If you’re looking to take up a new hobby in 2025 or shake up your regular routines, there’s a book for that!
Assistant manager Sara, writes, “With The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin, I found myself going back to it whenever I needed a little inspiration. It is an extraordinary book that captures the practice of creating.” Read her April 2024 review.
Here’s a short list of books to help you expand your reading life, or add a few new recipes to your repertoire, or destress by coloring or journaling:
Read These Banned Books: A Journal and 52-Week Reading Challenge from the American Library Association by American Library Association (ALA)
Easy Weeknight Dinners by Emily Weinstein & New York Times Cooking
Leaf, Cloud, Crow: A Weekly Backyard Journal by Margaret Renkl
Shitty Craft Club by Sam Reece, photographed by Lizzie Darden
1000 Words: A Writer’s Guide to Staying Creative, Focused, and Productive All Year Round by Jami Attenberg
Secret Garden: 10th Anniversary Special Edition by Johanna Basford
Start Where You Are: A Journal for Self-Exploration by Meera Lee Patel
Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany by Jane Mount
Bonus tip: A great way to read more is audiobooks. Check out Libro.fm!