Braiding Sweetgrass was a New York Times bestseller. It didn’t reach that status immediately. Rather, people read it and then bought copies for their friends. Like sweetgrass, it spread through the tending of relationships. Numerous book clubs have chosen Braiding Sweetgrass. Elizabeth Gilbert, the author of Eat, Pray, Love, called this book “a hymn of love to the world.” Scientist and environmental advocate, Jane Goodall, also recommended this book. She wrote that it will “stay with you long after you read the last page.”