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Guardian US winter reads

The best books to curl up with during cold winter days, selected by Emma G Keller
  • People dig out from a very heavy snowfall, near Hamden, Connecticut, in the aftermath of a storm that hit the state and much of the New England.

    Winter reads: the modern romance of We Are Water by Wally Lamb

    Love and sadness abound across sexualities, ethnicities and art dealers in Lamb's highly topical New England novel
  • Sad woman depression

    Best book for anyone with the holiday blues: Survival Lessons

    Alice Hoffman offers beautifully written, priceless advice for anyone finding the joys of the season rather too much to bare
  • Teenagers laptops

    Parents of teens: read this book and get through the holiday season

    Why short story collection Seven Deadlies by Gigi Levangie Grazer is the holiday equivalent of an 800 help line
  • Fugu

    The best book for traveling foodies: A Fork in the Road

    This guide to cuisine revisits the old art of food travel writing, but don’t take our word for it. Order and devour it: 'Taste does not lie'
  • Angelica Houston

    Best celebrity memoir: A Story Lately Told by Anjelica Huston

    A Story Lately Told is part one of Huston’s memoir. Part two is scheduled for next year and it’s to her credit that we can’t wait
  • Winter reads S

    Winter reads: the best hardcover book to curl up with

    Grab blanket and a cup of tea: we're kicking off winter reads with our pick for the cosiest book: S by JJ Abrams and Doug Dorst
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