I enjoyed this list! I've had The Snow Child and all of Jenny Colgan's books on my TBR list for so long. I really need to read at least one of these before the end of the month!
Oh! You will love them both! I recommend Jenny Colgan if you are feeling frazzled with the holidays as it is a quick and easy read. Save The Snow Child for when you time to savor it-like that slow time between Christmas and New Year’s or on a cold day in January.
Well done! This post is all the excuse I need to forget about all I need to do before Christmas this weekend and instead wrap myself in a fuzzy blanket with a cup of tea and Rebecca! Thank you!
I have read at least two, and possibly three of those books - the jury is out on The Essential Ingredients one, I THINK I have but I'd have to check my spreadsheet. Wait, maybe the Bookshop one too. I'm SURE I've read that but now that I say "sure" I am having doubts. I SHALL CONSULT THE SPREADSHEET. Which I should have done prior to writing this comment, clearly.
You are BUILT to live the Canadian lifestyle. I mean, you would thrive in a place like Calgary, where it's winter 6-8 months a year, depending. Also summers are rarely over 25 degrees. YOU WOULD LOVE IT. I mean, I didn't. But I wouldn't necessarily say I "thrive" in winter.
Well, if things keep going the way they are, I just may be moving up there. But likely BC. I don't think I would thrive in a place that snowy. I like a few days of it, just for the coziness, then I'm ready for it to be done. Don't forget I live in Ohio in my childhood, so I know snow.
Rebecca is deservedly a classic. DuMaurier is an excellent writer. And I'm SO happy you mentioned Cranford. I love Elizabeth Gaskell, and Cranford is definitely cozy. The tv show with Dame Judi Dench is good too.
While I don't consider Katherine Arden's Winternight Trilogy as cozy reading, it is absolutely a must to read in Winter given its setting of ancient Russian folklore. The descriptions of cold and snow are so vivid, especially when the setting outside your windows is the same.
I enjoyed this list! I've had The Snow Child and all of Jenny Colgan's books on my TBR list for so long. I really need to read at least one of these before the end of the month!
Oh! You will love them both! I recommend Jenny Colgan if you are feeling frazzled with the holidays as it is a quick and easy read. Save The Snow Child for when you time to savor it-like that slow time between Christmas and New Year’s or on a cold day in January.
Well done! This post is all the excuse I need to forget about all I need to do before Christmas this weekend and instead wrap myself in a fuzzy blanket with a cup of tea and Rebecca! Thank you!
I’ve read Rebecca many times over the years. In fact I’m reading it now. It’s a classic that’s been under appreciated.
I have read at least two, and possibly three of those books - the jury is out on The Essential Ingredients one, I THINK I have but I'd have to check my spreadsheet. Wait, maybe the Bookshop one too. I'm SURE I've read that but now that I say "sure" I am having doubts. I SHALL CONSULT THE SPREADSHEET. Which I should have done prior to writing this comment, clearly.
You are BUILT to live the Canadian lifestyle. I mean, you would thrive in a place like Calgary, where it's winter 6-8 months a year, depending. Also summers are rarely over 25 degrees. YOU WOULD LOVE IT. I mean, I didn't. But I wouldn't necessarily say I "thrive" in winter.
Well, if things keep going the way they are, I just may be moving up there. But likely BC. I don't think I would thrive in a place that snowy. I like a few days of it, just for the coziness, then I'm ready for it to be done. Don't forget I live in Ohio in my childhood, so I know snow.
I have read all three of those! (the other one was Rebecca) (why didn't I look this up before I commented the first time)
Loved this list, Laura! It instantly made me want to curl up with a blanket and pick up a new book. Your descriptions are so cozy and inviting. ❄️📚
Thanks and welcome to The Cozy Library!
Rebecca is deservedly a classic. DuMaurier is an excellent writer. And I'm SO happy you mentioned Cranford. I love Elizabeth Gaskell, and Cranford is definitely cozy. The tv show with Dame Judi Dench is good too.
I loved Cranford and the show. Thinking I need to reread it now that I'm a woman of a certain age. Ha!
While I don't consider Katherine Arden's Winternight Trilogy as cozy reading, it is absolutely a must to read in Winter given its setting of ancient Russian folklore. The descriptions of cold and snow are so vivid, especially when the setting outside your windows is the same.
Sounds like a good recommendation. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for those recommendations!
I love Nigel Slater's Christmas Chronicles and Winter Solstice by Rosamund Pilcher. Add them to your November/December 2026 reading list 😊
I have Winter Solstice on hold at the library!