Books for a long winter | Ask a Book Critic

A caller from Canada seeks cerebral mysteries to help him get through the brutal winter, Vox's book critic Constance Grady recommends: Ducks, Newburyport by Lucy Ellmann Piranesi by Susanna Clarke If On a Winter’s Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson If you’d like Constance to recommend a book for you, email her at [email protected] with the subject line “Ask a Book Critic.” The more specific your mood, the better! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices