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5 wintry books to read during long nights

  • Written by Liz Rosenberg, Professor of English, General Literature and Rhetoric, Binghamton University, State University of New York
imageWalden Pond was Thoreau's sometimes chilly muse.Lane Turner for The Boston Globe/via Getty Images

Winter solstice brings the shortest day and longest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. It’s a great night to spend reading.

I’ve taught English and creative writing in snowy Binghamton, New York, for more than 40 years – read...

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