌊 as Lynne Roper specified, these books are intended to be wrinkled from wave splashes and being dropped in the bath, to being sun-bleached and dogeared beyond repair🥰 go forth and swim my loves

books that are like a breath of fresh air or based in nature, or are full of exuberance, sweetness, mischief, long ramblings, and childlike fun