From the time I was a little girl, books have guided me. They have helped me see and understand my place in the world and encouraged me to look at it in different ways. I owe a debt of gratitude to all the brilliant authors over the last decades – I wouldn’t know what I know today without them.

I take great pleasure in exchanging books with friends and relatives, and then share and discuss with each other what we think of them. During those conversations, I noticed that books are often great conversation starters as every person connects to different parts of the story. Because our experiences are unique to us, books often lead to interesting and meaningful conversations.

I’ve been recommending my favorite books to readers since the beginning of 2021. The recommendations include thought-provoking books to better understand ourselves and each other. In this corner of the internet, I’ve created a safe space that allows me to have interesting conversations about books with more interesting people than solely the ones I hold close.

I hope the books to read on this bookshelf will help you find something that catches your interest and that it saves you the time and hussle of browsing through the millions of available titles. Here is a full list of all Lisanne’s picks.

Let’s join the conversation.