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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Holidays on ice
Sedaris, David.
Paper Book
Holidays on Ice is a collection of three previously published stories matched with three newer ones, all, of course, on a Christmas theme. David Sedaris's darkly playful humor is another common thread through the book, worming its way through "Seasons Greetings to Our Friends and Family!!!" a...
Holidays in hell
O'Rourke, P. J.
Paper Book
O'Rourke (international affairs, Rolling Stone) writes wittily of his experiences of Korea, Lebanon, Nicaragua, The Philippines. Annotation(c) 2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Three holidays and a wedding
Jalaluddin, Uzma
Paper Book
Three times the holiday magic. Three times the chaos. As strangers and seatmates Maryam Aziz and Anna Gibson fly to Toronto over the holidays - Maryam to her sister's impromptu wedding, and Anna to meet her boyfriend's wealthy family for the first time - neither expect that severe turbulence will...
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 : a maid novella
Prose, Nita
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * Molly the Maid has a whole new mystery to solve in this heartwarming novella from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Maid and The Mystery Guest. "[Molly is] the most interesting (and endearing) main character in a long...
The mistletoe secret
Evans, Richard Paul
Paper Book
New York Times bestselling author and master of the holiday novel Richard Paul Evans presents the moving story of two people who brave loneliness and loss to find love. Dear Universe, Is anyone out there? Thinking no one is reading, a blogger who...
The Mistletoe Inn
Evans, Richard Paul.
Paper Book
The second holiday love story in New York Times bestselling author Richard Paul Evans's Mistletoe Collection. At thirty-two, Kimberly Rossi--a finance officer at a Lexus car dealership--has had her heart broken more times than she wants to remember. With two failed...
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...
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...
A California Christmas
Novak, Brenda
Paper Book
Spend the holidays in Silver Springs, where the greatest gift of all is the love you never expected. Up-and-coming TV anchor Emery Bliss can't imagine anything more humiliating than the sex tape her ex revenge-posted online. That is, until it causes her to lose her job on...
A Colorado Christmas
Johnstone, William W.
Ebook
USA Today bestselling author:This Christmas in Big Rock, the bad guys have a lot more to worry about than coal in their stockings . . . At the Sugarloaf Ranch, Smoke and Sally Jensen prepare to welcome their friend Preacher...
Jingle all the way : a novel
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...
Wishes for Christmas
Michaels, Fern
Paper Book
With the holidays approaching Sisterhood member Maggie Spitzer wants to bring joy to a teacher from her past, while Toots and the Godmothers investigate a mystery surrounding a designer at an exclusive Charleston firm.
Knit the season
Jacobs, Kate
Paper Book
The ladies of the #1 New York Times bestselling Friday Night Knitting Club return in a moving, laugh-out-loud celebration of special times with friends and family... Whipping up chocolate-orange scones at pastry school is Dakota Walker's passion, but she'll never...
You better not cry : stories for Christmas
Burroughs, Augusten.
Paper Book
You've eaten too much candy at Christmas...but have you ever eaten the face off a six-footstuffed Santa? You've seen gingerbread houses...but have you ever made your own gingerbread tenement? You've woken up with a hangover...but have you ever woken up next to Kris Kringle himself?...
The Christmas wedding
Patterson, James
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...
The 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...
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...
Hangman's holiday
Sayers, Dorothy L.
Paper Book
The ninth book in Dorothy L Sayers' classic Lord Peter Wimsey series, introduced by crime writer David Mark - a must-read for fans of Agatha Christie's Poirot and Margery Allingham's Campion Mysteries. +1">'D. L. Sayers is one of the best detective...
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
In a heartwarming novel of secret wishes and family lost and found, acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Fern Michaels creates a timeless Christmas story to cherish . . . The flames of memory always seem to glow a little brighter during the holidays. Perhaps that's...
Aunt Dimity takes a holiday
Atherton, Nancy.
Paper Book
The eighth page-turning mystery featuring everyone's favorite supernatural sleuth. When Lori Shepherd's husband, Bill, is summoned to the reading of a will at the resplendent country estate of Earl Elstyn, Lori jumps at the chance to come along. She didn't expect, however, to find herself entangled...
Dear Santa
Macomber, Debbie
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A special holiday wish list brings about hope, love, and second chances in this nostalgic novel from the queen of Christmas stories, Debbie Macomber. Lindy Carmichael isn't feeling particularly joyful when she returns home to Wenatchee,...
A Christmas story : behind the scenes of a holiday classic
Gaines, Caseen
Paper Book
A Christmas Story has become a perennial holiday favourite since its release in 1983. While millions watch the movie every year on television, few know the story behind the film's production, release and unlikely ascent to Christmas-Eve-24-hour-marathon fame. Now, in time for its 30th anniversary,...
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]...
The Noel diary : from the Noel collection
Evans, Richard Paul
Paper Book
Now a Netflix film starring Justin Hartley! In this holiday-themed novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Mistletoe Promise and The Walk, a man receives the best Christmas present he could ask for: the chance to rewrite the past.
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 a...
Santa cruise : a holiday mystery at sea
Clark, Mary Higgins.
Paper Book
America's Queen of Suspense -- Mary Higgins Clark -- joins forces with her daughter Carol -- bestselling author of the Regan Reilly mysteries -- in this fast-paced novel set on a special holiday cruise that sets sail from Miami the day after Christmas. Alvirah Meehan, the lottery winner turned...
The Christmas guest : a novella
Swanson, Peter
Paper Book
"Delicious...I defy you to stop reading The Christmas Guest once you begin." -- New York Times Book Review New York Times bestselling author Peter Swanson pens a spectacularly spine-chilling novella in which an American art student in London is invited to join a classmate for the...
Silent Night A Spenser Holiday Novel
Parker, Robert B.
Paper Book
A special gift for the holiday season--a rumination on Christmas as conceived by Robert B. Parker. "Brann does a seamless job...Diehard Parker fans will be delighted." --Publishers Weekly It's December in Boston, and Spenser is busy planning the menu for...
Away in a manger
Bowen, Rhys.
Paper Book
From the author ofIn Farleigh Field... It's Christmastime in 1905 New York City, and for once, Molly Murphy Sullivan is looking forward to the approaching holidays. She has a family of her own now: she and Daniel have a baby son and twelve-year-old Bridie is living with...

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