My 2026 Holiday Reading List
I pulled all my favorite holiday books from the shelf for you to settle in with on quiet winter evenings, with a warm blanket, a favorite cup of something cozy, and the simple pleasure of getting lost in a good book.
Christmas with the Queen by Hazel Gaynor
A Vintage Christmas: A Collection of Classic Stories and Poems by Thomas Nelson Publishers
Christmas Bells by Jennifer Chiaverini
The Secret Christmas Library by Jenny Colgan
Time of the Child by Niall Williams
Last Christmas in Paris by Hazel Gaynor
The Family Under the Bridge by Natalie Savage Carlson
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
A Midwinter’s Tail by Lili HaywardÂ
Mr. Dickens and His Carol by Samantha Silva
The Christmas Box by Richard Paul Evans
Holiday by Gaslight by Mimi MatthewsÂ
And a few on my TBR shelf to read between now and Christmas:
The Christmas List by Richard Paul Evans
Jane Austen’s Christmas edited by Maria Hubert
The Christmas Train by David Baldacci
Winter Solstice by Rosamunde Pilcher
and of course...Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (to reread every Christmastime)
