When the weather gets colder and there are less daylight hours, I find myself with a little more time to read. Because of that, I tend to branch out a bit in winter. Below is my list of winter recommendations from a few different genres.
- Kristen Johnson
CALYPSO by David Sedaris (memoir) Like Sedaris’s other works, these essays have equal parts heavy themes (compulsion, addiction, suicide) and big laughs. His books are full of truth and wisdom, and are often both heartbreaking and hilarious. Pick this one up as an audiobook, as it is read by the author. THE GREAT HALIFAX EXPOSION: A WORLD WAR I STORY OF TREACHERY, TRAGEDY, AND EXTRAORDINARY HEROISM (nonfiction) by John U. Bacon This book was published just after the 200 th anniversary of the explosion. It’s a thorough account of what happened during the event, as well as the weeks leading up to and following the explosion. THE MONK OF MOKHA (nonfiction) by Dave Eggers A young Yemini American man decides that he will single-handedly restore Yemeni coffee to its greatness. From the Tenderloin in San Francisco to the coffee farms of Yemen, Mokhtar chases his dream. Like Dave Eggers’s other nonfiction works, this one reads like fiction.
HARK! A VAGRANT by Kate Beaton (comic) Beaton’s comics of historical figures are perfectly on point. Share this one with the history or classic lit lover in your life.
BORNE by Jeff VanDermeer (seriously strange sci-fi)
Woman picks up a nonliving entity and brings it back to her home. It grows into something between plant/animal/AI. Then it keeps getting bigger. There’s also a bear the size of a building.
NIGHT CIRCUS by Erin Morgenstern (fantasy) The circus comes to town one night with no warning. The crowds wait for hours to see increasingly amazing illusions, but in fact the magic is real. This nonlinear narrative tells of two magicians involved in a lifelong challenge neither of them fully understands.
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