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The Gift of Magic Awaits Every Reader

This month at WFWA we celebrate stories prompted by the gift of magic and/or the gift of giving! Here you will find six enjoyable titles that fit this theme — perfect reads as well as good choices for seasonal gifts.

Women's Fiction Writers AssociationDecember 24, 2025

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This Week in Fiction

From cozy Regency fantasy to dark academia, small-town romance to perilous vampire realms, this week’s roundup offers a rich mix of worlds, magic and heart-stopping suspense. Follow characters as they face unexpected challenges, uncover hidden secrets and navigate love, danger and destiny.

BookTribDecember 29, 2025

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8 Anticipated Mysteries and Thrillers Coming in 2026

What’s better than starting the year off with a selection of brand-new mysteries and thrillers to look forward to reading? We’ve curated a list of books that are sure to keep you glued to your seat, eyes on the page, nerves on edge, and heart pounding! Our anticipated 2026 mysteries…

Stephanie ElliotDecember 17, 2025

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Thrillers Featuring Motherhood

As a novelist and a mother, I’m often asked how I manage to write while parenting two young children. The implication of this question is that children demand so much of your time and attention, it’s impossible to have anything left for yourself let alone a creative practice. Children, so…

Amy MeyersonJanuary 5, 2026

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10 Must-Read Self-Help Books for 2026

If 2025 left you thinking, “I need a reset,” 2026 is your chance to stop wishing and start shaping your life the way you actually want it. I’ve always been a fan of The Art of War, and to be honest, Sun Tzu’s strategies have saved me more than once…

Monique SnymanJanuary 7, 2026

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Five Gilded Age Novels to Binge After HBO’s “The Gilded Age”

If you haven’t seen The Gilded Age on HBO, I highly suggest you remedy that immediately. The period drama is pure immersive escapist television, transporting readers back to a time of decadent balls, slow-burn courtships, high-stakes gossip and staggering social strategy. If you are a fan, I’m thrilled to share…

Jenni L. WalshJanuary 1, 2026

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New Year, New Reads

A new year brings a fresh slate and a stack of compelling new reads to match. From storm-lashed secrets to high-speed romance and emotionally charged returns to beloved characters, these four new releases kick off the year with drama, heart and momentum. Each of these reads offers a captivating way…

BookTribJanuary 5, 2026

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6 Holiday Mysteries That Make Merry … and Make Trouble

The holidays are supposed to be about comfort. Twinkly lights. Familiar rituals. The reassuring knowledge that everything will be fine by dessert. Which, frankly, is why a well-placed murder works so well this time of year. Nothing cuts through forced cheer like a body where the poinsettias should be. If…

Monique SnymanDecember 24, 2025

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Overcome Adversity in 8 Irresistibly Triumphant Tales

There’s something irresistible about a fish-out-of-water story — where characters find themselves wildly out of their element. After all, we instantly know it will all come down to a high-stakes choice: Cling to their old ways, gasping and flapping on the shore, or learn to adapt and walk tall. We…

Jessica StrawserSeptember 29, 2022

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5 Gift-Worthy Books for the Mothers in Your Life — Yourself Included!

Mother’s Day is just around the corner, and let’s be honest: books make the best gifts! While this is true for every holiday, it seems especially accurate for Mother’s Day. What mom wouldn’t love a handpicked page-turner that will sweep her away from her endless to-do list? Let’s be honest…

Nicole BaartMay 1, 2024

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Tall Poppy Bloggers Recommend: Heartwarming Holiday Reads

It’s the most wonderful time of the year — and it just might be the most wonderful time for books as well! In addition to sharing a few of my can’t-miss sweet reads for the holiday season, I asked favorite book influencers to share what stories are making them feel…

Kristy Woodson HarveyDecember 16, 2021

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A Locked Room Is Not Always a Locked Room

Do you remember when you first read The Speckled Band? The Sherlock short story by Arthur Conan Doyle where a soon-to-be-wed daughter is mysteriously killed in a creepy mansion where no one could possibly have entered her locked room? And then, guess what, ANOTHER soon-to-be-wed daughter has to sleep in…

Hank Phillippi RyanAugust 4, 2022

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Gay Romance on Ice: Our Favorite Ice Hockey Series

The beloved ice hockey romance, Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid, just became a TV series and the acclamation in North America is louder than a goal horn when the biscuit is in the basket. Ice hockey can be sweaty, brutal and profane, but when it comes to sports romance, we…

BookTribDecember 19, 2025

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Delightful Stories That Make Little Explorers Fall in Love with the World Around Them

There’s something magical about a story that nudges kids outdoors, sparks their curiosity and lets them spend time with the people they care about most. From wandering through fields to discovering the rhythms of farm life, these books are perfect for kids around 5 to 6. So, grab a cozy…

BookTribDecember 19, 2025

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7 Cozy Reads of Christmas Past, Present and Future

There is something undeniably appealing about curling up beneath a blanket on a crisp December day and immersing yourself in the warm glow of a festive read. As we wrote Christmas with the Queen, we were feeling particularly nostalgic for the late Queen Elizabeth II and found ourselves digging into her…

Hazel Gaynor and Heather WebbDecember 16, 2024

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The Chill Quill: 2025 Favorites

As the nights grow colder and the year winds down, I’m revisiting some of my favorite reads from this year’s New Releases. From ghost-soaked hotels to cursed legacies, witchy teens to viral monsters and even a nefarious cheesecake murder, these were the books that stuck with me long after the…

Lindy RyanDecember 17, 2025

The Gift of Magic Awaits Every Reader

This Week in Fiction

8 Anticipated Mysteries and Thrillers Coming in 2026

Thrillers Featuring Motherhood

10 Must-Read Self-Help Books for 2026

Five Gilded Age Novels to Binge After HBO’s “The Gilded Age”

New Year, New Reads

6 Holiday Mysteries That Make Merry … and Make Trouble

Overcome Adversity in 8 Irresistibly Triumphant Tales

5 Gift-Worthy Books for the Mothers in Your Life — Yourself Included!

Tall Poppy Bloggers Recommend: Heartwarming Holiday Reads

A Locked Room Is Not Always a Locked Room

Gay Romance on Ice: Our Favorite Ice Hockey Series

Delightful Stories That Make Little Explorers Fall in Love with the World Around Them

7 Cozy Reads of Christmas Past, Present and Future

The Chill Quill: 2025 Favorites

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