For the occasion

The comfort re-read shelf

For the week the news got loud. Books that behave like a warm bath.

Sometimes you do not want to be challenged. You want to be looked after by an author who has no intention of hurting you. Emergency supplies below.

The House in the Cerulean Sea

TJ Klune

A caseworker inspects an orphanage of magical children and finds a family. A hug in book form.

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A Man Called Ove

Fredrik Backman

The grumpiest man in Sweden, worn down by relentless neighbourly kindness. You will cry at a cat.

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Guards! Guards!

Terry Pratchett

A dragon, a drunk captain, and the finest comic sentences in the language. Discworld's best front door.

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