I love seasonal reading and a Christmas novel is the perfect way to get into the holiday spirit. Here are 6 of my favorite Christmas books for adults!
6 Christmas Books for Adults
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I’d love to hear some of your other favorite Christmas books for grown-ups! Leave them in them comments so we can all find a few new favorites!
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If you have never read any Sophie Kinsella, would you be lost in this Christmas book? Looks like it’s a series, but wasn’t sure if you could read this as a stand alone. Great list!
It’s probably MORE fun if you’ve read them all, but totally can stand alone!
I just read it without having read the other Shopaholic books and really enjoyed it! She does reference things I assume are parts of other books but it didn’t effect my understanding of this one or the characters.
Thanks for the list! Do you think Christmas Shopaholic would be ok for a teenage girl (14/15/16)? I think my daughter would thinks it’s fun but want to make sure there isn’t anything steamy in it. 😉
Hmm, it’s fairly tame, but I still think they aren’t for teenagers.
It’s more a short story than a novel, but Pearl S. Buck’s Christmas Day in the Morning makes me cry every single time.
For a few years now, I’ve been rereading the Father Christmas series by Robin Jones Gunn and the Winter Street series by Elin HIlderbrand every December! Both are delighful and put me in the Christmas spirit!
Thank you all for sharing your recommendations. I have just reserved half a dozen books from my library here in New Zealand. Isn’t it amazing how books can bring together people all around the world?
The best!
I just reread Winter Solstice by Rosamunde Pilcher because I was in the mood for a long cozy read that was both Fall and Christmasy. It did not disappoint!
I just finished Jenny Hale’s new one Christmas at Silver Falls. I really loved it!
I am so so excited about this list! For the past few years, I’ve tried reading Christmas-y books and found them disappointing (much of what you can find tends towards cheesy romance novels set at Christmas time) but these all sound wonderful. Thanks so much!!
I really enjoyed Blue Christmas by Mary Kay Andrews. It’s been a few years, but it was just a happy little read set in one of my favorite cities, Savannah.
It’s not really a Christmas book but Little Women (book and movie!) always make me so excited for Christmas. My husband loves listening to an unabridged but dramatized version of The Christmas Carol every year – I think its on the Mormon channel. It’s overdramatic and a little silly, but fun and we always enjoy it.
A really great children’s book that I didn’t fully appreciate until I read it as an adult is The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder. I know her writing has come under under fire in recent years for its cultural insensitivity, but the events of that winter in Minnesota are true and if you can get past some of the language in her writing I think it is a truly remarkable story of sacrifice and survival. I wouldn’t cal it “Christmassy” but definitely a great winter read!
I highly recommend Jacob T. Marley by R. William Bennett. It’s the story of the Christmas Carol from the perspective of Jacob Marley. Beautifully written and one I read every Christmas.
Added a few of these to my reading list! Thank you!