Keeping It Cozy

Embrace the cozy side of life with these nonfiction titles.

Updated November 27, 2025
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My hygge home : how to make home your happy place
Wiking, Meik
Paper Book
An inspiring book from Meik Wiking, the New York Times bestselling author of The Little Book of Hygge, about how to use space, light, and Danish design to transform your home to fit your needs. ​Inspired by Danish design and traditions, Meik...
Niksen : embracing the Dutch art of doing nothing
Mecking, Olga
Paper Book
The Dutch people are some of the happiest in the world. Their secret? They are masters of niksen, or the art of doing nothing. Niksen is not a form of meditation, nor is it a state of laziness or boredom. It's not scrolling through social media, or wondering what you're...
Slow : simple living for a frantic world
McAlary, Brooke
Paper Book
Free Yourself from a Frantic Life and Embrace the Joy of Slow Living What is slow living? It's a way to find happiness by stepping away from the never-ending demands to constantly succeed and acquire more and more. It's easy to get stuck in the carousel of frantically wanting, buying, and...
Gentle : Rest More, Stress Less, and Live the Life You Actually Want
Carver, Courtney.
Paper Book
From an expert on simplicity and minimalism, a collection of 30 practices to overcome chronic overwhelm, cultivate self-compassion, and find permission to do less-perfect for readers of Rest is Resistance and Wintering. Being Gentle is...
The art of making memories : how to create and remember happy moments
Wiking, Meik
Paper Book
What's the actual secret to happiness? Great memories! Meik Wiking--happiness researcher and New York Times bestselling author of The Little Book of Hygge and The Little Book of Lykke--shows us how to create memories that make life sweet in this charming book. Do you...
The happiness project : or why I spent a year trying to sing in the morning, clean my closets, fight right, read Aristotle, and generally have more fun
Rubin, Gretchen Craft.
Paper Book
New York Times #1 Bestseller More Than 1 Million Copies Sold Updated With New Material "This book made me happy in the first five pages." --AJ Jacobs, author of The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible ...
The little book of lykke : secrets of the world's happiest people
Wiking, Meik
Paper Book
Join the happiness revolution! The author of the New York Times bestseller The Little Book of Hygge offers more inspiration and suggestions for achieving greater happiness and a better quality of life, by practicing Lykke (LOO-ka)--pursuing and finding the good that exists in the...
The pleasures of wintering : winter-inspired rituals for rejuvenation, serenity, and joy
—Longhurst, Erin Niimi
Paper Book
Discover the enriching lessons of winter through practices that promote rest, contemplation, and rejuvenation, including rituals for self-care, slow living, mindfulness, and creativity. Perfect for fans of Wintering and How to Do Nothing. ...

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