

Why this is awesome: Winter doesn't officially kick off until December 21st here in the Northern Hemisphere, but the freezing temperatures, red noses and crunching snow say ... it's time to head back inside, cuddle up with a blanket and drink hot chocolate while reading a book. Enjoy the delights to be had even in this weather.

Wise words from one of America's most esoteric authors and the father of the short story
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Wise words from one of America's most thought-provoking contemporary romantic poets
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More wise words from one of 20th-century America's most iconoclastic literary voices
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