--- title: "17 Books to Cozy up with on a Cold Winter Night ..." description: "The Winter Stroll by Elin Hilderbrand; Prejudice and Pride by by Lynn Messina; The Restaurant Critic's Wife by Elizabeth Laban; Stars over Sunset Boulevard by Susan Meissner; The Things We Keep by Sally Hepworth; More ..." url: "https://books.allwomenstalk.com/books-to-cozy-up-with-on-a-cold-winter-night/" category: "books" last_updated: "2026-05-25" --- # 17 Books to Cozy up with on a Cold Winter Night ... Winter nights are the perfect opportunity to get snuggly on the couch or in your bed and catch up on the books you've been meaning to read. If you're in the mood for a good book, but don't have a stack already going, you're probably looking for some ideas to get you started. Here are some fabulous books that will make you look forward to more cold nights in the future. ## 1. The Winter Stroll by Elin Hilderbrand ![The Winter Stroll by Elin Hilderbrand](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/tm/dc/apz0x6hb56706a16d74a0065778502_600x906.jpg) [barnesandnoble.com](https://bit.ly/1nj5upE) $16.00 This book takes place on Nantucket and Christmas and follows a family that lives there when an unexpected visitor comes calling. ## 2. Prejudice and Pride by by Lynn Messina ![Prejudice and Pride by by Lynn Messina](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/jf/of/cxf76tqd56706a9fd2ad2472140679_600x960.jpg) [barnesandnoble.com](https://bit.ly/1nj5vKd) $13.00 This is a modern day version of the original novel and is super fun for passing a cold winter afternoon. ## 3. The Restaurant Critic's Wife by Elizabeth Laban ![The Restaurant Critic's Wife by Elizabeth Laban](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/ua/j5/qkgcoy9456706b1a8f5cf759695170_600x900.jpg) [barnesandnoble.com](https://bit.ly/1nj5vKf) $11.00 In this novel, we meet the wife of a restaurant critic and find out how hard it is to live when your identity must be kept a secret. ## 4. Stars over Sunset Boulevard by Susan Meissner ![Stars over Sunset Boulevard by Susan Meissner](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/g1/j2/myw0khj956706b69de31b649504772_600x983.jpg) [barnesandnoble.com](https://bit.ly/1nj5vKi) $12.00 If you loved "Gone With the Wind," you will adore this novel. It's next on my list, for sure! ## 5. The Things We Keep by Sally Hepworth ![The Things We Keep by Sally Hepworth](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/jg/m6/pyyvy4nq56706c53de4c7833419932_600x914.jpg) [barnesandnoble.com](https://bit.ly/1nj5upG) $32.00 When a 38-year old woman gets Alzheimer's and is put into a facility, we see what the disease is really like from her point of view. ## 6. Me before You by Jojo Moyes ![Me before You by Jojo Moyes](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/lv/qh/qt6v1ofy56706cfe72d75125420694_400x603.jpg) [barnesandnoble.com](https://bit.ly/1nj5w0x) $12.00 In this novel, two people meet with no idea of how that chance meeting will change the rest of their lives. ## 7. Olive Kitteredge by Elizabeth Strout ![Olive Kitteredge by Elizabeth Strout](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/mu/ck/gvxn4x5m56706da658ee4827800775_400x622.jpg) [barnesandnoble.com](https://bit.ly/1nj5upI) $10.00 Follow Olive as the town she calls home changes, often not to her liking. ## 8. Dorothy Parker Drank Here by Ellen Meister ![Dorothy Parker Drank Here by Ellen Meister](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/bm/u7/itflg2i456706ec7459ed687328071_600x894.jpg) [barnesandnoble.com](https://bit.ly/1nj5w0z) $14.00 In this fun novel, Dorothy Parker seeks out a ghost friend to keep her company. ## 9. The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt ![The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/zz/he/iuwi3uwn56706f2d7a551720785535_400x615.jpg) [barnesandnoble.com](https://bit.ly/1nj5w0B) $12.00 In this book you meet a young man who has lost his mother and join him on a journey that involves art theft and lots of emotion. ## 10. The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell ![The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/ft/jq/nba05wjy5670792ae2307068787216_400x596.jpg) [barnesandnoble.com](https://bit.ly/1nj5uFW) $11.00 When a psychic teenager runs away from her home, she and her family must come to terms with her abilities. ## 11. In Some Other World, Maybe by Shari Goldhagen ![In Some Other World, Maybe by Shari Goldhagen](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/wl/al/nsd4fl8y5670799ce5c5a304590426_600x913.jpg) [barnesandnoble.com](https://bit.ly/1nj5w0D) $16.00 This is a coming of age novel that connects several teens with a movie they all saw at the same time. ## 12. The Swans of Fifth Avenue by Melanie Benjamin ![The Swans of Fifth Avenue by Melanie Benjamin](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/y2/u9/h8bb11im567079f7b023d285935662_600x887.jpg) [barnesandnoble.com](https://bit.ly/1nj5uFY) $20.00 This novel tells the story of Truman Capote and the society ladies he spent his time with in New York City. ## 13. All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr ![All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/pq/du/tvavo8y856707a7615145116156425_400x599.jpg) [barnesandnoble.com](https://bit.ly/1nj5w0G) $16.00 When a girl goes blind and must flee during World War II with her father, she learns just how great life can be despite the struggles. ## 14. The Flood Girls by Richard Fifield ![The Flood Girls by Richard Fifield](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/p3/g2/eomssa6k56707ad06a10f564466465_600x906.jpg) [barnesandnoble.com](https://bit.ly/1nj5uG0) $20.00 When a young girl returns home to redeem herself for past mistakes, a local boy will be her saving grace. ## 15. The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton ![The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/cv/nj/c7v4lziu56707b9c87f7a333669750_400x605.jpg) [barnesandnoble.com](https://bit.ly/1nj5w0K) $11.00 When Nella moves to Amsterdam to care for her husband's sister, she feels a little hopeless until she begins getting tiny gifts that tell a story. ## 16. A Criminal Magic by Lee Kelly ![A Criminal Magic by Lee Kelly](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/ma/gu/d2aj7d2g56707c36c241f573316680_600x906.jpg) [barnesandnoble.com](https://bit.ly/1nj5uG2) $20.00 What if the 20s also banned magic in addition to liquor? This book tells the story. ## 17. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern ![The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/gx/iq/z3so4l3556707cb043eeb938674584_400x607.jpg) [barnesandnoble.com](https://bit.ly/1nj5w0O) $9.00 A black and white circus pops up in town and is only open at night. A world of magic makes this the perfect winter read. Which one do you want to read first? 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