- Share - [](https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://about.ebsco.com/markdownify/node/82915) - []() - []() - []() # Get cozy with NextReads this winter Here are some highlights from what's coming your way this winter via NextReads. ![nr winter themes blog image ](/sites/default/files/acquiadam-assets/nr-winter-themes-blog-image-780.jpg) [Rebecca Honeycutt](/novelist/bio/rebecca-honeycutt) 8 November 2022 Holidays, school breaks, and changes in weather — there are lots of factors that cause wildly fluctuating traffic in your library during winter. Whether you're busy all day long or closed for a snow day, you can rest assured that NextReads newsletters are providing your patrons with high-quality reading recommendations directly in their inboxes. Even if you're facing a holiday lull at the desk, you can always use a NextReads theme lists to pull together some quick displays. Here are some highlights from what's coming your way this winter via NextReads: - A new year on the way makes for a good opportunity to highlight the past year. This December, you'll find "2022 Debuts" theme lists in **Teen Scene**, **Biography and Memoir**, **History and Current Events**, and **Horror**. (And check out the accidental mini-theme of cult stories among the 2022 Horror Debuts — truly a scary year!) - In January, **Christian Fiction** looks back with "Books You May Have Missed," while the **Home, Garden, and DIY** newsletter rounds up "Cookbooks You Might Have Missed." - For readers who prefer food for thought, keep an eye out for Temple Grandin's *Visual Thinking* and Siddhartha Mukherjee's *The Song of the Cell*, both in **Science and Nature**. - December's **Mystery** newsletter is rife with schemes and backstabbing – our "If You Like Knives Out" read-alike theme list coincides with *Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery*, streaming on Netflix starting December 23. - This winter is a big one for speculative fiction – our **Science Fiction** and **Fantasy** newsletters will be graced by new works from N.K. Jemisin, Rebecca Roanhorse, Brandon Sanderson, Nghi Vo, and Neil Gaiman. - With Valentine's Day looming in February, you can expect some wintry romances in upcoming NextReads newsletters: Jake Maia Arlow's *How to Excavate a Heart* and *Whiteout* by an all-star lineup of authors in **Teen Scene**; plus Timothy Janovsky's *You're A Mean One, Matthew Prince* in **Romance**. - And romance readers who love titles starring the titled can look forward to Eloisa James' *The Reluctant Countess*, Minerva Spencer's *The Boxing Baroness*, and Amalie Howard's *The Duke in Question*. - Finally, with the ALA's Youth Media Awards announced at the end of January, there may be a surge of interest in kidlit from 2022 — but that doesn't mean there aren't new books for young readers to get excited about! December's **Books for Kids and Tweens** recommends buzzworthy new graphic novels from Gale Galligan, Ben Clanton, and Claribel A. Ortega; and in Picture Books, animal-obsessed kids can absorb new facts from award-winning duos Candace Fleming & Eric Rohmann (*Polar Bear*) and Robin Page & Steve Jenkins (*The Bird Book*). If you're wondering how to get these nuggets of newsletter goodness out from the ol' inbox, wonder no more: [A Guide to NextReads Newsletters](/sites/g/files/nabnos191/files/acquiadam-assets/NextReads_GuideBook.pdf) has you covered with simple how-tos for everything from understanding the Advance List to using LibraryAware for promotional materials. ### Getting Started with NextReads NextReads newsletters automatically deliver curated reading recommendations directly to patron inboxes, and it’s part of a [LibraryAware](/novelist/products/libraryaware-1 "LibraryAware") subscription. Join us for a one-hour training to learn how to get started with NextReads newsletters, increase your subscribers, use the Advance List, and create newsletter widgets for your website. [ Sign me up! ](https://ebsco-training.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_j7rfGhdoSGOTxg5vSi1aGQ) [Rebecca Honeycutt](/novelist/bio/rebecca-honeycutt "Rebecca Honeycutt") is a Senior Readers' Advisory Librarian at NoveList. She is currently reading *Lavender House* by Lev AC Rosen. 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