Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Good Books Set in Snowy Places

Fiction

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

Let the Northern Lights Erase Your Name by Vendela Vida

Snow Country by Yasunari Kawabata

War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy

Independent People by Halidor Laxness

The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey


Nonfiction

American Wolf: A True Story of Survival and Obsession in the West by Nate Blakeslee

Two Old Women: An Alaskan Legend of Betrayal, Courage, and Survival by Velma Wallis


Children's Books

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis

The Call of the Wild by Jack London

Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George

The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder

The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg

The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost


Books I Want to Read that Take Place in the Cold:

Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak

The Snow Leopard by Peter Matthiessen

Arctic Dreams by Barry Lopez

Lost Horizon by James Hilton






Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. Each Tuesday That Artsy Reader Girl assigns a topic and then post her top ten list that fits that topic. You’re more than welcome to join her and create your own top ten (or 2, 5, 20, etc.) list as well. Feel free to put a unique spin on the topic to make it work for you! Please link back to That Artsy Reader Girl in your own post so that others know where to find more information.     


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31 comments:

  1. Linda's Relaxing LairDecember 9, 2025 at 12:20 AM

    Hi Deb, I love ❤️ that these are set in snowy places.

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  2. Shelleyrae @ Book’d OutDecember 9, 2025 at 2:45 AM

    Nice selection, thanks for sharing!

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  3. Jessica @ a GREAT readDecember 9, 2025 at 3:27 AM

    OOh nice topic and picks! Pretty much all new to me ones with a few familiar titles as well!


    Here's my Tuesday Post

    Have a GREAT day!

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  4. LydiaDecember 9, 2025 at 6:13 AM

    I loved The Snow Child. Such a good story.

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  5. JeanieDecember 9, 2025 at 6:19 AM

    Love your new banner! And I was pleased to see a few on that list that I had read!

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  6. Mae TravelsDecember 9, 2025 at 6:20 AM

    Great list of books and great topic! I’ve read around half of them, though I never thought about the snow except in War and Peace.

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  7. dinipandareadsDecember 9, 2025 at 9:24 AM

    I haven't read any of these but I do have Gentleman in Moscow, Anna Karenina, and Doctor Zhivago on my TBR! I hope you enjoy the ones you haven't read yet :)

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  8. RebeccaDecember 9, 2025 at 9:41 AM

    Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy - be still my beating heart ❤️❤️❤️

    Great list!

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  9. BibliophileBreeDecember 9, 2025 at 9:44 AM

    Awesome list!

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  10. EmilyDecember 9, 2025 at 10:13 AM

    These look good. I like how you have put them in sections. I love The Polar Express film but haven't read the book yet

    Have a great week!

    Emily @ Budget Tales Book Blog
    My post:
    https://budgettalesblog.wordpress.com/2025/12/09/top-ten-tuesday-books-set-in-snowy-places/

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  11. Stephen @ Reading FreelyDecember 9, 2025 at 10:16 AM

    Dickens was my backup in case I couldn't find ten!

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  12. AnonymousDecember 9, 2025 at 11:01 AM

    The is a wonderful collection of titles! ❄️ ~Carol @ ReadingLadies

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  13. YvonneDecember 9, 2025 at 12:01 PM

    Great list! I haven't read them, but the books look so good.

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  14. Rachel @Waves of FictionDecember 9, 2025 at 12:16 PM

    You have a nice varied selection here, Deb!

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  15. KayDecember 9, 2025 at 12:17 PM

    Love your list, Deb! Snow Child was very good and it's been a long, long time since I read (or read to someone) several of your children's book list. Brings back nice memories!

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  16. Pam @ Read! Bake! Create!December 9, 2025 at 1:13 PM

    Snowy Day is one of my childhood favorites!
    Pam @ Read! Bake! Create!
    https://readbakecreate.com/favorite-canadian-fiction-reads-of-2025/

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  17. Katherine PDecember 9, 2025 at 1:25 PM

    Fantastic list! I love Snow Child and The Lion Witch and the Wardrobe and Crime and Punishment may be one of the dreariest coldest books written.

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  18. Emma at Words And Peace / France Book ToursDecember 9, 2025 at 1:42 PM

    Great collection!
    As you knnow, I did something a bit different: https://wordsandpeace.com/2025/12/09/top-ten-books-for-a-2025-christmas-song-tag/

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  19. CindyDecember 9, 2025 at 2:38 PM

    Great list, Deb! I never think to include nonfiction or children's fiction.

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  20. Les in OregonDecember 9, 2025 at 4:45 PM

    Great list, Deb. Makes me cold, though! I've read several of these (A Gentleman in Moscow, Migrations, Anna Karenina, Doctor Zhivago, The Snow Child, Two Old Women, Call of the Wild, A Christmas Carol, The Polar Express, Julie of the Wolves, Stopping by Woods (such a gem!) and The Long Winter. I was given Julie of the Wolves by my godparents who were Canadians. The book was in English and French. One page had English and the opposite page was in French. I didn't speak French, but tried to teach myself when I was all of nine or ten years old! :)

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  21. Idea-ist @ GetLostinLitDecember 9, 2025 at 5:20 PM

    Snow Child and Call of the Wild made my list too!
    https://getlostinlit.blogspot.com/2025/12/top-ten-books-set-in-snowy-places.html

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  22. Cheryl MalandrinosDecember 9, 2025 at 7:52 PM

    Check out all the great books! So many ones I would like to read as well. Thanks for sharing and for visiting my blog today.

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  23. messymimiDecember 9, 2025 at 9:42 PM

    So many good ones here. I read Lost Horizon many years ago and recommend it.

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  24. Lisa @ Bookshelf FantasiesDecember 9, 2025 at 11:59 PM

    Great selections, and I love that you included so many children's books!

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  25. MargDecember 10, 2025 at 4:12 AM

    I don't think I have read any of these!

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  26. MelisDecember 10, 2025 at 9:46 AM

    Fantastic group of books here, Deb! A few are on my TBR so thank you for the reminder!

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  27. Ashley SappDecember 10, 2025 at 10:48 AM

    Great list, Deb! I'm really hoping to read the Chronicles of Narnia next year! :D

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  28. HopewellDecember 10, 2025 at 3:26 PM

    How did I forget Anna Karenina and Doctor Zhivago?? Yeah that you remembered!!! GREAT choices here!

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  29. jessicabookwormDecember 10, 2025 at 4:43 PM

    Hello Deb, I also put A Christmas Carol and The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe on my list. 😊❄ Here is my TTT post: https://thebookwormchronicles.wordpress.com/2025/12/09/%f0%9f%93%9a-top-ten-tuesday/
    Blessings, Jessica 💌

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