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Books Maria Popova recommends

Public list compiled from their own recommendations. Writer; creator of The Marginalian (formerly Brain Pickings).

Compiled by Kaffe from public sources, with a link to each one. Maria Popova is not affiliated with Kaffe.

  1. The Book of Thanks by Rachel Hébert: Favorite Books of 2025 (The Marginalian) source
  2. Willard Gibbs by Muriel Rukeyser: Favorite Books of 2025 (The Marginalian) source
  3. The Grammar of Fantasy by Gianni Rodari: Favorite Books of 2025 (The Marginalian) source
  4. Is a River Alive? by Robert Macfarlane: Favorite Books of 2025 (The Marginalian) source
  5. Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton: Favorite Books of 2025 (The Marginalian) source
  6. The Wanting Monster by Martine Murray, Anna Read: Favorite Books of 2025 (The Marginalian) source
  7. Alpha and Omega by Jane Ellen Harrison: Favorite Books of 2025 (The Marginalian) source
  8. Letters by Oliver Sacks: Favorite Books of 2025 (The Marginalian) source
  9. Love Letter to a Garden by Debbie Millman: Favorite Books of 2025 (The Marginalian) source
  10. Bread of Angels by Patti Smith: Favorite Books of 2025 (The Marginalian) source
  11. Mother Mary Comes to Me by Arundhati Roy: Favorite Books of 2025 (The Marginalian) source
  12. Alphabet in Motion by Kelli Anderson: Favorite Books of 2025 (The Marginalian) source
  13. Aflame: Learning from Silence by Pico Iyer: Favorite Books of 2025 (The Marginalian) source
  14. The Book of Alchemy by Suleika Jaouad: Favorite Books of 2025 (The Marginalian) source
  15. New and Selected Poems by Marie Howe: Favorite Books of 2024 (The Marginalian) source
  16. The Half Known Life by Pico Iyer: Favorite Books of 2023 (The Marginalian) source
  17. The Transcendent Brain by Alan Lightman: Favorite Books of 2023 (The Marginalian) source
  18. Archives of Joy by Jean-François Beauchemin: Favorite Books of 2023 (The Marginalian) source
  19. The Rigor of Angels by William Egginton: Favorite Books of 2023 (The Marginalian) source
  20. Excellent Advice for Living by Kevin Kelly: Favorite Books of 2023 (The Marginalian) source
  21. How to Say Goodbye by Wendy MacNaughton: Favorite Books of 2023 (The Marginalian) source
  22. Leaning toward Light by Tess Taylor (ed.): Favorite Books of 2023 (The Marginalian) source
  23. Notes on Complexity by Neil Theise: Favorite Books of 2023 (The Marginalian) source
  24. The Asking by Jane Hirshfield: Favorite Books of 2023 (The Marginalian) source
  25. The Experience Machine by Andy Clark: Favorite Books of 2023 (The Marginalian) source
  26. What Looks Like Bravery by Laurel Braitman: Favorite Books of 2023 (The Marginalian) source

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