Books. Books. & More Books.
Hi world! As many of you know, we're a team of avid readers. Between the seven of us, we probably demolish 200-300 books a year. We read for fun, to gain knowledge, to cultivate empathy, and to expand our perspective. Books give us the tools (and the rest needed) to create beautiful & encouraging social change.
Here you’ll find an ever-changing list of our favorite book-based resources. We hope we can inspire you to pick up a new read and support local while doing it.
We do offer a small selection of sustainability-focused books in our shop, so please check those out. Plus, stop by our little free library or find us on Bookshop.org for further recommendations!
Local to the Cedar Rapids Metro?
Buy pre-loved at the Friends of the Library Bookstore & Book Sale:
Support an Independent Bookstore:
- Next Page Books (Cedar Rapids)
- Swamp Fox Bookstore (Marion)
- HEA Book Boutique (Marion)
- Prairie Lights Books (Iowa City)
Digital Resources:
Track your reading with Storygraph (a Goodreads alternative).
Use Libro.fm, Libby, and Hoopla for audiobooks.
A few of our favorite sustainability-focused reads:
- Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer
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The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer
- The Intersectional Environmentalist: How to Dismantle Systems of Oppression to Protect People + Planet by Leah Thomas
- This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs The Climate by Naomi Klein
- Dirt to Soil: One Family's Journey into Regenerative Agriculture by Gabe Brown
- Regenesis: Feeding the World Without Devouring the Planet by George Monboit
- Under the Sky We Make: How to Be Human in a Warming World by Dr. Kimberley Nicholas
- Wasteland: The Secret World of Waste and the Urgent Search for a Cleaner Future by Oliver Franklin-Wallis
Want more? Explore all our recommendations here.
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