The atmospheric pleasures of wintertime reading are top of the mind for KZMU’s Radio Book Club hosts this month. A few extra hours of darkness, a good cup of tea and a fireplace (real flames optional) is a great recipe for literary transformation. Hear their latest reviews and mentions, from gothic novels to travel stories and cookbooks, as well as the notable work of fiction sparking renewed interest in the genre for one host. Plus, a few stories about books creating life experiences. Tune in!

Radio Book Club Reviews + Mentions:

The Sentence by Louise Erdrich

A Field Guide to Western Birds by Roger Tory Peterson

The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner

The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien

Picnic in the Ruins by Todd Robert Petersen

The City of Mist by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

Japanese Soul Cooking: Ramen, Tonkatsu, Tempura, and More from the Streets and Kitchens of Tokyo and Beyond by Tadashi Ono and Harris Salat

Cheese Sex Death: A Bible for the Cheese Obsessed by Erika Kubik

Let's Make Dumplings! A Comic Book Cookbook by Hugh Amano and Sarah Becan

The Oak Papers by James Canton

Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr

Best American Travel Writing 2021 ed. Padma Lakshmi

How I Became a Tree by Sumana Roy

Fight Night by Miriam Toews