Winter is here. The nights are long, cold, and let’s face it … dark.

Instead of scrolling endlessly on Netflix, maybe rewatching Hot Frosty (you know, the one about the magical snowman who turns into a hot dude), why not escape into a good book instead?

If you’re not sure where to start, no worries, we got you. 

We’ve got a panel of book nerds ready with some book recommendations to help you get through the season. 

Guests:

Heidi Daniel, Executive Director of King County Library System

Robert Sindelar, Third Place books managing partner

Katie Campbell, editor and reporter at KUOW who runs the station’s book club

Book Recommendations: 

Miss Silver Series by Patricia Wentworth

On the Calculation of Volume by Solvej Balle

Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune

The Return of Ellie Black by Emiko Jean

Seattle Samurai: The Book by Kelly Goto

Twenty Four Seconds from Now ...: A Love Story by Jason Reynolds

Spooky Lakes: 25 Strange and Mysterious Lakes that Dot Our Planet by Geo Rutherford

CABIN: Off the Grid Adventures with a Clueless Craftsman by Patrick Hutchison

Playground by Richard Powers

Horror Movie by Paul G. Tremblay

The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth by Zoë Schlanger

The Comfort Book by Matt Haig

 

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