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Best Books to Read When the Snow Is Falling

Think: It's cold outside, and you have a cup of hot cider in your hands. A fire is crackling nearby and you're tucked under a quilt on the couch. What cozy book do you want in your lap?
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I like to read about hot places in winter and cold places in summer!


message 3: by Monique (new)

Monique Richard I suggest strongly to add The Snowman by JO Nesbo.


message 4: by Isabel (new)

Isabel Isabel You should add Snow Falling on Cedars by David Gutterson Snow Falling On Cedars / East Of The Mountains


message 5: by Capt. (last edited Dec 12, 2013 07:50AM) (new)

Capt. Kirk Sam Dahl: Sophie Meets the Devil Dog by Rita G. Montague

Books may be purchased at Amazon.com or signed copies at samdahl77@yahoo.com


message 6: by Capt. (last edited Dec 12, 2013 07:49AM) (new)

Capt. Kirk Sam Dahl - The Tree Top People of Orus by Rita G. Montague

Books may be purchased at Amazon.com or signed copies at samdahl77@yahoo.com


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What a lovely little list!


message 8: by Danielle (new)

Danielle  Farrell Here's the advice Patton Oswalt gave to those who suffer from Seasonal Activated Depression(if you haven't already read his post): "Read something Russian. Remind your depression that you have access to ancient, arctic gloom-blasts, and that if you can't make it leave your head, you can sure as shit frighten it into being a polite guest until the snow melts."


message 9: by Jo Ann (new)

Jo Ann Nice list! So many good choices.


message 10: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Jan 11, 2015 01:48AM) (new)

BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) I love to read books by Charles Dickens as well as most Russian authors during winter, especially the ones who wrote classics, like Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Somehow those books seem to fit better when the snow is falling :-)


message 11: by Sylvia (new)

Sylvia Add The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey. Magical novel and
perfect for winter reading.

Crow Lake by Mary Lawson is another perfect book for
winter reading.


message 13: by Sofia (new)

Sofia Sylvia wrote: "Add The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey. Magical novel and
perfect for winter reading.

Yessss!!! I totally agree with you!



message 14: by Namy (new)

Namy Please add "The Tenderness of Wolves" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...


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