Books are amazing, but often overlooked these days thanks to all of the streaming services offered and everyone’s small attention spans. For all of the book enthusiasts and all the missed books of the year, here’s to you. On the program, “One Italian Summer”, “The Paris Apartment”, “The Office BFFs”, and much, much more. So here’s an overview of the latest literary releases to leaf through during the upcoming holidays, or just whenever you have the time.
- One Italian Summer
Rebecca Serle
When Katy’s mother dies, she goes on a trip to Italy that the two had booked together before her mother had passed.
2. Book Lovers
Emily Henry
Nora is a workaholic literary agent living in New York who is dragged by her sister Libby into a monthlong trip to a picturesque small-town, where she runs into the last person she expects, an editor she’s avoided.
3. Dream Town
David Baldacci
Dream Town follows the life of World War II veteran Aloysius Archer as he heads to LA as a PI.
4. The Paris Apartment
Lucy Foley
When Jess loses her job, she shows up to her brother’s place in Paris looking for refuge.
5. The Hotel Nantucket
Elin Hilderbrand
The Hotel Nantucket reopens after years of being abandoned. In 1922, a chambermaid was killed in a fire, and her spirit remains at the hotel. Meanwhile, fresh off a bad breakup with a longtime boyfriend, Lizbet is desperately seeking a second act.
6. The Match
Harlan Coben
A DNA match brings Wilde to track down his father, who never knew of his existence. But meeting him brings up more questions than answers.
7. Hook, line, and Sinker: A Novel
Tessa Bailey
Fox Thornton, a well-known player, accidentally falls in love with a girl as he helps her flirt with another guy.
8. The Office BFFs
Angela Kinsey and Jenna Fischer
A behind-the-scenes, finely illustrated celebration of The Office co-stars Jenna Fisher and Angela Kinsey’s friendship.
9. In The Blood
Jack Carr
When former Navy SEAL James Reece watches the news and recognizes a names from his time in Iraq listed as a victim of a missile attack on a passenger aircraft in Africa, he’s sure her death is no accident and enlists new and old friends on his mission to track down her killer.
10. Nightwork
Nora Roberts
Harry became a thief as a child to help his mother who suffered from cancer, and continued this craft for years. He can’t afford to attract attention or get attached, but can’t help falling for Miranda.
So many books, so little time.
