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Omaha Picks: Cozy Fantasy Reads

Want a book with a pinch of magic and the feel of a warm hug? These books are for you! Check out these fantasy books with immersive worlds, characters that are compelling and lovable, and plots with low stakes.

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  • Saika is a witch without power, sets out to fulfill her sister's final wish, and lay her remains in the Ash Gardens. But while there, the owner of the sanctuary, a large magical knit-cardigan beast named Frank, offer's Saika a job as one of the…
    Book, 2024San Francisco, California : Ezeekat Press, an imprint of Bindery Books, [2024] — FICTION Synclaire 2024
  • Reyna is one of the queen's personal guards Kianthe is one of the most powerful mages in the land. But all they want to do is run a bookshop that sells tea, and their respective responsibilities (including the bloodthirsty queen) means that dream is…
    Book, 2022[United States] : [Rebecca Thorne], [2022] — FANTASY Thorne 2022
  • In a world where AI and robots have long faded into myth, Dex the tea monk lives a quiet life traveling from village to village, talking to people about their troubles. On the day that Dex strays into the wilds, they come across a robot, who is on…
    Book, 2021New York : Tordotcom, a Tom Doherty Associates Book, 2021. — SCIENCE FICTION Chambers 2021
  • Linus Baker is a by-the-book case worker charged with investigating an orphanage of magical children. He's determined not to let the strange children and their stranger charge, Arthur Parnassus, interfere with his work. But as Linus grows closer to…
    Book, 2020New York : Tor, 2020. — FANTASY Klune 2020
  • E. is content with her life alone in her underwater home, until a creature unlike anything she has ever seen swims by her window, prompting her to start writing letters to the famed scholar, Henery Clel. Years later, after an earthquake destroys…
    eBook, 20242024.
  • Tao is a wandering fortune teller, content to travel from village to village telling only small fortunes with only her mule for company. But one small fortune leads her into the lives of a reformed thief an ex-mercenary, who are desperately…
    Book, 2024New York : Ace, 2024. — FANTASY Leong 2024
  • Mika Moon was taught that there were two rules she had to follow as a witch; hide your magic, and stay away from other witches. But Mika finds herself breaking all the rules when she receives a mysterious invitation: come stay at the Nowhere House…
    Book, 2022New York : Berkley, 2022. — FICTION Mandanna 2022
  • All Fin wants is to do his job as the royal cook, and not stand out. But as a House Witch, trouble has a way of finding Fin no matter how hard he tries. Now Fin must use both his magical and culinary skills to keep his job.
    Book, 2022[Place of publication not identified] : Podium, 2022 — FICTION Delemhach 2022
  • After the death of his grandfather, high school student Rintaro wants nothing more than to close down his grandfather's bookshop and move on with his life. His plans are thwarted by tiger, a talking cat who recruits Rintaro into helping him save…
    Book, 2021New York : HarperVia, [2021] — FICTION Natsukawa 2021
  • Legends & Lattes

    a Novel of High Fantasy and Low Stakes

    Baldree, Travis, 1977-
    After many years of adventuring, Viv the orc is ready to retire. She's hung up her sword, gathered her savings and invested it all into creating a coffee shop. Unfortunately for Viv, most people in town don't know what coffee is. If Viv wants to…
    Book, 2022New York : TOR; Tom Doherty Associates, 2022. — FANTASY Baldree 2022
  • Theodora Ettings only goal for the London Season is to stay scandal free long enough for her cousin to secure a marriage. Unfortunately for Theodora, it's very hard to avoid scandal when you've been cursed not to experience fear, embarrassment, or…
    Book, 2020[Place of publication not identified] : StarWatch Press/Olivia Atwater, [2020] — FICTION Atwater 2020
  • Hakumei & Mikochi

    Tiny Little Life in the Woods. 1

    Kashiki, Takuto,
    Deep in a lush and magical forest live Hakumei and Mikochi. No bigger than a mouse, the two live their everyday lives making outfits, cooking homemade meals, and making friends with the many travelers that stop their way.
    Graphic Novel, 2018New York, NY : Yen Press, 2018. — GRAPHIC NOVEL Kashiki
  • Hart is a marshal tasked with patrolling with wild lands for magic. Mercy is a stressed undertaker determined to keep her business afloat despite marshals like Hart interfering. But when Hart drafts an anonymous letter, he receives a reply, and Hart…
    Book, 2022New York, NY : Orbit, 2022. — FANTASY Bannen 2022
  • Penny is the newest hire for the Dallergut Department store. But instead of clothes, furniture, or appliances, Dallergut sells dreams. As Penny uncovers more about her eccentric coworkers, she learns what it means to sell dreams, and how those…
    Book, 2023Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Hanover Square Press, 2023. — FICTION Yi 2023
  • Desperate to rid herself of her fortune telling magic, Vanessa Yu follows her aunt's advice and travels to Paris France. There, Vanessa learns more about her gifts and herself, she finds herself drawn to an immovable truth: seeing futures isn't a…
    Book, 2020New York : Berkley, 2020. — FICTION Lim 2020
  • "When a reaper comes to collect Wallace from his own funeral, Wallace begins to suspect he might be dead. And when Hugo, the owner of a peculiar tea shop, promises to help him cross over, Wallace decides he’s definitely dead. But even in death he’s…
    Book, 2021New York : TOR, 2021. — FANTASY Klune 2021
  • Under the influence of nostalgia and spiced rum, Lucy casts a spell that brings Alex, her highschool crush and merman, crashing into her life with a jinxed cottage and a lot of loose ends,
    Book, 2022New York : Forever, 2022. — FICTION Martin 2022
  • Robin's already stressful life is turned on its head when an administrative mistake names him a civil service liason to a magical society hidden from the rest of the world! Red White and Royal Blue meets Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell in this debut…
    Book, 2021New York : Tordotcom, 2021. — FICTION Marske 2021
  • When Puuma finally leaves her foolish husband, she attracts the attention of the undying ones-the djombi- who give her the Chaos Stick. But a wrathful djombi with skin the color of indigo believes that he should be the one to have the Chaos Stick,…
    Book, 2010©2010. — FICTION Lord 2010
  • The Honey Witch of Innisfree must never fall in love. To Marigold Claude, the Honey Witch in training, whose preferred spirits over humans for as long as she could remember, the prospect of never falling in love sounds ideal. But when Lottie Burke,…
    Book, 2024New York : Redhook, 2024. — FANTASY Shields 2024