I enjoyed these books for feeding my curiosities, making my heart full, and helping me grow into a better person.
Sections
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Memoirs
Science & Nature
Psychology & Personal Development
Fiction
Memoirs
I love memoirs, especially when they teach me more about science and nature.
An excellent, poetic memoir and the true history of taxonomy
Why Fish Don't Exist: Loss, Love & Life
An achingly beautiful memoir and dedication to her father. The words in this book really stayed with me, and I think about it often.
For Small Creatures Such as We: Rituals for Meaning
A beautiful memoir with ties to science
How Far the Light Reaches: Life in Ten Sea Creatures
A well written and touching memoir about immigration and displacement, with humor sprinkled throughout
Boat Baby: A Memoir by Vicky Nguyen
An excellent memoir with so much insight into the world of horology/watch making
Hands of Time: A Watchmaker's History
A heart wrenching and touching memoir.
What My Bones Know: Memoir of Healing
A beautiful memoir about the relationship between a woman and a fox that visited her home. I was really touched by it since I have such a love for animals.
Fox and I: An Uncommon Friendship - Books
I love a good memoir, and this one did not disappoint. It was very poignant and full of feels.
Lab Girl: A Memoir: Jahren, Hope
Ocean Vuong deserves all the praise he gets. His words are so beautiful, and they tell this story in a way that I wish to read most books.
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
Science & Nature
My favorite book I read in 2025! A deep dive into Alexander Von Humboldt's on science and nature all over the world.
The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt
One of the first books that introduced me to the depth of natural history
The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel
One of my absolute favorite books! I learned so much about how the different fruits, vegetables, and trees we have in the US were brought here by David Fairchild and Frank Meyer. It's a great one to reference when you're at a dinner with friends.
The Food Explorer: True Adventures of Botanist
Beautifully written, and the audiobook is narrated very well by the author.
The Ocean's Menagerie: Earth's Strangest Creatures
A great book about how remarkable jellyfish are and how we are using them to learn about aging in humans.
Jellyfish Age Backwards: Secrets to Longevity
An exciting adventure to follow the owls through the most unforgiving weather in Eastern Europe
Owls of the Eastern Ice: Quest to Save World's Largest Owl
Beautifully written, and something I'll go back to often
The Light Eaters: Plant Intelligence Insights
A wonderful book on learning more about the female reproductive system.
Womb: The Inside Story of Where We All Began
A great book for learning more about hearing science
Sing Like Fish: How Sound Rules Life Under Water
Educational while being very entertaining
The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession & Heist
This book was so cool! I loved learning about this not often discussed topic in all of us.
We Are Electric: Inside 200-Year Bioelectric Hunt
A beautiful book about the author's admiration for birds and hawks.
Books - H Is for Hawk
One of my favorite books, and taught me so much about the cool history of these rare natural objects.
Strange Harvests: Hidden Histories of 7 Objects
One of the most beautiful and poetic books about birds. The audiobook is narrated by the author, and his voice is excellent. I could listen to it over and over again.
A Most Remarkable Creature: Hidden Life & Journey
Entertaining science history
Every Living Thing by Jason Roberts
A great book for history and food lovers
Salt: A World History - Mark Kurlansky
As an audiologist, this is my favorite book from Oliver Sacks. The audiobook is great, too.
Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain
Another good collection of clinical neuroscience cases from Oliver Sacks.
The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat
A wonderful book for audiologists and anyone who wants more insights on listening
Third Ear: Reflections on Art & Science of Listening
Psychology & Personal Development
Great examples and explorations of the people who have been successful with their non-traditional ideas.
Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World
A great book on the neuroscience of learning
How We Learn: Why Brains Learn Better
Currently listening to this on Libby and it's great!
Mattering by Jennifer Breheny Wallace
Fiction
It was hard for me to get into at first, but it ended up being a very beautiful book.
Remarkably Bright Creatures: A Read with Jenna
This will break your heart but make you a better person for it.
A Little Life: Yanagihara, Hanya: 9780804172707
One of my favorite coming of age books, by one of my favorite young adult authors.
