Inspire your cold weather reading and drinking with books on beverages and a family recipe for milk tea.

By Masuma Sarwar, Information Services Assistant, Dolley Madison Library

Some things just make perfect pairs: peanut butter and jelly, salt and pepper, a couch and a TV, a book and a drink. In these colder months, up the coziness of the latter by sipping a warm beverage while you read. For an even more precise pairing, settle in with one of these titles:

Guides on Coffee, Cocoa and Tea

• The Joy of Coffee: The Essential Guide to Buying, Brewing, and Enjoying by Corby Kummer
• Hot Drinks for Cold nights: Great Hot Chocolates, Tasty Teas & Cozy Coffee Drinks by Liana Krissoff
• Stuff Every Tea Lover Should Know by Candace Rose Rardon
• Tea Parties Around the World: Globally Inspired Teatime Celebrations

History and Culture of Drinks

• A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage
• The Sweet Story of Hot Chocolate by Stephen Krensky

Cozy Novels Involving Drinks

• On What Grounds by Cleo Coyle
• A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
• Tea and Treachery by Vicki Delaney