The great indoors

OUR ULTIMATE GUIDE TO HIBERNATION

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Winter is the perfect excuse to embrace the Scandinavian concept of hygge and settle in for a long weekend at home. Pour a glass of Burgundy, wrap up warm and get comfy with GT’s guide to the best books, shows and podcasts around.

Reading

Inspirational memoirs, a supernatural tale and classic storytelling at its best, these tomes will captivate with drama, wit and plot twists.

From Here to the Great Unknown: A Memoir by Lisa Marie Presley and Riley Keough

Pan Macmillan, $18

This dual memoir, coauthored by Keough and her late mother, Lisa Marie Presley, delves into the almost inconceivable experience of growing up as the daughter and granddaughter of the King himself, Elvis Presley. Superstardom intersects with addiction, grief, redemption and motherhood in this raw and engaging reflection.

Aftertaste by Daria Lavelle

Bloomsbury, $33

If you could sit down for one more meal with a loved one who's passed away, would you? Set in the gritty New York hospo scene, this novel explores how flavours and aromas connect us to special people in our lives, even when they're no longer with us. Colourful characters and mouthwatering descriptions of food make this a fun, punchy read, even if you're not usually a fan of the supernatural.

Rytual by Chloe Elisabeth Wilson

Penguin, $35

Girl boss culture is flipped on its head while questioning the allure of beauty brand marketing in this page-turning novel. Follow Melburnian Marnie Sellick as she climbs the ranks while descending into depravity in a cult that's disguised as a lust-worthy new-age cosmetics company.

Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf