Twelve Trees
Twelve Trees by Daniel Lewis is one of 2026's most credible books, appearing on 2 of the year's most respected lists, including The Economist, The Guardian, for a Consensus Score of 28 out of 100.
Appears on these lists
Our take
AI-draftedLewis structures the book around twelve individual species—the bristlecone pine, the coast redwood, the baobab among them—using each as an anchor for a wider meditation on deep time, evolution, and human dependency on trees we mostly take for granted. It works best as a hybrid of travel writing and natural history, at its liveliest when grounded in specific place and specific bark rather than abstraction.
In the press
“Informative, engrossing, often poetic ... a veritable wonderland of fascinating facts.”
Linda M. Castellitto, BookPage“As rigorous as it is readable.”
Kirkus Reviews
How the Consensus Score is calculated
Our Consensus Score is our own transparent editorial metric — not a user rating. It weighs each list by the credibility of its source, how recent the listing is, and any award status. Here is the full breakdown.
| Source | Authority | Recency | Award | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Economist | 0.95 | 0.70 | 1.00× | 0.67 |
| The Guardian | 0.85 | 0.70 | 1.00× | 0.59 |
| Weighted sum → Score | 1.26 → 28 | |||
Similar consensus books
Because they appear on some of the same lists.
Frequently asked
What lists is Twelve Trees on?
Twelve Trees appears on 2 lists in our 2026 corpus, including The Economist, The Guardian.
What is its Consensus Score?
Twelve Trees has a Consensus Score of 28 out of 100, our transparent editorial measure of how many credible lists agree on it.