Season's Readings

May your reading be merry & bright this holiday season.

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Updated November 17, 2025
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Christmas with Southern Living 2023 :
Paper Book
From the editors at the inspirational lifestyle magazine, Christmas with Southern Living 2023 is a collectible holiday book filled with sparkling recipes and festive ideas for entertaining, decorating, and gathering with family and friends. Surprise...
The Good Housekeeping Christmas cookbook
Paper Book
Hang the stockings, deck the halls, and cook up a happy holiday with Good Housekeeping! Brimming with more than 300 celebration-worthy recipes, sparkling decorating ideas, and suggestions for homemade (and home-baked) gifts, this sumptuous,...
Eight dates and nights
Aldredge, Betsy
Paper Book
From menorahs to moments of magic in Texas--fall in love this Festival of Lights with this cozy holiday romance! New Yorker Hannah Levin is allergic to exactly two things, horses and tinsel. Unfortunately, she's surrounded by both when she's snowed in at her grandmother's home in...
I'll be home for Christmas
Bayliss, Jenny
Paper Book
"Jenny Bayliss is a Christmas book queen." --People From Putnam's beloved holiday author comes another charming, British wintertime tale following one dejected woman's trip home to her eccentric great-aunts, her wayward mother . . . and her first love. Fred...
Love in winter Wonderland
Bello, Abiola
Paper Book
The Sun Is Also a Star meets You've Got Mail in this YA Christmas love story set in a London Black-owned bookshop. Charming, handsome Trey Anderson balances the pressures of school popularity with a job at his family's beloved local bookshop, Wonderland.
Only for the holidays
Bello, Abiola
Paper Book
The Love Hypothesis meets The Holiday in this fake dating YA romance about a city girl and country boy's lives colliding at Christmas City girl Tia Solanké is dreading the festive season. She and her boyfriend are on a break and the last thing she wants is to spend...
The Christmas jigsaw murders
Benedict, Alexandra
Paper Book
A puzzling new Christmas mystery from USA Today bestselling author Alexandra Benedict! Rest. In. Pieces. On 1st of December, renowned puzzle setter, loner, and Christmas curmudgeon Edie O'Sullivan finds a hand-delivered present on her doorstep. Unwrapping it, she finds a jigsaw box...
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?...
Merry Christmas from the Very Hungry Caterpillar
Carle, Eric
Paper Book
This gorgeous little gift book from The Very Hungry Caterpillar is the perfect way to say "Merry Christmas!"      Join The Very Hungry Caterpillar for a celebration of all that is festive during the holiday season. This beautiful book features Eric...
Jew-ish : reinvented recipes from a modern mensch : a cookbook
Cohen, Jake
Paper Book
A New York Times bestseller! A brilliantly modern take on Jewish culinary traditions for a new generation of readers, from a bright new star in the culinary world. When you think of Jewish food, a few classics come to mind:...
Christmas at Little Beach Street Bakery : a novel
Colgan, Jenny
Paper Book
It's the most wonderful time of the year... and the perfect moment to escape to a charming English village! From the beloved author whose novels are "sheer indulgence from start to finish" (SOPHIE KINSELLA) comes a delightful holiday story -- funny, heartfelt, romantic and packed with...
Christmas at the Cupcake Café : a novel
Colgan, Jenny
Paper Book
From perennial bestseller Jenny Colgan comes this sugar-fueled Christmas treat of a novel, bursting with recipes and holiday cheer. Life is sweet for Issy Randall, owner of the Cupcake Cafe. Taught how to bake by her beloved late grandfather, she is proudly carrying on the family tradition...
The Christmas bookshop : a novel
Colgan, Jenny
Paper Book
The instant New York Times bestseller! "Sublime...Colgan infuses her latest book with humor, wit, suspense and a perfectly cast love triangle."--USA Today "The Christmas Bookshop is literary hot chocolate with a bourbon shot: hot, sweet but with a surprising emotional kick...
Christmas on the island :
Colgan, Jenny
Paper Book
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Café by the Sea--whose novels are "an evocative, sweet treat" (JOJO MOYES)--comes this heartwarming holiday novel set on a charming Scottish island. On the remote Scottish island of Mure, the Christmas season is stark, windy, and icy--yet...
The Secret Christmas Library
Colgan, Jenny
Paper Book
A new holiday story set in the Scottish Highlands to warm booklovers' hearts by Jenny Colgan, New York Times bestselling author of Midnight at the Christmas Bookshop. Mirren Sutherland stumbled into a career as an antiquarian book hunter after finding a priceless antique...
Needle felting Christmas : fun step-by-step holiday projects
Dace, Roz
Paper Book
Create your own charming Christmas decorations and ornaments with best-selling needle-felting authors Roz Dace and Judy Balchin, AKA The Woolly Felters! The authors' previous book, Needle Felting for Beginners, won the BEST CRAFT BOOK in The Craft Business Awards 2021, and has...
The Gilded Age Christmas cookbook : cookies and treats from America's golden era
Diamond, Becky Libourel
Paper Book
Although most Americans have heard of sugar plums thanks to the famous holiday poem A Visit from St. Nicholas by Clement Clarke Moore, many have likely never have had the pleasure of tasting one of these luxuries, or even know what they really are (hint: they are not sugar-dusted plums). This...
Kwanzaa
Eliot, Hannah
Paper Book
Learn all about the traditions of Kwanzaa in this board book from the Celebrate the World series, which highlights special occasions and holidays across the globe. Joyous Kwanzaa! On December 26th of each year, the celebration of Kwanzaa begins. Kwanzaa is an African American and...
Food, feasts, and faith :
Fieldhouse, Paul
Ebook
An indispensable resource for exploring food and faith, this two-volume set offers information on food-related religious beliefs, customs, and practices from around the world.Why do Catholics eat fish on Fridays? Why are there retirement homes for aged cows in India? What culture holds...
The Christmas tree farm
Gilmore, Laurie
Paper Book
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Pumpkin Spice Cafe comes a #1 Sunday Times bestselling grumpy x sunshine Christmas romcom! ❄️ 'A charming break from reality' Publishers Weekly ❄️❄️❄️❄...
Winter : a solstice story
Gross, Kelsey Ebben
Paper Book
From debut author Kelsey Gross and New York Times bestselling artist Renata Liwska comes a gentle and lulling picture book celebrating the magic of the Winter Solstice with a group of animal friends in a quiet forest. Tonight is the longest night of the year--solstice is...
A Kwanzaa keepsake and cookbook : celebrating the holiday with family, community, and traditions
Harris, Jessica B.
Paper Book
From the award-winning author of High on the Hog--inspiration for the "energetic, emotional, and deeply nuanced" (The New York Times) Netflix series of the same name--comes a new and updated edition of A Kwanzaa Keepsake, another important exploration of African American...
Hanukkah pajamakkahs
Henry, Dara
Paper Book
When Ruthie receives pajamakkahs for Hanukkah, she loves them so much she refuses to take them off-for all eight nights. But as they get smeared and stained, splattered and smudged, Ruthie's determined to show her parents she can stay spotless. With globs of humor, a big splatter of...
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...
Flopping in a winter wonderland
Jason June
Paper Book
Sparks are flying in Winter Wonderland this Christmas in this LGBTQ+ young adult rom-com from Jason June, New York Times bestselling author of Out of the Blue, Jay's Gay Agenda, and Riley Weaver Needs a Date to the Gaybutante Ball! All Aaron wants for Christmas is for his...
My first Kwanzaa
Katz, Karen.
Paper Book
A simple way to get acquainted with Kwanzaa "Hooray! Hooray! It's time to get ready for Kwanzaa." During the seven days of Kwanzaa we celebrate the importance of family, friends, and community. This warm and lively introduction to a very special holiday...
A Baxter family Christmas : a novel
Kingsbury, Karen
Paper Book
A New York Times bestseller! Karen Kingsbury's most beloved characters are back! From #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury comes A Baxter Family Christmas, a life-changing story of love and hope featuring the Baxter...
The Christmas ring
Kingsbury, Karen
INSTANT NYT BESTSELLER! | See the movie in theaters beginning November 6--starring Kelsey Grammer, Benjamin Hollingsworth, Jana Kramer, and Jessie James Decker! Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. While searching for her family's long-lost heirloom ring, military...
1225 Christmas Tree lane
Macomber, Debbie.
Paper Book
A #1 New York Times Bestselling Author -- The people of Cedar Cove know how to celebrate Christmas, and Beth Morehouse expects this to be one of her best. Her small Christmas tree farm is prospering, her daughters and her dogs are happy and well, and her new relationship with local vet Ted Reynolds...
Winter: The Story of a Season
McDermid, Val
In this radiant work of creative nonfiction, internationally beloved novelist Val McDermid delivers a dazzling ode to a lost world, ruminating on a single winter in her life as she journeys into the heart of the season's ever-evolving community-based traditions Val McDermid has...
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...
The holiday cottage
Morgan, Sarah (Romance fiction writer)
Paper Book
From USA TODAY bestselling author of The Book Club Hotel, Sarah Morgan returns with a heartfelt story of friendship, finding yourself, and the surprising ties that bring us together. Perfect for fans of Rebecca Serle and Jennifer Weiner. To the outside world,...
The Superfun Times Vegan Holiday Cookbook : entertaining for absolutely every occasion
Moskowitz, Isa Chandra.
Paper Book
Bestselling author, vegan goddess, and comfort food queen Isa Chandra Moskowitz is back with her biggest book ever -- to prove that making festive vegan food for any occasion can be easy, delicious, and super fun. Gone are the days of stressing over how to please family and...
A sweet year : Jewish celebrations and festive recipes for kids and their families
Nathan, Joan
Paper Book
A LA TIMES BEST COOKBOOK OF THE YEAR * A STRATEGIST BEST COOKBOOK TO GIFT THIS YEAR The "queen of American Jewish cooking" (Houston Chronicle) revises her children's classic for a new generation. In Jewish tradition, holidays are a time for family and...
Jamie Oliver's Christmas cookbook
Oliver, Jamie
Paper Book
"This epic book is the culmination of seventeen years' work fine-tuning the ultimate in amazing recipes, tricks, and tips that will deliver for you at home, every time. I'll only do this book once, so I've made sure it's the best it can be. it would be a real honor for me to think that it will...
The holiday trap
Parrish, Roan
Paper Book
For fans of Alexandria Bellefleur and Casey McQuiston comes a charming, hilarious, and heartwarming LGBTQIA+ romcom about two separate couples finding love over the holidays from acclaimed author Roan Parrish! FROM A COZY NEW ENGLAND HAVEN TO THE HEART OF NEW ORLEANS COMES ONE HOLIDAY THAT'LL...
Madrigals and mayhem
Penney, Elizabeth
Paper Book
In Madrigals and Mayhem, the fourth in Elizabeth Penney's charming Cambridge Bookshop series, Molly Kimball finds that even the holidays can come with a healthy dose of mystery. Molly is eager to experience her first English Christmas with family and...
Christmas at The Mysterious Bookshop : 'tis the season to be deadly : stories of mistletoe and mayhem from 17 masters of suspense
Penzler, Otto.
Paper Book
Each year, for the past seventeen years, Otto Penzler, owner of the legendary Mysterious Bookshop in New York City, has commissioned an original story by a leading mystery writer. The requirements were that it be a mystery/ crime/suspense story, that it be set during the Christmas season, and...
Christmas tree farm
Purmell, Ann.
Paper Book
Most shoppers don't know that a family has worked all year long planting, pruning, measuring, and tagging trees. This vibrantly illustrated book shows the entire process from seedling to decorated tree as a warm-spirited family carries on a holiday tradition.
How my neighbor stole Christmas
Quinn, Meghan
Paper Book
A new holiday enemies-to-lovers romance from USA Today bestselling author Meghan Quinn. Every Kringle in Kringletown celebrated Christmas a lot. But Cole Black on Whistler Lane, unfortunately, did not. As his fellow citizens decorate their quaint town, brimming with carols...
Merry Christmas, You Filthy Animal (Standard Edition)
Quinn, Meghan
From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Meghan Quinn comes a brand new holiday rom-com with all the humor and heat her fans adore. Nothing says I love you like trespassing, public humiliation, and a town-wide Christmas spectacle to win your crush back. Atlas "Max"...
Margret and H.A. Rey's Merry Christmas, Curious George
Hapka, Cathy
Paper Book
It's Christmastime! And irrepressible, excitable Curious George has just the spirit for it. He can't wait to help his best friend, The Man with the Yellow Hat, pick out their holiday tree. At the tree farm, however, amid all the excitement of finding the perfect specimen, George gets carried...
Construction site on Christmas night
Rinker, Sherri Duskey
Paper Book
Celebrate Christmas with the beloved vehicle crew from the #1 New York Times bestselling Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site! Perfect for fans of the Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site series-...
'Twas the bite before Christmas
Rosenfelt, David
Paper Book
In National Bestseller David Rosenfelt's 'Twas the Bite Before Christmas, all through the Carpenter house, five dogs are stirring, and not even Andy can get out of working this next case at his door. Reluctant lawyer Andy Carpenter is at the Tara Foundation's annual...
The Christmas movie cookbook : recipes from your favorite holiday films
Rutland, Julia Dowling
Paper Book
Bring the merry festivities from the screen right to your own table with The Christmas Movie Cookbook with more than 65 scrumptious recipes inspired by scenes from your favorite Christmas films. Do you ever yearn for roast turkey while watching National Lampoon's...
Jewish holiday baking : inspired recipes for Rosh Hashanah, Hanukkah, Purim, Passover, and more
Scheft, Uri
Paper Book
BECAUSE EVERY HOLIDAY IS AN EXCUSE TO EAT SOMETHING DELICIOUS Bake your way through the Jewish holidays with 25 insanely delicious, foolproof recipes--including Poppy Seed Hamantaschen for Purim, Coconut Macaroons for Passover, Apple Babka for Rosh Hashanah, jam-filled...
Macramé Christmas : 24 festive projects using easy knotting techniques
Strambio, Isabella
Paper Book
Create and decorate with style influencer Isabella Strambio, author of Macrame for the Modern Home! Make 24 statement festive pieces for your home using 100 per cent recycled materials. This gorgeous book will show you how to create 24 stunning festive decorations - all...
You make it feel like Christmas : a novel
Sullivan, Sophie
Paper Book
All bets are off when a single-minded photographer and a professional hockey player are forced to spend a week together on his sister's Christmas tree farm, perfect for fans of Jenny Holiday and Maggie Knox. Maisie Smart doesn't look back. Not on the choice she made to be a...
Sleigh bells ring
Thayne, RaeAnne
Paper Book
"[Thayne's] books are wonderfully romantic, feel-good reads that end with me sighing over the last pages." --Debbie Macomber, #1 New York Times bestselling author Celebrate the season with this sparkling and heartwarming holiday romance that proves...
The twelve dogs of Christmas : a novel
Wiggs, Susan
Paper Book
"Don't miss this charming Christmas tale of thawing hearts, escaping dogs, and finding home. I couldn't help digging into this book with both paws." --Debbie Macomber, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Must Love Flowers The ultimate holiday gift from New York...
This is Christmas, song by song : the stories behind 100 holiday hits
Zaleski, Annie
Paper Book
Celebrate the merriest season of the year with award-winning author and music journalist Annie Zaleski's collection of the 100 most popular and beloved holiday songs of all time. 'Tis the season! Break out the eggnog, hang the mistletoe, blast those...

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