The Lumery Spring 2026 Reading List
Nine books for the season of renewal. Our editors pick the titles worth your time this spring.
Spring is the season of beginning again. The light returns, the ground softens, and something in us stirs. Here are nine books from the Lumery catalog — one for every week of spring — chosen for readers ready to go deeper.
Week 1-3: The Body and the Spirit
The Vagus Nerve Gospel by Nadia Vasquez-Lin — Start here. If you have spent years trying to think your way into spiritual experience, this book gently redirects you toward the body. The vagus nerve research alone is fascinating, but it is the practical exercises that make this book transformative.
Micro-Courage by Evelyn G. Krom — A beautiful companion to any body-based practice. Krom shows how the small, daily acts of bravery that most people overlook are actually the ones that change everything.
Neurodivergent Mysticism by Sable Cross — For anyone whose brain does not follow the standard contemplative playbook. This is the permission slip you have been waiting for.
Week 4-6: The Shadow Work
Villain Era Spirituality by Marcus Leith — Spring is not all light. Leith makes a compelling case for the spiritual value of darkness, anger, and moral complexity.
Emotional Rent Is Due by Roger Bergersen — Where are you overpaying emotionally? Bergersen maps the hidden costs with precision and compassion.
Wealth Wounds by Aylen Olivera — Money and springtime both involve growth. Olivera helps you understand which financial stories are yours and which you inherited.
Week 7-9: Coming Home
The Un-Lived Life by June Alderman — A tender book about paths not taken. Read it slowly, preferably outside.
Doomscrolling & the Divine by Ezra Thorne-Matsuda — Put the phone down (after you finish this post). Thorne-Matsuda offers a practical, non-judgmental path back to your own attention.
The Unbearable Magic of Being Bad at Something by Robert Entzel — End the season by picking up something you are terrible at. This book will make you want to.