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 March, 2026
A Light in the Tower: A New Reckoning with Mental Health in Higher Education (Rethinking Careers, Rethinking Academia)
Katie Rose Guest Pryal
There Is No Antimemetics Division
qntm
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
Tamsyn Muir
Gideon the Ninth
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