What to read when the nights get long

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   Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes Soundside is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.