22 books to add to your summer reading list
Set up in the sunshine with some of our top book picks these season - straight from the bookshelves of our community and Master Instructors.
Fiction Books
Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo
Selected by Firina Achor, PR Consultant
Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams
Selected by Firina Achor, PR Consultant
Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adicihe
Selected by Firina Achor, PR Consultant
Americanah Chimamanda by Ngozi Adicihe
Selected by Firina Achor, PR Consultant
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
Selected by Firina Achor, PR Consultant
Homegoing by Yaa Gayasi
Selected by Firina Achor, PR Consultant
Beloved by Toni Morrison
Selected by Firina Achor, PR Consultant
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
Selected by Char Dangerfield, ALL Studio Creative and Digital Marketing Lead
Non-Fiction
American Detox: The Myth of Wellness and How We Can Truly Heal by Kerri Kelly
Selected by Chantal Russell, Master Instructor
Anchored: How to Befriend Your Nervous System Using Polyvagal Theory by Deborah Dana
Selected by Chantal Russell, Master Instructor
Breath: The Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor
Selected by Christie Lin, Master Instructor
Inner Engineering: A Yogi's Guide to Joy by Sadhguru
Selected by Christie Lin, Master Instructor
From the Ashes: My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way by Jesse Thistle
Selected by Ash Belluz, Master Instructor of The Flow.
Girlvana: Self-Love, Yoga, and Making a Better World--A Handbook by Ally Maz
Selected by Ash Belluz, Master Instructor
Bodyfulness: Somatic Practices for Presence, Empowerment, and Waking Up in This Life by Christine Caldwell
Selected by Ash Belluz, Master Instructor
Cassandra Speaks: When Women Are the Storytellers, the Human Story Changes by Elizabeth Lesser
Selected by Katie McKenzie, Master Instructor and A La Ligne Co-Founder.
Energy Medicine: The Science and Mystery of Healing by Jill Blakeway
Selected by Katie McKenzie, Master Instructor and ALL Studio Co-Founder.
Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma by Peter A. Levine
Selected by Katie McKenzie, Master Instructor and ALL Studio Co-Founder.
Call of the Wild: How We Heal Trauma, Awaken Our Own Power, and Use it for Good by Kimberly Ann Johnson
Selected by Katie McKenzie, Master Instructor and ALL Studio Co-Founder.
I Know Why the Cage Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Selected by Firina Achor, PR Consultant
Kids Books
Malala’s Magic Pencil by Malala Yousafzai
Selected by Ash Belluz, Master Instructor
Short Essays
Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay
Selected by Firina Achor, PR Consultant