“A word after a word after a word is power.” – Margaret Atwood 

Today, National Book Lovers’ Day, celebrates a love of reading and literature. It encourages us to put down our phones and settle in with a good book. To mark this celebration, Natalie (a self-proclaimed lover of books) shares her current summer reading list. The books are included below along with lists she has shared over the years. Happy reading… 

Natalie’s Reading List 

Bitter Southerner Magazine

Marilyn Robinson Deep Dive: Housekeeping, Gilead, Lila, Home, and Jack 

Consolations by David Whyte  

The Library Book by Susan Orlean 

Letters to a Young Poet: A New Translation and Commentary by Rainer Maria Rilke

Circe by Madeline Miller 

Lavinia by Ursula K. Le Guin 

The Recovering: Intoxication and its Aftermath by Leslie Jamison 

When the Stars Go Dark by Paula McLain 

An American Sunrise by Joy Harjo 

The Murmur of Bees by Sofia Segovia 

Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and his Years of Pilgrimage by Haruki Murakami 

A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende 

Brother & Sister: A Memoir by Diane Keaton 

The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes 

Rereads for Wandering 

A Field Guide to Getting Lost by Rebecca Solnit 

Wanderlust: A History of Walking by Rebecca Solnit 

In Patagonia by Bruce Chatwin 

West with the Night: A Memoir by Beryl Markham 

State of Wonder by Ann Patchett 

Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott 

Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer 

The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot by Robert MacFarlane 

Pilgrim: Poems by David Whyte

Reading Lists from Over the Years 

Settle in: Natalie’s Reading List 

Live By the Word and Keep Walking: An Essay by Natalie 

The Genius Life and Rising Up + a Self-Love Reading List 

Write your own book in our Field Journal.  

@ Alabama Chanin  

Permission to Wander is our newest capsule collection of organic designs and products, in collaboration with artist and photographer Rinne Allen.  

Rinne’s story, Permission to Wander, which was written for The Bitter Southerner, is the inspiration for this collaboration. Read along.  

@ The School of Making     

Registration is now open for The School of Making’s 2022 Workshops, which includes a Classic Three-Day, Patternmaking, Classic Studio Week, and Individual Stenciling and Sewing.    

August’s Swatch of the Month features the Fern Stencil using an exclusive yarn in collaboration with Madelinetosh, a hand-dyed yarn company that explores the limits of color in their creations. Subscribe for a year-long exploration of embroidery at any time and receive the monthly swatches, materials, and an exclusive newsletter with instructions, access, and more.  

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Customization is among the many benefits of lean-method manufacturing. Because our garments are made to order, we offer the complimentary service of adjusting hemlines along the sleeve and body up to 3”. Note hemline adjustments at checkout, or connect with our team to learn more about opportunities to further customize fit. 

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