Books We Love

We LOVE books. Even though we carry all kinds of conscious living products, each of us in the Braid community holds a special place in our heart for the good old-fashioned physical book.

​To make it easier for you to decide what to read, we have each compiled a list of our store bestsellers and each staff member’s top five book recommendations.

Consider this our answer to the question: If you were deserted on an island and could only bring FIVE books, which ones would you bring?

GOLDEN BRAID BESTSELLERS

STAFF FAVORITES

Book cover with a black & white photograph of Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe

Emily W.

Book cover of a cartoon child with blonde hair standing on the moon in outer space
Book cover with a blue background and a white geometrical sphere with a wooden chair in the center
Book cover with a photograph of a woman with long red hair in her face looking down
Book cover with a maroon background and illustrated sacred heart in a white box
Book cover with a black background and a small spiral illustration of a face

RA

Book cover with an illustrated woman riding a giant sea turtle
Book cover with a white background and a braid of sweetgrass
Book cover featuring a girl riding a dragon
Book cover with a stylized illustration of the redwood forest

Phuong

Book cover with an illustrated image of a real rabbit approaching a toy rabbit
Book cover with a black & white photograph of Marsha P. Johnson at a rally with rainbow text
Book cover with a red background and an ancient illustrated depiction of two people
Book cover with a yellow background, red text, and a small white circle

Kaitlin
Book cover featuring an image of smooth rocks
Book cover with a white background and a braid of sweetgrass

Emily F.

Book cover with a white background and an illustrated forest border
Book cover with a black background, large text, and a small illustrated image of a woman with a wolf
Book cover with a photograph of pine trees streaked with orange sunlight

Riley

Book cover with an illustrated black and white man free-falling with gears for a head
Book cover with a red background, large black text, and striped circus border
Book cover of an illustrated woman with short black hair and multicolored eyes brandishing a dagger in a magical green forest
Book cover of an illustrated woman with long pink hair spreading like fire and golden arrows shooting through the text
Book cover with an illustrated black & white fox

Pamela

Book cover with a black background, large text, and a small illustrated image of a woman with a wolf
Book cover with a blue background and a colorful hot air balloon surrounded by illustrated flowers and butterflies
Book cover of a bird's wing over a flower
Book cover with a scenic photograph of tall grass looking over the ocean
Book cover with a white background and a braid of sweetgrass

Jennifer

Book cover with a faint forest scene and large text
Book cover of an illustrated bird in flight carrying a leaf
Book cover of an illustrated ink pot spilling out ink with tiny stars in it
Book cover of an illustrated woman with a canyon night sky and moon behind her

Mia
Book cover with a sky as the background and illustrated brambles and flowers bodering the text
Book cover with a photograph of a horse running on the beach
Book cover with a teal background, large white text, and an orange cirlce
Book cover with an illustrated octopus

Emily L.