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December 2025
Text reads, BookBuzz

Written by Berny

Welcome to Book Buzz, a monthly newsletter featuring book news and recommendations from Regina's public librarians. 

This month, we're looking at the cozier side of life! Cozy reads are go-to reads for people looking for quick, easy stories with lighter tones and comforting themes. They're increasing in popularity and can now be found across most genres.  

Cozy Fantasy

The cozy fantasy subgenre has really taken off in popularity. It offers a high fantasy, low stakes, magical escape from the real world with lovable characters and some humour mixed in—perfect if you're looking for an entertaining, feel-good read or an introduction to the fantasy genre as a whole.

Cover of Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
Starting Over
Defying Stereotypes
Found Family
Cover of I'm Afraid You've Got Dragons by Peter S. Beagle
Action-Packed
Coming of Age
Dragon Lore
Cover of The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst
Romantic
Whimsical
Cottagecore
Cover of Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
New in Town
Faerie Folklore
Canadian Author
Cover of The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna
Magical Orphans
Found Family
Romance
Cover of Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson
Pirates
Leaving Home
Adventure
 
Fantasy isn't the only genre experiencing a boom in cozy publishing. Cozy mystery has been around for a while, and now other genres are jumping on the bandwagon.
 
Cozy mysteries have many well-established series to get you started (Murder She Wrote, Agatha Raisin, The Thursday Murder Club—just to name a few.) They're often set in a small town, feature an amateur detective, and involve crimes without the suspense and violence found in a typical thriller. 
Cover of The Maid by Nita Prose

Cozy romances often have a comforting setting (think small towns, coffee shops, bakeries, or bookstores) with low-stakes problems to overcome and a sweet love story featuring endearing characters. Although these romances are cozy, they can still be spicy!
Cover of The Gingerbread Bakery

Perhaps the most surprising is cozy horror. This may seem like a contradictory term, but they do exist. Cozy horror stories often have a spooky atmosphere but are less tense or violent than what you'd usually expect from the horror genre and have a guaranteed happy ending.
Cover of How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix
Covers of Cozy Nonfiction Titles
 
Cozy isn't just a literary style, it can be a way of life!  Explore these nonfiction titles that embrace slowing down and feeling calm.
 

Cheering for the Villain
Let's be honest... even cozy can have a dark side and there's something intriguing about being on the side of the villain. On the surface, it seems like the bad guys have it easy with more freedom to do what they want and more fun than the heroes who have to adhere to a moral code and save the day. But is the life of a bad guy all it's cracked up to be? Check out these darkly humorous cozy fantasies where characters dare to venture over to the shady side.
Cover of Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer
New Job
Romance
Humorous
Cover of Dreadful by Caitlin Rozakis
Evil Wizards
Memory Loss
Reconciling with the Past
Cover of Long Live Evil by Sarah Rees Brennan
Magical Bargain
Embracing the Dark Side
Romantasy
Cover of Sign Here by Claudia Lux
Anything for a Promotion
Deal with the Devil
Family Secrets
Cover of How to Become The Dark Lord and Die Trying by Django Wexler
Time Loop
If you can't beat 'em,
join 'em
Sarcastic Humour
Cover of Violet Thistlewaite is Not a Villain Anymore by Emily Krempholtz
Starting Over in a Small Town
Magical Plague
Redemption

Before They Were Villains
With the release of the second Wicked movie, you might be inspired to revisit the first one as well as the origin stories of these other iconic baddies.
Movie Cover of Wicked
Movie Cover of How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Movie Cover of Maleficent

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