“The reason that fiction is more interesting than any other form of literature, to those who really like to study people, is that in fiction the author can really tell the truth without humiliating himself.
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— Eleanor Roosevelt

Reading has been my refuge and constant companion for as long as I can remember.

It started early—my dad taught me how to read when I was four or five, and for my birthday in kindergarten, I received The Chronicles of Narnia box set. From that moment on, I disappeared into stories that shaped how I saw the world.

The characters I met on the page reflected the qualities I valued—strength, kindness, curiosity—and they helped me recognize those same traits within myself.

As the years passed, novels became more than an escape; they were my guides. Through fiction, I eased friction.

I turned to books when I felt lonely and struggled in my teens. The stories of resilient female protagonists helped me make sense of my own experiences, showing me how to navigate rejection, uncertainty, and pain with grace. Their journeys mirrored my own, reminding me that setbacks weren't things but transitions and that hope, even in its quietest form, was always present.

In university, my focus shifted to philosophy and history. I became fascinated by the evolution of ideas—how culture, social movements, and revolutions were shaped by those who dared to challenge the status quo.

I sought writers who articulated the world I wanted to see, voices that deepened my understanding of community, justice, and human resilience. Their words didn’t just inform me; they called me to consider my role in shaping the world around me.

Today, I explore the works of mystics, scientists, and poets—voices that bridge the unseen with the tangible, the intuitive with the analytical. Books remain my greatest teachers, constantly revealing new ways to think, feel, and engage with life.

If you’re curious about what has influenced me, I’ve included some authors who left a lasting impression.

creative non-fiction

Adrienne Rich
Natalie Ginzburg
Joan Didion
David Foster Wallace
Dave Eggers
Hunter S. Thompson
Henry David Thoreau
Virginia Woolf
Robert Pirsig
Norman Mailer
Michael Pollan
Suzanne Callahan
Miranda July
Lidia Yuknavitch
Jeannie Vanasco
Annie Ernaux

fiction & prose

Hilda Hilst
Fernando Pessoa
Marguerite Duras
Isabel Allende
Renata Adler
Claire Vaye Watkins
Joyce Mansour
Sheila Heti
Patricia Lockwood
Rachel Cusk
Sarah Hall
Andrea Lawlor
Donna Tartt
Margaret Atwood
Haruki Murakami
Ann-Marie MacDonald
Ursula Le Guin
Eileen Myles
Vladimir Nabokov
Jennifer Egan
Sylvia Plath
Kurt Vonnegut
Alice Munro
Ayn Rand
Khaled Hosseini
Rainer Maria Rilke
Han Kang
Julio Cortazar
Clarice Lispector
Elif Batuman
Ali Smith
Iris Murdoch
Audre Lorde
Octavia Butler
Sally Rooney
Maria Duenas
Mariana Enriquez
Jeanette Winterson
Gail Honeyman

philosophy & spirituality

Simone de Beauvoir
Albert Camus
Aldous Huxley
Friedrich Nietzsche
B.K.S. Iyengar
Anodea Judith
Vanda Scaravelli
Gaston Bachelard
Hannah Arendt
Ana Forrest
Simone Weil
Ayn Rand
Jeremy Taylor
Daniel Odier
Douglas Brooks
Gilles Deleuze
Julia Kristeva
Robert E. Svoboda
Elisabeth Haich
Jean Baudrillard
Mari Ruti