I often turn to the books in our home library or take a mini field trip to the public library when searching for clues to make my way through these cold days and early sunsets. I go in search of a vocabulary to describe the season, hints for finding beauty, and road maps for coping.

“The artist’s bookcases were full of poets, like the bookcases of anyone trying to find out how everyone else copes.”

—Fredrik Backman, from My Friends