Chill out with these 10 wintry novels

Snow is a perfect character. It’s relentless, it’s uncaring, it’s destructive, it’s basically unpredictable, and under the right circumstances, it’s devastatingly beautiful. It will bury, destroy, disturb, upset and entrap. It can soften any noise or crash like an explosion. It can freeze a person solid or protect them.

And in the midst of a real-life blizzard, it can be wonderful meta-reading when it’s snowing inside your book as well. Think of “Doctor Zhivago” — who doesn’t envision the magical snow globe of that sleigh ride to Varikyno?

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20 eagerly awaited books hitting shelves in 2021

Here are 20 of the year’s most eagerly awaited new titles, ranging from famous names to prestige-award winners to highly anticipated first-timers.