gentle books

2025 in review

as we wrap up another year of operations, we’d like to celebrate the impact our incredibly special community has had in the world of literary appreciation, community, and circularity.

with love,
diane + jess

books don’t belong in landfill

this simple belief has led us to you - an amazing community of readers and supporters.

sustainability sits at the core of our mission. within the paper and pulp industry, books are the third largest greenhouse gas emitter. an estimated 5 billion books are printed each year, with a carbon footprint of 3 kg CO2 each. that’s around 15 billion kg of CO2. we're here to build a circular book economy and give secondhand books new life.

the gentle impact

  • 6,000+

    books collected

  • 2,000+

    books rehomed

  • $25K+

    cash donated

  • 53

    popups and book clubs

  • 18,000+

    kg co2 prevented from landfill

  • 36+

    hours of community discussion

thank you to our partners

we couldn't do what we do without partnering with some amazing organisations here in hong kong. we're especially grateful to our venue partners, and proud to support with charities doing important work.

it's been quite a year ✨

A final note, we'd like to give a big shout out to our absolutely amazing popup crew members for the warmth, enthusiasm, intellect and wisdom they’ve shared with us this year, logging 100+ hours with gentle books:

Chandni, Katia, Michelle, Daisy, Weng, Celine, Jane, Slavica, Maria