8 Must-Read Winter Holiday Books of 2023
As the days grow shorter and a crisp chill fills the air, bookworms everywhere are eagerly anticipating the literary treasures that the holiday season has in store.
In this post, I'm thrilled to have curated a list of the newest must-read holiday books of 2023, set to grace bookshelves in the coming weeks.
From heartwarming tales of winter wonderlands to gripping mysteries set amidst the backdrop of Christmas, these books promise to kindle the holiday spirit and offer a perfect escape into the joy and magic of the season.
Must-Read Winter Holiday Books for Children
Advent Calendar Book Collection
Originally seen on Indigo, this calendar contains 24 little holiday stories, one for every countdown night before Christmas.
As an added gift, Plum members recieve 500 bonus Plum® Points with each pre-order.
The Advent Calendar Book Collection is also available for Prime delivery on Amazon Canada and Amazon US.
Juniper's Christmas by Eoin Colfer
From the author of Artemis Fowl, Juniper's Christmas follows an 11 year old girl who accidentally happens upon some North Pole magic after following her suspicions that a woodsman spotted in a nearby park might have been the elusive Santa Claus.
Your family, or gift recipient, is sure to love the story just as much as the illustrations found within.
- Try to save Santa with Juniper - Macmillan Publishers - Amazon (Canada) - Amazon (US) -
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever by Jeff Kinney
The Heffley family is stuck inside! A blizzard has hit, saving Greg Heffley from getting in trouble for a local public property damage incident he's thought to be guilty of.
But which is worse, getting in trouble by the authorities who now can't reach him, or being trapped with the family for Christmas?
To be sold with this special Disney+ edition cover, to celebrate the movie's streaming release.
- Read the Latest Diary - Amazon (Canada) - Amazon (US) -
Baby-sitters' Winter Vacation by Ann M. Martin
Ghosts, crushes on French skiers, and busloads of kids, oh my! In this The Baby-Sitters Club: Super Special #3, read along as America's favourite baby-sitters, and their entire school, descend upon Leicester Lodge for a weeklong winter adventure.
(I, for one, love that a series I read obsessively and kept up with via Scholastic Book Fairs as a child has been given a bit of a modern day reboot for today's kids)
- Get Your Copy - Scholastic - Amazon (Canada) - Amazon (US) -
Must-Read Winter Holiday Books for Adults
The Christmas Guest: A Novella by Peter Swanson
An American student going to school in London is invited to a gorgeous manor by her classmate for Christmas where she falls for its cinema-like beauty (and her classmate's equally stunning brother.
Not your average holiday story, this manor's village has secrets, the brother is a suspect in a girl's murder and there's a stranger running about, haunting those who wander, even those just trying to get to the pub.
- Be Their Guest - HarperCollins - Amazon (Canada) - Amazon (US) -
One Christmas Morning by Rachel Greenlaw
Rachel Greenlaw's debut novel with a Dickensian flair, this story follows main character Eva who wanted nothing more than to not be stuck at her friend's two-day Christmas party with her husband, especially given how she's still trying to move on from a heart-breaking Christmas 3 years ago. She runs.
Confronted by the ghost of Gran before she sleeps, she's reminded she could lose everyone else if she keeps pushing her loved ones away.
When she wakes on Christmas, she wakes as... someone else she knows; repeating Christmas again and again but in the shoes of the people around her.
- Find Out What It Means - HarperCollins - Amazon (Canada) - Amazon (US) -
The Christmas Fix by Lucy Score
From the author of Things We Never Got Over, The Christmas Fix takes place in a post-hurricane Merry, Connecticut.
Local single father and Town Manager Noah Yates is trying to get things back up and running again, but he really, really wants to do so without the help of reality star and home reno guru Catalina King, who has arrived with a big budget to help, but also her camera crew.
- Steam Up Your Holidays - Sourcebooks - Amazon (Canada) - Amazon (US) -
It Happened One Christmas by Chantel Guertin 🍁
Toronto author, magazine editor and beauty expert Chantel Guertin presents the story of Zoey Andrews, a film director who wants nothing more than to make a Christmas movie in Chelsea, Quebec.
Except local mayor and tree farmer Benoît Deschamps hasn't given the green light.
Stuck together due to a snowstorm, there are only 4 days until Christmas. That's enough time to get him to change his mind, right?
- Think Hallmark Movie, But Better - Penguin Random House Canada - Amazon (Canada) - Amazon (US) -