Holiday Reads

Need a good read for the holidays? Whether you are a fiction or non-fiction reader, we have you covered.

Updated December 5, 2025
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Holiday Reads

Need a good read for the holidays? Whether you are a fiction or non-fiction reader, we have you covered.

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Three holidays and a wedding
Jalaluddin, Uzma
Paper Book
A multi-faith holiday rom com about the delightful havoc that occurs when Christmas, Eid, and Hanukkah all fall at the same time, and two strangers-turned-friends are snowbound in the quirky, picture-perfect town of Snow Falls.
In A Holidaze
Lauren, Christina.
Paper Book
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER One Christmas wish, two brothers, and a lifetime of hope are on the line for hapless Maelyn Jones in this quintessential holiday romantic novel by Christina Lauren, the New York Times bestselling authors of The...
The mistletoe mystery
Prose, Nita
Paper Book
There's a 5* Christmas mystery unfolding at The Regency Grand Hotel... Full of charm and feel-good festive cheer, The Mistletoe Mystery short story is the perfect stocking-filler this Christmas! ____ It's the Christmas countdown at the Regency Grand Hotel, and...
Alaskan holiday : a novel
Macomber, Debbie
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Debbie Macomber brings us to the Alaskan wilderness for a magical Christmas tale about finding love where it's least expected. "Picture-perfect . . . this charmer will please Macomber fans and newcomers alike."--Publishers...
Christmas In Bethel
Evans, Richard Paul.
Paper Book
From Richard Paul Evans, the New York Times bestselling author of The Christmas Promise and The Christmas Box--"the most popular holiday tale since Tiny Tim" (Newsweek)--a new novel celebrating the life-changing power of the holiday spirit. Leigh Beth...
Merry and bright a novel
Macomber, Debbie
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Christmas is the season of the heart, and #1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber is here to warm yours with a delightful holiday novel of first impressions and second chances. Merry Knight is pretty busy these days. She's...
The Christmas spirit : a novel
Macomber, Debbie
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Two lifelong friends decide to trade places the week before Christmas and end up finding love along the way in this delightful novel from the queen of holiday stories, #1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber. Peter Armstrong...
Jingle all the way
Macomber, Debbie
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Love can transform even the best-laid plans in this heartfelt Christmas novel from the queen of Christmas stories, Debbie Macomber. Trapped in the middle of five siblings, Everly Lancaster always had big dreams. Now a top real-estate...
19th Christmas
Patterson, James
Paper Book
In this #1 New York Times bestseller, the Women's Murder Club gets ready for a quiet Christmas--until a mysterious killer decides to terrorize the city.   As the holidays approach, Detective Lindsay Boxer and her friends in the Women's Murder Club have much...
Christmas caramel murder
Fluke, Joanne
Paper Book
Christmas normally descends on Lake Eden, Minnesota, as gently as reindeer alighting on a rooftop--but this yuletide season the only thing coming down Hannah Swensen's chimney is a case of murder . . .   The holidays have arrived, and Hannah and her good pal Lisa have...
Holly and Ivy
Michaels, Fern
Paper Book
The flames of memory always seem to glow a little brighter during the holidays. Perhaps that's why this time of year is so difficult for airline heiress Ivy Macintosh, as she faces thoughts of yet another festive season alone. Since the plane crash that claimed the lives of her husband and two...
The gift of the magpie : a Meg Langslow mystery
Andrews, Donna
Paper Book
New York Times bestselling author Donna Andrews returns with another Meg Langslow mystery written "firmly in the grand tradition of Agatha Christie's Christmas books" (Toronto Globe and Mail). The 28th book and the seventh Christmas mystery in the Meg Langslow...
A Christmas deliverance : a novel
Perry, Anne
Paper Book
A courageous doctor and his apprentice fight to save London's poor--and discover that the hearts of men can be colder than a winter chill--in this gripping holiday mystery from New York Times bestselling author Anne Perry. "Perry's Victorian-era holiday mysteries [are]...
Mr. Miracle a Christmas novel
Macomber, Debbie
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Beloved author Debbie Macomber celebrates the most wonderful time of the year in this heartwarming Christmas novel of romance, hope, and the comforts of home--coming soon as a Hallmark Channel original movie! Harry Mills is...
Silent night : a Spenser Holiday novel
Parker, Robert B.
Paper Book
“Brann does a seamless job…Diehard Parker fans will be delighted.”  —Publishers Weekly A special treat for the holiday season – a rumination on Christmas, family, and the meaning of home as conceived by Robert B. Parker. ...
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