Winter Holiday Books for Adults!

Updated November 15, 2024
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Winter solstice a novel
Hilderbrand, Elin
Paper Book
*The USA Today Bestseller* Raise one last glass with the Quinn Family at the Winter Street Inn. It's been too long since the entire Quinn family has been able to celebrate the holidays under the same roof, but that's about to change. With Bart back safe...
Kwanzaa from holiday to everyday : a complete guide for making Kwanzaa a part of your life
Angaza, Maitefa
Paper Book
Traditionally, Kwanzaa brings family, friends, and the community together for a winter celebration. But Kwanzaa can be a part of your life year-round. Steeped in cultural richness, Kwanzaa is observed by millions of people of African descent who observe it for its seven inspiring, unifying...
The matzah ball
Meltzer, Jean
Paper Book
A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK SELECTED BY * POPSUGAR * BUSTLE * BUZZFEED * BOOKPAGE * GOODREADS MEMBERS "The Matzah Ball had me laughing out loud...an all-around terrific read."--Debbie Macomber, #1 New York Times bestselling author Oy! to the...
Holiday cookies showstopping recipes to sweeten the season
Nederlanden, Elisabet der
Paper Book
From Icebox Pinwheel Cookies to Red-and-White Meringue Kisses to Apple Cider Caramels, find new inspiration for the best of seasonal baking with Holiday Cookies. This instant holiday classic is packed with 50 recipes, each gorgeously photographed and meticulously tested,...
Let it snow: 24 recipes for festive sweet treats
Prus, Agnes
Paper Book
Let it Snow gathers 24 heavenly recipes for pastries, cookies and biscuits to make during the festive season - conjuring up a winter wonderland in your own kitchen. Bring warmth and sweetness into your home during the coldest months of the year with a whole host of delights - from Matcha...
One Christmas morning
Greenlaw, Rachel
Paper Book
For fans of The Midnight Library and One Day in December who love a dash of Dickensian magic, One Christmas Morning is a heartwarming debut novel about a woman's self-discovery, the strength found in friendship, and the promise of second chances. Eva has spent...
A catered New Year's Eve
Crawford, Isis
Paper Book
Sisters Bernie and Libby Simmons are reunited with a distant relative who wants them to cater a New Year's Eve event-and help find a guilty party . . . It's been years since Bernie and Libby's parents became estranged from Ada Sinclair's side of the family-though the reasons for...
Christmas a biography
Flanders, Judith
Paper Book
A critically acclaimedNew York Times bestselling author explores the Christmas holiday, from the original festival through present day traditions. Christmas has always been a magical time. Or has it? Thirty years after the first recorded Christmas, one archbishop was...
The Christmas encyclopedia
Crump, William D., 1949-
Paper Book
From Charles Dickens to Robert Frost, from Mele Kalikimaka to Messiah, and from Charlie Brown to the Waltons, all our favorite Christmas traditions, modern and vintage, are covered here. This book includes individual carols and songs, Christmas episodes of television series, literary figures, and...
Skipping Christmas
Grisham, John.
Paper Book
Imagine a year without Christmas. No crowded malls, no corny office parties, no fruitcakes, no unwanted presents. That's just what Luther and Nora Krank have in mind when they decide that, just this once, they'll skip the holiday altogether. Theirs will be the only house on Hemlock Street without a...
The Christmas cat
Carlson, Melody
Paper Book
After years abroad, Garrison Brown returns home to Vancouver to build a new life. When his beloved grandmother passes away a few weeks before Christmas, Garrison goes to her house to sort out her belongings, including six cats who need new homes. While Garrison hopes to dispense with the task...
A dog's perfect Christmas
Cameron, W. Bruce
Paper Book
The perfect, feel-good holiday gift from W. Bruce Cameron, the #1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the A Dog's Purpose series The problems fracturing the Goss family as Christmas approaches are hardly unique, though perhaps they are...
Oliver the cat who saved Christmas
Norton, Sheila
Paper Book
Heartfelt, moving, and inspiring, a Christmas book perfect for fans ofA Street Cat Named Bob Oliver the cat is a timid little thing, who rarely ventures from his home in the Foresters' Arms. Then his life changes dramatically when a fire breaks out in the...
The Christmas wedding
Patterson, James, 1947-
Paper Book
The tree is decorated, the cookies are baked, and the packages are wrapped, but the biggest celebration this Christmas is Gaby Summerhill's wedding. Since her husband died three years ago, Gaby's four children have drifted apart, each consumed by the turbulence of their own lives. They haven't...
Mutts and mistletoe
Cox, Natalie
Paper Book
"Such a funny, sparky book...An ideal read for anyone who's a fan of Christmas or dogs--or both!"--Sophie Kinsella, New York Times bestselling author Thirty-one-year-old Charlie isn't in the mood for Christmas cheer... Her boyfriend has left her for his...
A Cat Café Christmas
Gary, Codi
Paper Book
A laugh-out-loud, opposites attract romance about three of the world's most beloved C's: Christmas, Coffee, and Cats. Veterinarian and animal lover Kara Ingalls needs a Christmas miracle. Opening the Meow and Furrever Cat Café to find loving homes for adorable,...
It's a wonderful woof
Quinn, Spencer
Paper Book
INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER Spencer Quinn's It's a Wonderful Woof presents a holiday adventure for Chet the dog, "the most lovable narrator in crime fiction" (Boston Globe), and his human partner, PI Bernie Little. Holiday time in the Valley,...
A December to remember a novel
Bayliss, Jenny
Paper Book
Three bickering half sisters. One unique antiques shop. The coziest holiday season of their lives. Wildly different half sisters Maggie, Simone, and Star have hardly seen one another since their sprightly summers at Rowan Thorp, their eccentric father...

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