14 of the best books to read in spring with fresh, optimistic vibes
I love all of the seasons, but there's just something about spring... especially its fresh days, new life, and the optimism in the air.
Some part of it is probably because I grew up on a farm where spring meant crisp mornings, blossom on the trees, and lambs in the fields.
Now, living in Denmark, spring is what we look forward to all through the dark and drizzly winters (even if they're hygge).
As with the seasonal books I've compiled in my winter and autumn posts, I think that some books just have a spring vibe.
In this post, I've compiled my favourite books that feel like spring for hopeful, optimistic, and rejuvenating reading.
Some of these books are about spring or set in the spring, while others just have spring vibes.
Read on to replenish your spring reading list and find new bookish inspiration for what Tolstoy's Levin calls the time for plans and projects...
The best books with spring vibes to energize you after winter
1. Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

“Everything is made new in the spring. Springs themselves are always so new, too. No spring is ever just like any other spring. It always has something of its own to be its peculiar sweetness.”
Anne of Green Gables is the perfect feel-good classic to read in spring. This beloved story of an orphan finding her place in the world is about new beginnings, second chances, and noticing the beauty of the world around us.
2. A Country Year: Living the Questions by Sue Hubbell

In this seasonal diary that runs from one spring to the next, Sue Hubbell has crafted a wonderfully peaceful book about living alone yet finding community with wildlife and country folk.
After her thirty-year marriage broke up, Sue Hubbell found herself alone and broke on a small Ozarks farm. However, as she found solace in the natural world, Sue began to understand and share what she cared most about in life. Read More…