Books our letters recommend

Modern Man in Search of a Soul

Karl Jung

Why meaning, not comfort, is the real task of a grown life.

Steve Jobs

Walter Isaacson

A portrait of vision, stubbornness and craft.

Letters to a Young Poet

Rainer Maria Rilke

Live the questions now. A gentle guide for the doubting.

The Art of Friendship

Roger Horchow

Before the bestie trip: what keeps a friendship strong.

Fatherhood

Karl Ove Knausgaard

For the dad you are becoming: an honest look at fathering.

The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work

John Gottman

For anyone asking if they're ready to marry: the research on what makes love last.

Man's Search for Meaning

Viktor Frankl

Whoever has a why can bear almost any how.

The Danish Way of Parenting

Jessica Alexander & Iben Sandahl

For the honest kids check: a calm, warm picture of raising children.

Attached

Amir Levine & Rachel Heller

Before you share a home: understand how you and your partner attach.

From Strength to Strength

Arthur C. Brooks

Midlife crisis or midlife calling: finding purpose in the second half.

Leonardo da Vinci

Walter Isaacson

Curiosity as a lifelong practice.

Man's Search for Meaning

Viktor E. Frankl

Whoever has a why can bear almost any how.

The Power of Now

Eckhart Tolle

Living in the present moment instead of in your thinking mind.

Daring Greatly

Brené Brown

On courage, vulnerability and showing up as you are.

Long Walk to Freedom

Nelson Mandela

27 years in prison, then president of South Africa: forgiveness and perseverance.

Meditations

Marcus Aurelius

An emperor's diary: what you control, and what you let go.

The Untethered Soul

Michael A. Singer

On letting go of the inner noise that holds you back.

The Total Money Makeover

Dave Ramsey

A no-nonsense plan before taking on a mortgage.

Educated

Tara Westover

How learning can remake a life.

Tao Te Ching

Lao Tzu

The teaching of the Tao: flowing with life instead of forcing it.

When Things Fall Apart

Pema Chödrön

What to do when the ground disappears beneath you.

How Can I Help?

Ram Dass

Stories and reflections on service and caring for others.

The Art of Happiness

Dalai Lama

Happiness as a skill you train, rooted in compassion.

Home Body

Rupi Kaur

Poems about coming home to your own body and mind.

The Sun and Her Flowers

Rupi Kaur

Poems on growing, roots, family and blossoming into yourself.

Milk and Honey

Rupi Kaur

Poetry about love, loss, trauma and healing, in short, raw lines.

Being Ram Dass

Ram Dass

His autobiography: the full story of a remarkable life.

Journey of Awakening

Ram Dass

A practical meditator's guidebook.

Grist for the Mill

Ram Dass

Awakening to oneness, using everything in life as material for growth.

No Greater Love

Mother Teresa

On love, service and giving without expecting anything back.

Walking Each Other Home

Ram Dass

Conversations on loving and dying, with Mirabai Bush.

Be Love Now

Ram Dass

The path of the heart: love as a spiritual practice.

Polishing the Mirror

Ram Dass

How to live from your spiritual heart in daily life.

Still Here

Ram Dass

Embracing aging, changing and dying with an open heart.

Be Here Now

Ram Dass

The classic on spiritual awakening: from Harvard professor to Ram Dass.

Milton's Secret

Eckhart Tolle

A children's book about worry and living in the now.

Oneness with All Life

Eckhart Tolle

Inspirational selections from A New Earth.

Stillness Speaks

Eckhart Tolle

Short reflections on stillness, presence and inner peace.

All About Love

bell hooks

Love as a verb: care, respect, responsibility.

A New Earth

Eckhart Tolle

Awakening to your life's purpose by seeing through the ego.

All the Rage

Darcy Lockman

Before kids: how couples really split the work at home.

Mating in Captivity

Esther Perel

Before you move in: keeping desire alive inside everyday life.

Letter to My Daughter

Maya Angelou

Short, wise letters on becoming a woman you respect.

The Fire Next Time

James Baldwin

Honest, loving and sharp on speaking truth with courage.

Upstream

Mary Oliver

Essays on attention, nature and a life you choose.

Eight Dates

John & Julie Gottman

Eight conversations to have before you share a home or a life.

Man and His Symbols

Karl Jung

The most readable door into dreams, symbols and the unconscious.

Memories, Dreams, Reflections

Karl Jung

Jung's own story of meeting the inner self.

Four Archetypes

Karl Jung

Mother, rebirth, spirit and trickster: the patterns we live without noticing.

The Undiscovered Self

Karl Jung

On standing as an individual when the crowd pulls hard.

The Soul of Money

Lynne Twist

Speaker at the Aniwa Changemakers Summit 2026. Transforming your relationship with money from scarcity to sufficiency.

The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible

Charles Eisenstein

Speaker at the Aniwa Changemakers Summit 2026. A new story of interbeing instead of separation.

Sacred Economics

Charles Eisenstein

Speaker at the Aniwa Changemakers Summit 2026. Money, gift and community in an age of transition.

Raising AI

De Kai

Speaker at the Aniwa Changemakers Summit 2026. How to raise AI the way we raise children: with values, care and responsibility.

Strength to Love

Martin Luther King Jr.

Sermons on love as strength, even in the face of hatred.

The Psychology of Money

Morgan Housel

For the house question: how to think about money, risk and upkeep.

The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read

Philippa Perry

Before kids, and for every dad becoming who he wants to be.

The Prophet

Kahlil Gibran

Poetic wisdom on love, work, giving and loss.

Big Magic

Elizabeth Gilbert

Creative living beyond fear.

The Diary of a Young Girl

Anne Frank

Hope and inner life in the darkest of times.

Quiet

Susan Cain

The quiet strength of introverts in a loud world.

Your Money or Your Life

Vicki Robin

Before you buy a house: what your money really costs you in life energy.

Hold Me Tight

Sue Johnson

For couples moving in or marrying: how to stay connected when things get hard.

Becoming

Michelle Obama

On finding your voice, step by step.

Iron John

Robert Bly

For men in midlife: an old story about becoming whole.

Platonic

Marisa G. Franco

Before the bestie trip: the science of keeping friends close.

Atomic Habits

James Clear

Small steps that quietly change who you become.

Siddhartha

Hermann Hesse

A seeker's journey toward his own inner voice.

Night

Elie Wiesel

Witness, memory and the will to remain human.

Mindset

Carol S. Dweck

Why believing you can grow makes you grow.

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

A self-made life, one virtue at a time.

The Gifts of Imperfection

Brené Brown

Letting go of who you think you should be.

Wherever You Go, There You Are

Jon Kabat-Zinn

Mindfulness in everyday life, simply explained.

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Maya Angelou

A life that sings despite everything. On dignity, voice and rising.

Born a Crime

Trevor Noah

Humour and grit growing up between worlds.

The Artist's Way

Julia Cameron

A twelve-week path back to your own creativity.

The Story of My Experiments with Truth

Mahatma Gandhi

Gandhi's own life story: truth and non-violence as daily practice.

The Dhammapada

Buddha

The core sayings of the Buddha on mind, suffering and freedom.

Healing Through Words

Rupi Kaur

A guided writing book: poetry as a way to heal and reflect.

Practicing the Power of Now

Eckhart Tolle

Essential teachings and exercises from The Power of Now.

The Art of Living

Epictetus

Stoic lessons in freedom: your judgement is yours.

The Book of Joy

Dalai Lama & Desmond Tutu

Joy that stays, even when life is heavy.

Sister Outsider

Audre Lorde

On using your own voice, even when it trembles.