Book Review

Books Added to My Shelves in December 2025

Books added to my shelves in December 2025 including upcoming 2026 fiction, recent fiction, and children's books.
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First Book of 2026

I'm choosing my First Book of 2026 along with other readers hosted by Sheila at Bookjourney.net. See the past 11 years of First Books also.
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Books Added to My Shelves in November 2025

Books Added to My Shelves in November 2025 include upcoming 2026 titles, some best-sellers, and new children's books.
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Children’s Christmas Book Review: The Nutcracker by E.T.A. Hoffman

The Nutcracker has been reissued in this gorgeous illustrated classic story of a young girl and her beloved nutcracker prince.
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Children’s Christmas Book Review: The Birds of Christmas by Olivia Armstrong

The Birds of Christmas combines a cherished Christmas story with a folktale of the robin getting her bright orange breast.
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Children’s Christmas Book Review: Jolly Riddles by Victor Escandell

Children's Christmas Book Review: Jolly Riddles is a silly lift-the-flap guessing game for toddlers with a Christmas/Winter theme.
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Children’s Christmas Book Review: My First Christmas Piano Music

My First Christmas Piano Music makes an excellent gift for the budding pianist in your house. Pair it with a keyboard for the perfect gift.
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#NonFicNov Leyendas/Legends by Mónica Mancillas

Leyendas/Legends shares brief bios of 60 Latin Americans who have done great things to be a legend for their respective heritages.
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#NonFicNov The World Entire by Elizabeth Brown

The World Entire shares the biography of Aristides de Sousa Mendes known for saving thousands of lives during WWII.
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Quick Lit: November 2025

Quick Lit: November 2025 includes some really great fiction and a couple of nonfiction titles that really made me think.
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Stacie's bookshelf: read-in-2023

The Lazy Genius Kitchen: Have What You Need, Use What You Have, and Enjoy It Like Never Before
Your Table Is Ready: Tales of a New York City Maître D'
The Royal Governess: A Novel of Queen Elizabeth II's Childhood
Food Fight
Spare
Foster
This Time Tomorrow
To Bless the Space Between Us: A Book of Blessings
Kiss Me in the Coral Lounge: Intimate Confessions from a Happy Marriage
Save What's Left
Remarkably Bright Creatures
The Galveston Diet: The Doctor-Developed, Patient-Proven Plan to Burn Fat and Tame Your Hormonal Symptoms
Golden Hills
The Girl with the Louding Voice
The Favor
Small Things Like These
This Is How I Lied
Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital
Audrey L and Audrey W: Best Friends-ish: Book 1
Audrey L and Audrey W: True Creative Talents: Book 2
Chasing Giants: In Search of the World's Largest Freshwater Fish
The Puzzler: One Man's Quest to Solve the Most Baffling Puzzles Ever, from Crosswords to Jigsaws to the Meaning of Life
In Conclusion, Don't Worry About It
It Is Well With My Soul: My Story
Have I Told You This Already?: Stories I Don’t Want to Forget to Remember
Book Lovers
A Girl Called Samson
Finn and the Feline Frenemy
The Levee
The Golden Spoon
Only the Beautiful
Live Wire: Long-Winded Short Stories
The Sisters Sweet
Fish in a Tree
This Tender Land
Intermittent Fasting Transformation: The 45-Day Program for Women to Lose Stubborn Weight, Improve Hormonal Health, and Slow Aging
The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise
Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice from Dear Sugar
Ben Y and the Ghost in the Machine
The Great Gilly Hopkins
BenBee and the Teacher Griefer
We Should Not Be Friends: The Story of a Friendship
Blue Highways: A Journey into America
Beyond the Point
The Family
Hamnet
The Bookstore Sisters
And Finally: Matters of Life and Death
The Cactus
Black Cake
Ban This Book
Passing
I'm Glad My Mom Died
These Precious Days: Essays
Evidence of the Affair
The Night Travelers
Out of the Corner
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
One Day in December

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