December '25 Releases

Here are some of the books hitting our shelves in December.

Updated November 5, 2025
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Age Like a Girl: How Menopause Rewires Your Brain for Mental Clarity, Increased Confidence, and Renewed Energy
Pelz, Mindy
Dr. Mindy Pelz, noted women's health advocate and the bestselling author of Fast Like a Girl and Eat Like a Girl, redefines menopause as a powerful biological upgrade--offering science-backed strategies to help women thrive, reclaim their health, and step into their most vibrant,...
The Award
Pearl, Matthew
"The Award begins as a wryly funny satire of thwarted literary ambition, but it quickly evolves into something darker and more disturbing. Matthew Pearl's addictive and propulsive novel has the twisted nightmare logic of a Patricia Highsmith thriller."--Tom Perrotta, New York Times ...
The Birdwatcher (Original)
Mitchard, Jacquelyn
A Zibby's Most Anticipated Book of Fall 2025! From New York Times bestselling author Jacquelyn Mitchard comes a page-turning drama that explores the beauty of female friendship; the relationship between money, power, and sex; and the very human desire to protect...
The Bodyguard Affair
Lea, Amy
A secret romance writer discovers that the hottest story of summer might just be the one happening between her and the Prime Minister's bodyguard, from the international bestselling author of Set On You. Andi Zeigler lives a double life. By day, she's the no-nonsense,...
Change Your Brain, Change Your Pain : Breaking the Doom Loop to Heal Both Chronic Physical and Emotional Pain
Amen, Daniel G.
One of our leading experts on the brain and #1 New York Times bestselling author explores how chronic physical and emotional pain are both rooted in your brain's wiring, leaving you stuck in the doom loop and how you can break free to heal from the "doom loop" and reclaim a vibrant, pain-free...
Daughter of Genoa
Devereaux, Kat
"Enthralling and eloquently bittersweet--a vivid historical portrait of the pivotal yet overlooked struggle to save Italian Jews in WWII, and how one unforgettable woman risks everything for love. Devereaux writes with great authority and masterfully blends imagination and history. A deeply...
Everybody Wants to Rule the World
Atkins, Ace
Elmore Leonard meets Robert Ludlum in a rollicking comedic thriller set in 1985 from acclaimed author Ace Atkins, in which a suburban teen suspects his mom's new boyfriend is the ultimate bad guy--a KGB agent. It's 1985, what will soon become known as "The Year of the Spy," and fourteen...
Huguette
Black, Cara
The gripping story of a young woman's survival in the lawlessness of post-World War II France. After Liberation, spring 1945- Seventeen-year-old Huguette Faure is a survivor. The war has taken everything from her-both her parents and her sense of safety. Now, pregnant and on the...
The Last Days of Marilyn Monroe: A True Crime Thriller
Patterson, James
Paper Book
"Electrifying... A spellbinding new account of the star's final days by the world's greatest thriller writer." -- Daily Mail The Last Days of Marilyn Monroe is a true crime thriller about a woman who changed Hollywood history, and...
The Living and the Dead: A Novel about a Crime
Carlsson, Christoffer
THE AWARD-WINNING INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER One town. Two crimes. Twenty years of silence. A "brooding and brilliant" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) murder mystery set in a rural Swedish town, where one community's secrets will be laid bare over the...
Silent Bones
McDermid, Val
"Powerful, moving and wise - Val McDermid's books are always enthralling."--Harlan Coben "A beautifully structured, witty and twisty novel."--Anne Cleeves The new installment in the "relentlessly engrossing series" (Wall Street Journal) finds Karen Pirie and...
Snake-Eater
Kingfisher, T
From New York Times bestselling and Hugo Award-winning author T. Kingfisher comes an enthralling contemporary fantasy seeped in horror about a woman trying to escape her past by moving to the remote US desert--only to find herself beholden to the wrath of a vengeful god. With...
Spasm
Cook, Robin
From the "master of the medical thriller" (The New York Times), Robin Cook, fan favorites Jack and Laurie return in another fast-paced spine chiller about a deadly bioweapon that could disrupt the world order as we know it. "Masterful . . . Robin Cook is at the top of his...
Stuart Woods' Blown Away
Battles, Brett.
Former CIA operative Teddy Fay returns for another thrilling Hollywood adventure in this latest installment in the New York Times bestselling series. Teddy Fay whisks away to join Peter and Hattie Barrington in Palm Springs. But his hope for a relaxing vacation vanishes...
Tailored Realities
Sanderson, Brandon
Paper Book
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson―creator of the Stormlight Archive, the Mistborn saga, and numerous smash-hit works of science fiction and fantasy―comes Tailored Realities, a new short fiction collection including the...
The Time Hop Coffee Shop (Original)
Patrick, Phaedra
"A delightful tale, full of heart." -Evie Woods, New York Times bestselling author of The Lost Bookshop  Welcome to the Time Hop Coffee Shop, where wishes can come true... Greta Perks was once the shining star of the...
W. E. B. Griffin Direct Action
Stewart, Jack
When the original Presidential Agent is gunned down during a mass shooting, Pick McCoy swears a brutal revenge in this revival of W. E. B. Griffin's New York Times bestselling series. Charley Castillo, the original Presidential Agent is in Virginia Beach to visit his son...
When the Fireflies Dance
Hassan, Aisha
Paper Book
Inspired by a shocking true story, this haunting debut novel of love, brotherhood, resilience, and redemption set in Pakistan calls to mind the modern classics The Kite Runner and The Beekeeper of Aleppo. On the outskirts of Lahore, Pakistan, a large yellow moon...

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