For me, winter is all about hygge. I love curling up with a good book, a blanket, and a mug of hot chai tea. As I thought about which books to include in this list, I realized that they don’t all fit into one category. For some people, hygge is all about peace and comfort. For others, it is the feeling you get while reading a scary book while it rains outside and you are safe and dry. And yet for others, it’s all about nostalgia. I think everyone would agree, though, that it’s all about getting a warm and fuzzy feeling inside.

So here are my picks for all of your hygge vibes, whatever they may be.

Become a Hygge (and Fika) expert:

• How to Hygge: The Nordic Secrets to a Happy Life
• Lagom: The Swedish Art of Balanced Living
• The Little Book of Hygge: Danish Secrets to Happy Living

 

Enjoy a dark, cozy novel:

    

• Wolf Winter
• Burial Rites
• The Mountain Story

 

Revisit a classic:

  

• The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe
• The Call of the Wild & White Fang
• The Golden Compass

 

Be inspired:

  

• The Sun and Her Flowers
• Big Magic
• Braving the Wilderness

 

Find peace:

   

• Silence in the Age of Noise
• The Living Mountain
• Wild Comfort

 

Lose yourself in another world:

   

• The Bear and the Nightingale
• The Snow Child
• Wildwood

 

Devour a sprawling novel:

   

• The Signature of All Things
• The Luminaries
• To The Bright Edge of the World

What are your favorite books to get cozy with?