‘Tis the holiday season and maybe you’re stressing a little over what to get the bookworm in your life. Or, maybe you want a little holiday treat (or two!) for yourself. Whatever your shopping goal is, we’ve wrapped up a few book recs for you to check out and read through the holiday season.
For the Reader Who Loves Learning Through Fiction
The Book Spy by Alan Hlad
Before the Storm by James D. Shipman
Such Good Friends by Stephen Greco
An American Beauty by Shana Abe
The Enemy at Home by Kevin O’Brien
The Queen of the Valley by Lorena Hughes
The Novelist From Berlin by V.S. Alexander
For the Reader Who Can’t Stop Watching True Crime Documentaries
Monster by Steve Jackson
Killer Clown by Terry Sullivan and Peter T. Maiken
We Thought We Knew You by M. William Phelps
Little, Crazy Children by James Renner
For the Reader Who Always Loves Learning
1932 by Scott Martelle
The Wingmen by Adam Lazarus
The Confidante by Christopher C. Gorham
Menopause Manifesto by Dr. Jen Gunter
The Exorcist Legacy by Nat Segaloff
The Way They Were by Robert Hofler
How to Taste by Mandy Naglich
For the Reader Who Loves to be Unsettled
The Woman in the Castello by Kelsey James
Day Boy by Trent Jamieson
The Sleepless by Victor Manibo
Where Ivy Dares to Grow by Marielle Thompson
Desert Creatures by Kay Chronister
Her Little Flowers by Shannon Morgan
Jewel Box by E. Lily Yu
Womb City by Tlotlo Tsamaase (available Jan. 23)
Death and the Sisters by Heather Redmond
For the Reader Who Wants to Renew Their Passport
Mastering the Art of French Murder by Colleen Cambridge
Murder in an Italian Village by Michael Falco
The Spanish Daughter by Lorena Hughes
Take the Long Way Home by Rochelle Alers
Someone Else’s Bucket List by Amy T. Matthews
Some of Us Are Looking by Carlene O’Connor
For the Reader Who Loves to Discuss Their Latest Book Crush
In the Case of Heartbreak by Courtney Kae
Santa and Company by Fern Michaels
Warrior’s Hope by Rebecca Zanetti
Silver Lady by Mary Jo Putney
The First Date Prophecy by Danny and Kate Tamberelli
Beginner’s Luck by Kate Clayborn
Reasonable Adults by Robin Lefler
Born to be Badger by Shelly Laurenston
For The Reader Who Loves to Live in Suspense
Second Shot by Cindy Dees
Those Empty Eyes by Charlie Donlea
The Last Sinner by Lisa Jackson
The Other Mistress by Shanora Williams
All the Dark Places by Terri Parlato
The Camp by Nancy Bush
Remain Silent by Robin Gigl
Breakneck by Marc Cameron
For the Reader Who Loves to Be Nosy
Charlotte Illes Is Not a Detective by Katie Siegel
Paper Cuts by Ellery Adams
Peg and Rose Stir Up Trouble by Laurien Berenson
Board to Death by CJ Connor
Murder in an Italian Village by Michael Falco
Murder at an Irish Bakery by Carlene O’Connor
Murder Uncorked by Maddie Day
Christmas Cupcake Murder by Joanne Fluke
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