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Librarians Recommend: Comfort Reads (For Wildly Different Comfort Needs) - Page 2

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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Carrie (Stephen King)
Carrie
41
Stephen King
The Book of Delights (Ross Gay)
The Book of Delights
42
Ross Gay
They Shoot Canoes, Don't They? (Patrick F. McManus)
They Shoot Canoes, Don't They?
43
Patrick F. McManus
Gregory the Terrible Eater (Mitchell Sharmat)
Gregory the Terrible Eater
44
Mitchell Sharmat
Devotions (Mary Oliver)
Devotions
45
Mary Oliver
The Phantom Tollbooth (Norton Juster)
The Phantom Tollbooth
46
Norton Juster
As You Wish (Cary Elwes)
As You Wish
47
Cary Elwes
The Joy of Cooking (Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker)
The Joy of Cooking
48
Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker
Running With Sherman (Christopher Mcdougall)
Running With Sherman
49
Christopher Mcdougall
Gender Outlaw (Kate Bornstein)
Gender Outlaw
50
Kate Bornstein
Howl's Moving Castle (Diana Wynne Jones)
Howl's Moving Castle
51
Diana Wynne Jones
The Essential Calvin and Hobbes (Bill Watterson)
The Essential Calvin and Hobbes
52
Bill Watterson
The City We Became (N. K. Jemisin)
The City We Became
53
N. K. Jemisin
Wow, No Thank You (Samantha Irby)
Wow, No Thank You
54
Samantha Irby
Let This Radicalize You (Mariame Kaba & Kelly Hayes)
Let This Radicalize You
55
Mariame Kaba & Kelly Hayes
The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up (Marie Kondo)
The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up
56
Marie Kondo
We Ride Upon Sticks (Quan Barry)
We Ride Upon Sticks
57
Quan Barry
This Is How You Lose the Time War (El-Mohtar and Gladstone)
This Is How You Lose the Time War
58
El-Mohtar and Gladstone
A Tiger in the Kitchen (Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan)
A Tiger in the Kitchen
59
Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan
Great Goddesses (Nikita Gill)
Great Goddesses
60
Nikita Gill
How Ya'll Doing (Leslie Jorda)
How Ya'll Doing
61
Leslie Jorda
The Velveteen Rabbit (Margery Williams)
The Velveteen Rabbit
62
Margery Williams
Sweet Tooth (Jeff Lemire)
Sweet Tooth
63
Jeff Lemire
Recipe for Persuasion (Sonali Dev)
Recipe for Persuasion
64
Sonali Dev
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
65
Douglas Adams
The Enchanted April (Elizabeth Von Arnim)
The Enchanted April
66
Elizabeth Von Arnim
Station Eleven (Emily St John Mandel)
Station Eleven
67
Emily St John Mandel
Mrs. Martin's Incomparable Adventure (Courtney Milan)
Mrs. Martin's Incomparable Adventure
68
Courtney Milan
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
69
Michael Chabon
Life on Mars (Tracy K. Smith)
Life on Mars
70
Tracy K. Smith
Cocaine Blues (Kerry Greenwood)
Cocaine Blues
71
Kerry Greenwood
A Gentleman in Moscow (Amor Towles)
A Gentleman in Moscow
72
Amor Towles
Climbing the Mango Trees: a Memoir of a Childhood in India (Madhur Jaffrey)
Climbing the Mango Trees: a Memoir of a Childhood in India
73
Madhur Jaffrey
Check, Please! (Ngozi UKazu)
Check, Please!
74
Ngozi UKazu
One for the Money (Janet Evanovich)
One for the Money
75
Janet Evanovich
Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
76
Jane Austen
Code Name Verity (Elizabeth Wein)
Code Name Verity
77
Elizabeth Wein
The Anthropocene Reviewed (John Green)
The Anthropocene Reviewed
78
John Green
Get a Life, Chloe Brown (Talia Hibbert)
Get a Life, Chloe Brown
79
Talia Hibbert
Leaves of Grass (Walt Whitman)
Leaves of Grass
80
Walt Whitman
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