Warm Winter Read 2026

Welcome back to Warm Winter Read! To keep you inspired to read daily this season, this year's author-ambassadors Jaclyn Crupi, John Morrissey, Keshe Chow, Melanie Saward, Jo Dixon, Kate Solly and Shaun Micallef have recommended thirty books across a wide variety of forms and genres, fiction and non-fiction, for you to enjoy.

Stay warm and get reading this winter!

Updated May 12, 2026
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Marske, Freya
Paper Book
'If you're doing romantasy without Freya Marske, you're doing it wrong' - Casey McQuiston, author of Red, White & Royal Blue A dazzling queer fantasy from the bestselling author of A Marvellous Light, brimming with steamy romance, rougeish charm and...
Black leopard, red wolf
James, Marlon
Paper Book
Tracker is known far and wide for his skills as a hunter - and he always works alone. But when he is engaged to find a child who disappeared three years ago, he must break his own rules joining a group of mercenaries to find the boy. Following the lost boy's scent from one ancient city to another,...
The wolf tree
McCluskey, Laura
*An Apple Best Book of 2025* On an Island full of secrets The truth lies in the dark A gripping and atmospheric debut crime thriller set on an isolated Scottish island... A mysterious death On a small island off the coast of Scotland, an isolated community...
A disappearance in Fiji
Rao, Nilima
Paper Book
Annihilation
VanderMeer, Jeff
Paper Book
'A contemporary masterpiece' Guardian THE FIRST VOLUME OF THE EXTRAORDINARY SOUTHERN REACH TRILOGY - NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY ALEX GARLAND (EX MACHINA) AND STARRING NATALIE PORTMAN AND OSCAR ISAAC For thirty years, Area X has remained mysterious and...

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