After your turkey trot and a wonderful meal, gather up your friends and family, tap into your inner wonder and amazement, and go for an Awe Walk! You can find awesome things anywhere in our precious habitat, from a stunning butterfly to a dignified tree to a complex snowflake. Take twenty minutes of uninterrupted time (aka phones off) to enjoy your surroundings. – Alix

I’ve just inhaled the beauty of a novel that is A Guardian and a Thief. Set in the not-too-distant future, the book follows two city dwellers navigating new everyday realities—and the deep moral conflicts—that come with a warming world. The story unfolds over six days and takes less time to consume, making it a moving holiday weekend read.

– Anjali

Ani Dasgupta, CEO of the World Resources Institute, has a plan to save the planet—and he shares it in his freshly published book, The New Global Possible. A pragmatic optimist of the first order, Dasgupta makes a persuasive case for how we can change the climate landscape at speed and scale. His tentpoles are multilateralism, tech innovation, corporate ambition (with government holding businesses to account), and, not least, justice. – Jeff