We’ve all been there. You’re scrolling endlessly through options—books, movies, TV shows, music—and suddenly land on a title you’ve already read, watched or listened to five times. And it feels just right.
Welcome to the world of comfort media, where familiar stories offer something rare in a chaotic world: calm, nostalgia, and emotional recharge.
Whether it’s a childhood favorite, a series you know by heart or a classic sitcom that still makes you laugh, comfort media lets you feel safe and entertained without the pressure of keeping up. Comfort media aren’t always comedies. They come in all different genres, even true crime.
I asked library staff, friends and family to share their comfort media.
Reread
- Hunger Games series by Suzanne Colins
- The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
- The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
- Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
- To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
- Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon
- The Fire Rose by Mercedes Lackey
- Amelia Bedelia series by Peggy Parish
- A Knight in Shining Armor by Jude Deveraux
- Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
- The Giver by Lois Lowry
- The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary
- Sword Art Online by Reki Kawahara
- Kill the Farm Boy by Delilah Dawson
Rewatch
You can borrow DVDs or stream films for free with your library card through platforms like Kanopy and Hoopla.
- Friends
- The Golden Girls
- Schitt's Creek
- The Office
- Firefly
- Four Weddings and a Funeral
- It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
- The Princess Bride
- Moana
- Pride and Prejudice
- Love Actually
- Little Women
- Gilmore Girls
- Ponyo
- Howl's Moving Castle
- Stranger Things
Relisten
- Pet Sounds by the Beach Boys
- Red by Taylor Swift
- Grease Soundtrack
- Thriller by Michael Jackson
- Purple Rain by Prince
- American Heart by Benson Boone
- Fruitcake by Sabrina Carpenter
- Lemonade by Beyonce
- The Best of Jimi Hendrix by Jimi Hendrix
- She's So Unusual by Cyndi Lauper
- Ate by Stray Kids
The best part? You don’t have to spend a dime to tap into your favorite comfort media. The Kenton County Public Library has all of these items either in its physical or digital collection.
Rewatch. Reread. Relisten. And repeat as often as needed.
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