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Librarians Recommend: Comfort Reads (For Wildly Different Comfort Needs)

When you're in the mood for stories that can offer an escape, there's nothing quite like a comfort read. I polled some librarian friends for their favorites, added a few of mine, and gave all of us free reign on how to interpret "comfort." So we've got a list with everything from cozy to fierce to righteous to reflective. It's a great place to start when you're having a less than great day.
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Princess Princess Ever After (Katie O'Neill)
Princess Princess Ever After
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Katie O'Neill
You Are Here: An Owners Manual for Dangerous Minds (Jenny Lawson)
You Are Here: An Owners Manual for Dangerous Minds
2
Jenny Lawson
Taproot (Keezy Young)
Taproot
3
Keezy Young
Sister Outsider (Audre Lorde)
Sister Outsider
4
Audre Lorde
Let's Talk About Love (Claire Kann)
Let's Talk About Love
5
Claire Kann
Hyperbole and a Half (Allie Brosh)
Hyperbole and a Half
6
Allie Brosh
The Infinite Wait and Other Stories (Julia Wertz)
The Infinite Wait and Other Stories
7
Julia Wertz
March : Book One (John Lewis)
March : Book One
8
John Lewis
My Brother's Husband Vol. 1 (Gengoroh Tagame)
My Brother's Husband Vol. 1
9
Gengoroh Tagame
Hunger Makes the Wolf (Alex Wells)
Hunger Makes the Wolf
10
Alex Wells
Chain-Gang All-Stars (Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah)
Chain-Gang All-Stars
11
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
Boy Meets Boy (David Levithan)
Boy Meets Boy
12
David Levithan
Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut (Derrick Barnes)
Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut
13
Derrick Barnes
Bitch Planet (Kelly Sue Deconnick)
Bitch Planet
14
Kelly Sue Deconnick
Legends & Lattes (Travis Baldree)
Legends & Lattes
15
Travis Baldree
This Is How (Augusten Burroughs)
This Is How
16
Augusten Burroughs
This Is Just My Face (Gabourey Sidibe)
This Is Just My Face
17
Gabourey Sidibe
Sourdough (Robin Sloan)
Sourdough
18
Robin Sloan
The Tea Dragon Society (Katie O'Neill)
The Tea Dragon Society
19
Katie O'Neill
The House in the Cerulean Sea (T.J. Klune)
The House in the Cerulean Sea
20
T.J. Klune
A Court of Thorns and Roses (Sarah J. Mass)
A Court of Thorns and Roses
21
Sarah J. Mass
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! (Mo Willems)
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
22
Mo Willems
All Out: The No Longer Secret Stories of Queer Teens Throughout the Ages (Various Authors)
All Out: The No Longer Secret Stories of Queer Teens Throughout the Ages
23
Various Authors
Stardust (Neil Gaiman)
Stardust
24
Neil Gaiman
Witchmark #1 (C.L. Polk)
Witchmark #1
25
C.L. Polk
All Systems Red (Martha Wells)
All Systems Red
26
Martha Wells
In Bibi's Kitchen (Hawa Hassan)
In Bibi's Kitchen
27
Hawa Hassan
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story (Kevin Noble Maillard)
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story
28
Kevin Noble Maillard
The Night Circus (Erin Morgenstern)
The Night Circus
29
Erin Morgenstern
Safe and Sound: A Renter-Friendly Guide to Home Repair (Mercury Stardust)
Safe and Sound: A Renter-Friendly Guide to Home Repair
30
Mercury Stardust
Ella Minnow Pea (Mark Dunn)
Ella Minnow Pea
31
Mark Dunn
Welcome to Night Vale (Joseph Fink)
Welcome to Night Vale
32
Joseph Fink
The Eighty Dollar Champion (Elizabeth Letts)
The Eighty Dollar Champion
33
Elizabeth Letts
Gideon the Ninth (Tamsyn Muir)
Gideon the Ninth
34
Tamsyn Muir
Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
Outlander
35
Diana Gabaldon
Tabloid City (Pete Hamill)
Tabloid City
36
Pete Hamill
The Soul of an Octopus (Sy Montgomery)
The Soul of an Octopus
37
Sy Montgomery
Every Body Yoga (Jessamyn Stanley)
Every Body Yoga
38
Jessamyn Stanley
The Patron Saint of Second Chances (Christine Simon)
The Patron Saint of Second Chances
39
Christine Simon
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows (Balli Kaur Jaswal)
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows
40
Balli Kaur Jaswal
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