Cozy Reads & Cottage Core Vibes

It’s fall, y’all 🍂 In this episode, Joe teams up with Claire and Kristin to share the ultimate list of cozy book recommendations. From charming cottage core tales to delightful cozy mysteries to graphic novels, these picks are perfect for your next warm and comforting reading escape. Your next cozy read awaits!

Titles mentioned in this episode:

Claire’s Titles: 

• The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna (new book next spring – A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping)
• The Pumpkin Spice Cafe by Laurie Gilmore (followed by The Cinnamon Bun Book Store, The Christmas Tree Farm and The Strawberry Patch Pancake House)
• Chaos at the Lazy Bones Bookshop by Emmeline Duncan
• The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong
• Murder Takes the Stage by Colleen Cambridge
• The Twilight Garden by Sara Nisha Adams (shout out to The Reading List)

Kristin’s Titles:

• The Full Moon Coffee Shop by Mai Mochizuke
• Rewitched by Lucy Jane Wood
• The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst
• Meet your Baker by Ellie Alexander
• The Whispering Dead by Darcy Coates
• The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan

Joe’s Titles:

• How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin (How to Seal Your Own Fate coming in April 2025!)
• Mrs. Quinn’s Rise to Fame by Olivia Ford
• Snapdragon by Kat Leyh
• The Witch Boy Series by Molly Knox Ostertag (The Witch Boy, The Hidden Witch, The Midwinter Witch)
• Tokyo These Days vol. 3 by Taiyo Matsumoto (Volume 1 and Volume 2)
• Peking Duck and Cover by Vivien Chien

Readers can sample and borrow the titles mentioned in today’s episode in Libby. Library friends can shop these titles in OverDrive Marketplace.

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