The holidays are among us, you’ve probably got most of your shopping done and are staring at a pile of presents that need to be wrapped. But between the holiday parties and last minute-rush, grab a feel-good book and relax for a bit.
We’ve put together a list of heartwarming reads below to help you unwind from all the holiday happenings.
The Authenticity Project
By Clare Pooley
The story of a solitary green notebook brings together six strangers and leads to an unexpected friendship, and even love. Julian Jessop, an eccentric, lonely artist, and septuagenarian believes that most people aren’t really honest with one another. But what if they were?
The House in the Cerulean Sea
By TJ Klune
A magical island. A dangerous task. A burning secret. Linus Baker leads a quiet, solitary life. At forty, he lives in a tiny house with a devious cat and his old records. As a Case Worker at the Department in Charge Of Magical Youth, he spends his days overseeing the well-being of children in government-sanctioned orphanages.
Tuesdays with Morrie
By Mitch Albom
Mitch Albom had a second chance to see his mentor. He rediscovered Morrie in the last months of the older man’s life. Knowing he was dying, Morrie visited with Mitch in his study every Tuesday, just as they used to back in college. Their rekindled relationship turned into one final “class”: lessons in how to live.
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before
By Jenny Han
What if all the crushes you ever had found out how you felt about them…all at once? Sixteen-year-old Lara Jean Song keeps her love letters in a hatbox her mother gave her. One for every boy she’s ever loved–five in all. When she writes, she pours out her heart and soul and says all the things she would never say in real life, because her letters are for her eyes only. Until the day her secret letters are mailed, and suddenly, Lara Jean’s love life goes from imaginary to out of control.
The Little Shop of Happy Ever After
By Jenny Colgan
Given a back-room computer job when the beloved Birmingham library she works in turns into a downsized retail complex, Nina misses her old role terribly – dealing with people, greeting her regulars, making sure everyone gets the right books for their needs. Then a new business nobody else wants catches her eye: owning a tiny little bookshop bus up in the Scottish highlands. No computers. Shortages. Out all hours in the freezing cold; driving with a tiny stock of books … not to mention how the little community is going to take to her
