This week, I talked to book specialists in town for their lists of must-read books for 2012. And, afterward, I must admit, my reading wish list received a few additional pages.

Basically, I want to read nearly every book they mentioned, plus the ones I’d already lined up on my “to-read” list.

And that list is a long one and getting longer, as I’ve been moving slowly through the five published books of George R.R. Martin’s “A Song of Ice and Fire” series (which begins with “A Game of Thrones”). I’ve finished the first three and am now taking a break to read three books I received for Christmas: “Aftertaste” by Meredeth Mileti, “Double Dexter” by Jeff Lindsay and “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,” by Rebecca Skloot. Then, it’ll be back to books four and five of Martin’s series before moving on to the laundry list of other books I can’t wait to sink my teeth into.

What books are you looking forward to curling up to this winter?