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All of OPL’s staff recommendations in one page. You can browse the different lists based on topics, format or genres, or you can read some of the more detailed blog posts about specific items.

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2026: Year of Cozy

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    The Year of Cozy
    125 Recipes, Crafts, and Other Homemade Adventures
    Adarme, Adrianna
    2015
    "From blogger, recipe developer, and photographer Adrianna Adarme comes a book of advice for simplifying, beautifying, and living a more thoughtful life. Organized by the months of the year, and by…
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    The Cottage Fairy Companion
    A Cottagecore Guide to Slow Living, Connecting to Nature, and Becoming Enchanted Again
    Merrill, Paola
    2022
    "Romanticize your life anywhere. The Cottage Fairy Companion helps readers open their eyes to the everyday magic right in front of them. It gives a new perspective by revealing the lessons nature…
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    The Calm & Cozy Book of Sleep
    Rest + Dream + Live
    Wyatt, Beth
    2020
    "The Calm and Cozy Book of Sleep is a down-to-earth guide with expert tips to get you to sleep and stay asleep"--Provided by publisher.
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    The Cozy Life
    Rediscover the Joy of the Simple Things Through the Danish Concept of Hygge
    Edberg, Pia
    2016
    "In today's world, we're constantly rushing from one thing to the next and are struggling with information overload. We're more disconnected from ourselves and our loved ones than ever before.…
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    Après All Day
    65+ Cozy Recipes to Share With Family and Friends
    Epstein, Kelley
    2021
    "Après-ski is more than just an afternoon beer in the lodge. It's an opportunity to gather with friends and family over delicious food and drinks during the cold winter months. This cozy cookbook…
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    Goblin Mode
    How to Get Cozy, Embrace Imperfection, and Thrive in the Muck
    Coyle, McKayla
    2023
    "Embrace your inner goblin! Learn to decorate, dress, craft, forage, and live according to the goblin principles of community, diversity, and joyful mess. Do you ever feel strange, gross, chaotic,…

The Longest Night

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    Winter Solstice Wish
    Fox, Kate Allen
    2024
    On the shortest day of the year, communities come together to celebrate and savor every ray of light.
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    The Shortest Day
    Cooper, Susan
    2019
    A celebration of the winter solstice and the Yuletide season. As the sun set on the shortest day of the year, early people would gather to prepare for the long night ahead. They built fires and lit…
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    A Cozy Winter Day
    Wheeler, Eliza
    2024
    "The busy animals of Acorn Village know all about being cozy. In the charming woodland village, each and every home is full of comfy nooks for fun activities, snug spots for sleeping, and wide…
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    Winter Light
    Becker, Aaron
    2024
    "With jewellike die-cuts revealing the colors of the season against soft painterly backgrounds, Caldecott Honoree Aaron Becker captures the light of winter skies and lengthening days, the glow of…
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    A Little Like Magic
    Kurpiel, Sarah
    2024
    "Our young narrator doesn’t like itchy hats or cold wind, and she especially doesn’t like going places she’s never been before. But she reluctantly agrees to join her mom at an ice festival, where…
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    Winter Crafts
    Kington, Emily
    2022
    "Winter is a wonderful time to get creative! Let's make walnut reindeer on skis, a bright bird feeder, a bendy polar bear, and much more! This book will encourage you to get outdoors, gather awesome…

Reading the Four Elements (Sort of!)

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    Fire in Every Direction
    Baconi, Tareq
    2025
    "Tareq Baconi crafts a deeply intimate, unforgettable portrait of how a political consciousness -- desire and resistance -- is passed down through generations. In 1948, Tareq's grandmother, Eva,…
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    Theory of Water
    Nishnaabe Maps to the Times Ahead
    Simpson, Leanne Betasamosake
    2025
    "[A] look at that most elemental force, water, and through Indigenous stories, tradition, and thinking, suggest[ing] a powerful path for the future. For many years, Leanne Betasamosake Simpson took…
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    This Rare Earth
    Building the Dams, Mines and Megaprojects That Run Our World
    Gilmer, Jeremy Thomas
    2025
    "This Rare Earth is a graphic account of twenty-five years working for some of the largest mining and engineering companies in the world. Much of this work was conducted in in conflict zones where…
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    On Air
    The Triumph and Tumult of NPR
    Oney, Steve
    2025
    "An epic, decade-long reported history of National Public Radio that reveals the unlikely story of one of America's most celebrated but least understood media empires. Founded in 1970, NPR is…

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