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Enjoy these five must-read books from our friends at Bookish, Fort Smith, Arkansas’s only independently-owned bookstore. Shop hours: Monday 11am-4pm, Tuesday – Friday 10am-6pm and Saturday 10am-4pm. Need curbside delivery? Call 479.434.2917 or email orders@bookishfs.com.
It Happened at Christmas
by Christen Krumm
If your favorite part of the holidays is cozying up on the couch and reading a sweet book full of heart, humor, and rooting for the underdog, pick up a copy of Krumm’s YA book. Krumm is a local author who knows how to tug at heart strings and create fun and loveable characters. Sometimes, it just takes a handsome brother to enter the scene to make you discover your truth.
Monogamy
by Sue Miller
Annie and Graham live a comfortable life in Cambridge, MA. They have wonderful friends, creative professions (Graham owns a bookstore), and successful children. When Graham dies suddenly, Annie has to learn how to grieve and how to go on. This is so much more than just a book about grief. Miller exquisitely captures the nuance of familial relationships and the complexity of how individuals understand grief.
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
by V.E. Schwab
In 1714, Adeline LaRue made a deal with the god of darkness in a moment of desperation. This renders her invisible, but her stubbornness keeps her from giving her soul away for centuries. Schwab’s Faustian tale is mostly told in the present day, but through a series of flashbacks readers are privy to the motivations of Addie and the devil himself. Schwab evokes romance, fantasy, and a rock star female protagonist that make Addie’s struggle relevant and escapist.
All About Us
by Tom Ellen
The perfect book for December. It’s about heartbreak and loss and how the choices we make often make us who we are. There’s also a bit of time travel, or at least, a Groundhog Day scenario. Ben’s relationship with Daphne is not what he had hoped it would be, and he often finds himself thinking about the one who got away…Alice. When Ben wakes up on December 5, 2005, he gets to relive that mistake all over again. But will he finally get it right?
The Adults
by Caroline Hulse
There is nothing more fun than family dysfunction over the holidays, right? Claire and Matt are divorced, but they strive to make sure their daughter has a “normal” family Christmas. They agree to spend the holidays together, but through a series of hilarious miscommunications, their new partners tag along. Pair that with their daughter Scarlet’s imaginary friend Posey, who is up to all kinds of shenanigans. It’s one thing to act like an adult in the summertime, but coupled with the holidays and past hurts, there are almost no adults here.
