Our cosy reading guide to warm you up this winter!

From cosy fantasy to cosy crime, dark academia to immersive historical fiction, we have the perfect books to snuggle up with this winter season. 

Dark Academia

Arts, literature, and maybe even... murder? Light a candle and cosy up by the fireplace - we have just the dark academia books for you. 

• The Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson
• Immortal Dark by Tigest Girma
• Arcana Academy by Elise Kova
• An Education in Malice by S.T. Gibson

Historical Fiction

Ready for a change of scenery this winter? Step back in time with our immersive historical fiction, for an adventure like no other...

• The Listeners by Maggie Stiefvater
• The Mademoiselle Alliance by Natasha Lester
• When Sleeping Women Wake by Emma Pei Yin
• The Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz by Anne Sebba

Cosy Fantasy

Sick of the cold? Escape to a new world and frolic with faeries, take the skies on the back of a dragon, or live out your cottagecore dream in these enchanting tales. 

• Black Woods, Blue Sky by Eowyn Ivey
• Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett
• Six Wild Crowns by Holly Race
• A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna

Fireside Fiction

Hot off the press! Cosy up with these winter warmers to add to your reading list.

• Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall
• The Oasis by Anne Buist and Graeme Simsion
• Orpheus Nine by Chris Flynn
• The Names by Florence Knapp
• Ordinary Love by Marie Rutkoski

Cosy Crime

If you're in the mood for a little escapism, check out our cosy crime and thrillers.

• The Gatsby Gambit by Claire Anderson-Wheeler
• How to Seal Your Own Fate by Kristen Perrin
• The Retirement Plan by Sue Hincenbergs
• Etiquette for Lovers and Killers by Anna Fitzgerald Healy
• The Grapevine by Kate Kemp

Kids

Check out these dragon-tastic winter reads for our younger readers!

• How to Train Your Dragon FTI by Cressida Cowell
• How to Train Your Dragon School by Cressida Cowell
• Maggie the Dragon by Tony Armstrong and Emma Sjaan Beukers
• Silverborn by Jessica Townsend