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Nature Reads: The Sunda Sh(Elves) Christmas Special 2025

Dylan Jefri Ong, Co-founder, Sunda Shelves | Jennifer Neoh Tan, Co-founder, Sunda Shelves | Surin Suksuwan, Co-founder, Sunda Shelves

24-Nov-25 15:00

Nature Reads: The Sunda Sh(Elves) Christmas Special 2025

It is beginning to feel a lot like Christmas, and for this Nature Reads special we thought we'd do something a little different. Instead of having one of the Sunda Shelves team as our usual guest co-host, we have all three on the show - co-founders/ sh(elves) Surin Suksuwan, Jennifer Neoh Tan, and Dylan Jefri Ong. Together they will be sharing their own top picks of books on nature and conservation that are must-haves, and that shaped their own love of nature and reading. They'll also share recommendations for thoughtful nature-inspired Christmas book gifts, and give us an inside look at what's new at the store.

Nature Reads on Earth Matters is the show where we explore the stories behind books that bring us closer to nature and the world around us. Every month, we team up with the good folks at Sunda Shelves, an independent bookstore and café with a passion for wild places and thoughtful reads.

Produced by: Juliet Jacobs

Presented by: Juliet Jacobs


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