If you’re looking for a good book to cozy up with, here are Salon.com book critic Laura Miller’s recommendations to get you through the short, cold days:
Room, by Emma Donoghue
Freedom, by Jonathan Franzen
Let the Sword Encircle Me: Iran—A Journey Behind the Headlines, by Scott Peterson
Yellow Dirt: An American Story of a Poisoned Land and a People Betrayed, by Judy Pasternak
Running the Books: The Adventures of an Accidental Prison Librarian, by Avi Steinberg
At Home: A Short History of Private Life, by Bill Bryson
The winner of this year’s Man Booker prize is The Finkler Question by Howard Jacobson and here is the short list for this year’s National Book Award. You can read Laura’s article about the Man Booker and find all of Laura’s book reviews at Salon.com