#Holiday Books

[huariqueje]

Holiday reading - Carl Olof Larsson

Swedish , 1853 - 1919

Oil on canvas , 120 x 80 cm.

[freckles-and-books]

Hoping this Nutcracker retelling will help me feel more festive. I feel like this month is flying by. 🎄

[aurorawest]

My debut novella is out now!!

If this sounds up your alley...

Jake lost his Christmas spirit when his husband left him on December 26. This year, when a friend offers him her reservation at a resort in Florida, he jumps at the chance to get away. No snow, no Christmas trees, no problems. Except the resort does a Christmas Golf Cart parade every year, and Alex, the man in the neighboring cabin, wants Jake’s help with his. Jake just wants to be left alone… until he spies Alex’s design. Maybe working together won’t be so bad. Can an unexpected friendship reawaken more than Jake’s holiday spirit?

Then follow one of the links below to buy and download! It's currently on sale for $2.00 if you buy direct from the publisher!

Direct from publisher: https://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/books/when-we-finally-kiss-good-night-by-lee-pini-12408-b

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/When-Finally-Kiss-Good-Night-ebook/dp/B0CJTF56JL/

[noahhawthorneauthor]

It's that time of year to cozy under the blankets while the snow falls, and maybe fall in love.

These take place during various holidays, and the 'holidayness' factor is more intense in some than others.

[books-in-a-storm]

Happy Easter Everyone!

[elphin365]

Last frame of holiday movies and the last page of the book. The Polar Express:

The last frame of the movie. The Polar Express 2004

The last page of the book. The Polar Express written by Chris Van Allsburg 1985.

“At one time, most of my friends could hear the bell, but as years passed, it fell silent for all of them. Even Sarah found one Christmas that she could no longer hear its sweet sound. Though I've grown old, the bell still rings for me, as it does for all who truly believe”

[unrighteousbooks]

[dick-helmet-magneto]

I’ve never read a holiday themed book (aside from Halloween) and wondering if I should give it a shot

[kwshahrazad]

Looking for ARC Readers - Coming of Age Book - Christmas Eid

Hello!

I am a newly published author looking for readers. My book is called Christmas Eid; Picture the movie Booksmart but festive with Christmas and Eid overlapping, featuring a fun, immigrant, muslim family.

If you're interested and you'd like to receive a free copy (with the idea that you'd give it an honest review), please contact me via message or fill the form below out directly.

Please like and share to help me spread the word. I'd really appreciate it!

Apply to be an ARC to receive a free copy: https://forms.gle/YBw24rbyXiFJheTt5

Click Here to Read Sample Chapter

Thank you so much!!

Love, Shahra

[fated-mates]

Christmas romance recommendations from season 2.

[blackchildrensbooksandauthors]

✍🏿Meet Lala Watkins, author of Little Santa’s Workshop

“I love writing for children and the kid at heart, and I know for sure they love to have fun and see themselves represented in stories, however that may be.” Read more from Lala Watkins HERE

📖Little Santa’s Workshop (Board Book)

Lala Watkins

Cartwheel Books

Available Now👉🏿Amazon & Bookshop 

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[bookishbethanyerin]

• ARC Review: Wreck the Halls •

If you like your holiday romances light on festive cheer, heavy on the spice, and full of family drama, then look no further than Wreck the Halls by Tessa Bailey.

The story follows Beat Dawkins and Melody Gallard, the children of former band members whose group publicly imploded on stage in the early '90s. Thirty years later, their mothers are infamous, one of their songs is topping the charts again, and Beat and Melody are approached for a livestream-based reality show that aims to get their moms to perform together live on Christmas Eve.

Though it sounds like this book could quickly become schlocky and cliché (I mean, the characters *are* named Beat and Melody), the plot never actually ventures there. Instead, Tessa delivers a warm, fun, and slightly angsty tale of two adults who grew up very privileged and largely in the public eye, and the ways they have both learned to cope with the money and attention they did nothing to earn.

And also? It's really hot. Scorching, really.

I loved that Tessa kept this out of instalove territory with Beat and Melody's meet-cute actually occurring twelve years earlier, when they were both teenagers, and revisits how that moment affected both characters throughout the book. And I also loved that Tessa gives us two women rockstars who partied hard and have legacies like their male counterparts, and who are both a bit of a mess – albeit in very, very different ways.

Though at first I was dubious about the live-streaming aspect, Tessa handles it in a way that feels both realistic (I mean, mostly) and fun as Beat (he will make you swoon and also sweat) and Melody (she works in book restoration and is extremely punny, you will absolutely adore her) become social media sensations who have captured the attention of the entire world.

Set against the backdrop of Christmas in New York City but not all too heavy on all things Christmas, this book is perfect for kicking off your holiday TBR: it's funny, steamy, and sweet – and also there's a *really great* Stevie Nicks reference.

4.25🌟

2.75🌶️

🎄A massive thank you to Avon Books for the opportunity to read and review an advanced copy!❤️

[ijustkindalikebooks]

I lack when it comes to books decision making skills.

[moondustbooks]

Oh the weather outside is frightful, but so long as the books are delightful … let it snow, let it snow, let it snow. ❄️

[zaraillustrates]

I was recently commissioned to illustrate The Wall Street Journal’s annual Holiday Books review. I created a full page section cover illustration inspired by the season of gift giving combined with a love of reading books, all conveyed by cheery red cardinals in an evocative wintery scene. 

In addition to this, I illustrated a front page spot illustration, an animated banner, and 12 ‘badge’ illustrations for each of categories and reviewers (I’ll post the badge illustrations separately).

© Zara Picken 2022 www.zarapicken.com

[devotedtomarvel]

Got Twisted Love and Shatter Me just in time for an 8 hour long plane ride to florida!!!