Books that challenge my brain and make me think again after rotting it with smut...mostly non-fiction, with a smattering of impactful fiction
created by feralsarah
last updated February, 2026
This is How You Lose the Time War
Amal El-Mohtar
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1)
Maya Angelou
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory
Caitlin Doughty
From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death
The Power of Ritual: How to Create Meaning and Connection in Everything You Do
Casper ter Kuile
The Happiness Project: Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun
Gretchen Rubin
The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World
Robin Wall Kimmerer
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses
Rest Is Resistance: A Manifesto
Tricia Hersey
Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative
Austin Kleon
Unearthing Joy: A Guide to Culturally and Historically Responsive Curriculum and Instruction
Gholdy Muhammad
The Anxious Generation
Jonathan Haidt
Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life
Nir Eyal
The Snow Queen
Joan D. Vinge
The Heartbeat of Trees: Embracing Our Ancient Bond with Forests and Nature
Peter Wohlleben
The Courage to Be Disliked: How to Free Yourself, Change your Life and Achieve Real Happiness
Ichiro Kishimi
Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attentionâ and How to Think Deeply Again
Johann Hari
Harrow the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #2)
Tamsyn Muir
Gideon the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #1)
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