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In Cold Blood by Truman CapoteThe Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John le CarréSmilla's Sense of Snow by Peter HøegThe Long Winter by Laura Ingalls WilderIf on a Winter's Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino
Frosty Book Titles
1,593 books — 163 voters
The Great Alone by Kristin HannahFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyWhere'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria SempleWild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghyThe Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
The 52 Book Club 2026: #29 - Set In The Arctic Or Antarctic
132 books — 115 voters

The Terror by Dan SimmonsAt the Mountains of Madness by H.P. LovecraftFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyDark Matter by Michelle PaverWho Goes There? by John W. Campbell Jr.
Polar Horror
61 books — 103 voters
Endurance by Alfred LansingThe Worst Journey in the World by Apsley Cherry-GarrardThe Ice Master by Jennifer NivenIn the Kingdom of Ice by Hampton SidesThe Last Place on Earth by Roland Huntford
To the Poles
118 books — 81 voters

The Shining by Stephen KingThe Terror by Dan SimmonsMisery by Stephen KingFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyAt the Mountains of Madness by H.P. Lovecraft
Horror Novels set (largely) in Winter/Snow
71 books — 75 voters
Endurance by Alfred LansingThe Worst Journey in the World by Apsley Cherry-GarrardMadhouse at the End of the Earth by Julian SanctonSouth by Ernest ShackletonEndurance by Alfred Lansing
Adventure Travel & Exploration In The Polar Regions
90 books — 51 voters

Owl Moon by Jane YolenOver and Under the Snow by Kate MessnerThe Mitten by Jan BrettThe Hat by Jan BrettWaiting for Winter by Sebastian Meschenmoser
Picture Books About Snow Animals
227 books — 50 voters
The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales by Jacob GrimmItalian Folktales by Italo CalvinoThe Norse Myths by Kevin Crossley-HollandNorwegian Folktales by Peter Christen AsbjørnsenEighty Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen
Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library
28 books — 43 voters

Save the Arctic by Bethany StahlThe Call of the Wild / White Fang by Jack LondonA Tundra Tale by Lone Alaskan GypsyFlight of the Goose by Lesley ThomasHelluland by C.R. Lindström
Far North lit
103 books — 36 voters
Bhutan Travelog Edition 2 by Joni HerisonThe Beast of Cretacea by Todd StrasserSave the Ocean by Bethany StahlSave the Arctic by Bethany StahlThe Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
Our World - Earth
126 books — 27 voters

Dark Matter by Michelle PaverThe Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan AikenThe Winter People by Jennifer McMahonFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Dead of Winter by Chris Priestley
Frozen Gothic
32 books — 25 voters
Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead GeorgeThe Call of the Wild by Jack LondonHatchet by Gary PaulsenWhite Fang by Jack LondonHow the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. Seuss
Out In The Cold: Kids and Young Adult Novels Set In Chilly Environments
51 books — 16 voters

Planes, Bears and the Turkey Bomber by James OliverA Tundra Tale by Lone Alaskan GypsyFlight of the Goose by Lesley ThomasRough Waters by Nancy Danielson MendenhallOff to See the Varmint by H.L. Miller
Favorite Alaska fiction, poetry, graphic novels, memoirs, essays, and other writings
13 books — 15 voters
Lost and Found by Oliver JeffersSave the Arctic by Bethany StahlLoose Lips Sink Ships by Hilary LawrenceThe Snowbear by Sean TaylorPolar Bear's Underwear by Tupera Tupera
Polar Bears and Penguins
92 books — 15 voters

Save the Arctic by Bethany StahlNorthern Tales by Howard NormanHelluland by C.R. LindströmArctic Dreams by Barry LopezThe Ghost Ships of Archangel by William Geroux
The Arctic
37 books — 12 voters
Christmas with Anne and Other Holiday Stories by L.M. MontgomeryDear Canada by Jean LittleCanadian Christmas Traditions by Deeann MandrykA Season for Miracles by Sarah EllisAn Aboriginal Carol by David Bouchard
Christmas in Canada
113 books — 12 voters

The Terror by Dan SimmonsHelluland by C.R. LindströmThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanGood Morning, Midnight by Lily Brooks-DaltonIce Land by Betsy Tobin
SF & F Atlas - Arctic Circle
13 books — 11 voters
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThe Snow Child by Eowyn IveyThe Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine ArdenThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinLittle Women by Louisa May Alcott
Snow List: Books That Take Place in a Snowy Climate
76 books — 11 voters

Snowblind by Ragnar JónassonNanook of the North by Robert Joseph FlahertyHelluland by C.R. LindströmThe Terror by Dan SimmonsTwo in the Far North by Margaret E. Murie
Books That Take Place in the Arctic
63 books — 11 voters
The Terror by Dan SimmonsThe Arctic Fury by Greer MacallisterThe Snow Collectors by Tina May HallAfterlands by Steven HeightonThe Voyage of the Narwhal by Andrea Barrett
Franklin Expedition Fiction
30 books — 8 voters

The Chukchi Bible by Yuri RytkheuThe Reindeer People by Piers VitebskyA History of the Peoples of Siberia by James ForsythArctic Mirrors by Yuri SlezkineGrichka and the Wolves by René Guillot
Indigenous Siberia
16 books — 8 voters
Latin American Folktales by John BierhorstNorwegian Folktales by Peter Christen AsbjørnsenArab Folktales by Inea BushnaqThe Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales by Jacob GrimmThe Witch and the Wildwood by Sarah Robinson
Pantheon Fairy Tale & Folklore Library
27 books — 7 voters

Lost in the Barrens by Farley MowatLate Nights on Air by Elizabeth HaySpider's Song by Anita DaherFalling for Snow by Jamie BastedoT is for Territories by Michael Kusugak
Northwest Territories
82 books — 5 voters
Erebus by Michael PalinFrozen in Time by Owen BeattieThe Terror by Dan SimmonsResolute by Martin W. SandlerThe Broken Lands by Robert Edric
The Terror
23 books — 5 voters

Frozen in Time by Owen BeattieThe Endurance by Caroline AlexanderIce Blink by Scott CookmanErebus by Michael PalinFatal Passage by Ken McGoogan
Polar Exploration (Non-Fiction)
38 books — 5 voters
Puffin Peter by Petr HoráčekNothing Like a Puffin by Sue SoltisThere Once Was a Puffin by Florence PagePuffling Patrol by Ted LewinPuffin Rock by James; McBay Bruce Heneghan
Picture Books About Puffins
19 books — 4 voters

Baseball Bats for Christmas by Michael Arvaarluk KusugakA Promise Is a Promise by Robert MunschT is for Territories by Michael KusugakAn Aboriginal Carol by David BouchardHelluland by C.R. Lindström
Nunavut
71 books — 4 voters
Searching for Franklin by Ken McGooganHMS Terror by Matthew BettsBarrow's Boys by Fergus FlemingThe Man Who Ate His Boots by Anthony BrandtJames Fitzjames by William Battersby
Franklin Expedition Non-fiction
18 books — 1 voter

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