By RAMONA PRICE<\/p>\n
Deck the halls and \u201cfa la la!\u201d The holidays are a great time to find new reads. Whether you\u2019re looking for a last-minute gift or just trying to unwind from the holiday stress, here are some great holiday-themed books for everyone in the family.<\/p>\n
\u2018Yule Log Murder\u2019 by Leslie Meier, Lee Hollis and Barbara Ross:<\/strong> Three short, cozy mysteries with one thing in common \u2014 yule log cakes. From a murder on a film set to the mysterious Christmas deaths of one woman\u2019s relatives, there\u2019s something here to satisfy all your holiday mystery desires. What does the yule log cake have to do with all these deaths? Read it to find out!<\/p>\n \u2018Scandikitchen Christmas\u2019 by Bronte Aurell:<\/strong> The Danish practice of \u201chygge\u201d (coziness) has been having its moment lately, and what better time to cozy up than the holidays? Scandinavian culture is obsessed with everything Christmas, including delicious treats, and Aurell has brought them all together in this cookbook for you to create. Make gingerbread-spiced baked goods to share with your family, put on a lavish Jul smorgasbord feast and more!<\/p>\n \u2018Celebrations Around the World\u2019 by Katy Halford:<\/strong> Know any kids who are really into the holidays? Get them learning about global festivals in this beautifully illustrated book. Not just for winter holidays, this book covers the whole year, from camel marathons in the Sahara Desert to kite festivals to Holi, the Hindu Festival of Colors. Maybe you\u2019ll find some new traditions your family can incorporate into their celebrations!<\/p>\n \u2018Let it Snow\u2019 by John Green, Maureen Johnson and Lauren Myracle:<\/strong> For the romance-loving teen in your life, check out this trio of stories by popular teen authors, now a Netflix movie. When a snowstorm buries Gracetown on Christmas Eve, no one expects the chain of events that follows. Over the next few days, lives will be changed and new loves found in these three interconnected tales.<\/p>\n \u2018Rules of Civility\u2019<\/strong> by Amor Towles:<\/strong> A new year\u2019s novel by the author of \u201cGentleman in Moscow,<\/em>\u201d this book explores how chance and choices shape our lives. It\u2019s 1937 in New York and Katey Kontent is stretching the last of her money to party on New Year\u2019s Eve, when she meets handsome banker Tinker Grey. This encounter will change Katey\u2019s life, and over the next year, she\u2019s propelled toward the upper echelons of Manhattan society, always hoping that circumstance will bring Tinker back into her life.<\/p>\n