You know the feeling. Endless fluorescent-lit corridors. Carpet that smells faintly of damp. A room that should have an exit but somehow doesn’t.

After doomscrolling for hours and finally jolting awake in the middle of the night, I get this sudden urge to scrap my entire identity and become a new flower. A better me. Someone who's heaps more disciplined than the lazy, procrastinating, mildly gluttonous person currently lying in bed at 2 a.m. scrolling TikTok.

In light of the holiday season, here below I have curated a list of books that would be perfect gifts for the person described. I personally love gifting books so I hope this list can aid you in your search for a book for your loved one. A book for the poet/poetry lover (that isn't a poetry collection) For this category of person I would recommend "The book of tea" by Kazuko Okakura. Written in 1906, it is an exploration of the Japanese tea ceremony and the art of simplicity