I have found a lot of beautiful books and podcasts via this website and from the Tez Talks.
I would love to get some other recommendations from this community to add to my lists of to-reads and to-listen to.
Here are a couple of my favs:
Books (I can go on for miles, but here is a start):
A Curious Mind by Brian Grazer (NF)
No Baggage By Clara Bensen (NF)
My Southern Journey by Rick Bragg (Essays)
author Jen Sincero (NF-best on audiobook)
Stag’s Leap by Sharon Olds (poems)
In Mad Love and War By Joy Harjo (poems)
A low Country Heart by Pat Conroy (essays)
Maria Emmerich (cookbooks)
Forks Over Knives (NF)
Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer (Fiction)
The Ocean at the End of the Lane By Neil Gaiman (Fiction)
The Good Luck Of Right Now By Matthew Quick (Fiction, best on audiobook)
Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder (NF)
Podcasts:
Orpah’s Soul Sessions (I was never into Oprah until listening to these, thanks Tez!)
The Melissa Ambrosini Show
Cohesive Home
The Fail Safe (for writers)