Great Winter Reads

 

Winter is upon us and the cold makes for excellent reading weather! ❄️

We have fictional books like the fantasy A Winter's Promise about a headstrong heroine that must adapt to stay alive in a hostile new and icy environment, or if you prefer something a little more festive, we have the Valancourt Book of Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories, or Judith Flanders' Christmas: A Biography. Warm reads abound from The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien to Joanne Harris's Chocolat about a girl and her unusual mother who settle in a small French village and don't quite fit in at first. 

If you are more interested in learning about winter in a scientific way, check out Winter World: The Ingenuity of Animal Survival, which delves into the way in which animals (and other creatures) survive throughout the harsh winters. Or, explore the world of snow in Giles Whittell's Snow: A Scientific and Cultural Exploration, floating from the historical to the logical on the weather phenomenon.

Whatever your cup of tea, happy warm reading! 🍵📗