7 Books That Will Change the Way You See the World

Welcome back to another week of our Summer Reading Series, and welcome to the final stretch of our summer together. It’s hard to believe we’re already here! We’ve spent the past two months exploring books on wellness, confidence, style, home, relationships, and a little summer fiction along the way. Hopefully you’ve discovered a few authors you love and added more than a handful of titles to your reading list.

With today’s edition, we begin the final month of the series. There are just three reading lists left and they might be some of our best yet!

This week’s theme is Developing Great Taste.

Great taste has very little to do with following trends or buying expensive things. It grows from curiosity. From paying attention. From reading widely, appreciating beautiful ideas, noticing thoughtful design, asking better questions, and becoming genuinely interested in the world around you. The books in this week’s collection won’t tell you what to like. Instead, they’ll encourage you to look a little closer, think a little deeper, and develop a perspective that’s entirely your own.

Great taste is one of those qualities that’s easy to notice but difficult to define. It isn’t something you’re born with, and it certainly isn’t reserved for people who work in fashion, art, or design. Like any skill, it develops over time through curiosity, exposure, and paying attention to the world around you.

The more you read, travel, visit museums, listen to different perspectives, appreciate thoughtful design, and surround yourself with well-crafted ideas, the more your own point of view begins to take shape. You become more discerning. You stop choosing things simply because they’re popular and start choosing them because they genuinely resonate with you.

This week’s books explore creativity, aesthetics, architecture, craftsmanship, observation, and timeless design. Some will encourage you to notice beauty in places you’ve overlooked, while others will challenge the way you think about culture, creativity, and the objects you choose to bring into your life. Together, they offer a thoughtful reminder that great taste isn’t about impressing other people, but about developing a perspective that feels authentically your own.

Let’s explore this week’s reading list!

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