Cover of The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer

The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World

Robin Wall Kimmerer

Why I recommend it

Kimmerer offers a short, generous reflection on giving, receiving, and caring for one another. She connects those ideas to the living world.

What it changed in my thinking

Gratitude can lead to action. What do we pass along when we’ve received something good?

Who it’s useful for

Readers thinking about community, ecology, and sharing.

A tension or limitation

The ideas are inviting, but applying them to large, unequal systems takes more work than this short book can cover.