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Books to Enjoy, Relax and Escape - cozy, fun, charming and sometimes educational!
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items This list includes books that will make you laugh, feel comfy and cozy, live your most dangerous spy lives and even learn something!
Sections
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Cozy Books
Space
Beautiful Prose
Spooky
Science Fiction
Cozy Books
If you're looking for a metaphoric cozy corner, you've found it!
With real Filipino recipes sprinkled throughout, this book combines my love for trying new recipes, and cozy mysteries! Will you try the recipes?
Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala, Paperback
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I LOVE finding gems like this book. It has action and older female characters on the verge of retiring from their SLIGHTLY unconventional careers.
Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn
This book combines my love for mysteries, culinary fiction, nostalgia and travel. Give it a read!
The Kamogawa Food Detectives Novel
If you yearn for going back in time to get something right, this book is for you. If you got a glimpse of your what-if situations, what would you do?
Before the Coffee Gets Cold: A Heartfelt Novel
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This book is such a perfect read when you are staying in, cozy by the fire and in your blankets. With magic, a female lead and a little romance with a handsome fellow, what more can you ask for?
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches
This book features female leads, spies and books! It's historical fiction and a quick read!
The Librarian Spy: A Novel of World War II
Female lead, food, murder and based on a real case - what else can you want?
Butter: A Novel of Food and Murder - Japanese Bestseller
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Space
As a space enthusiast, here are some of my favorite books that have taught me about the surreal vastness we call space!
A clever twist on an auto-biography - in this case, the Milky Way and space itself is talking directly to you about its “life” history. It includes wonderful illustrations and quirky writing that still teaches you about our marvelous universe.
The Milky Way: An Autobiography of Our Galaxy
As someone who is not an astrophysicist, I appreciate Dr. Hamden's educational book about space. Space is wondrous and this book just keeps learning new things about the Weird Universe!
Weird Universe: Everything We Don't Know About Space
Beautiful Prose
Sometimes you read a book and it stays with you forever.
I love reading books by female authors, and Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is a classic for a reason. Her beautiful prose is beyond magical.
Frankenstein: Mary Shelley
Quirky characters, unique plots that spark your imagination. But most importantly, this prose in this book by Colombian author Gabriel Garcia Marquez - will mark you forever. It's beautiful, fascinating and wondrous.
One Hundred Years of Solitude: Classic Novel
It feels like you are in his mind and thoughts. His thoughts are written beautifully.
The Letters of Vincent van Gogh (Penguin Classics)
Spooky
This is the not-so cozy corner of the digital library!
If you feel like reading something dark and completely twisted, I highly recommend this book by female Argentinian author!
Tender Is the Flesh
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Did you know this book predates Dracula? This is a great October/Spooky season read when you want something with dark ambience, vampires and romantic tension.
Carmilla
One of the best non-fiction books out there. This book tells you the stories about lady poisoners across history and features beautiful illustrations! One of my favorites is Giulia Tofana!! The author also has a podcast that's totally awesome if you ...
The League of Lady Poisoners: True Stories
Science Fiction
It's a classic for a reason!
1984
In an era where we question and reflect, I think this is a perfect book to read.
Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut, Paperback