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Original Security World illustration of generic books; the colours do not reproduce actual covers. A winter reading list is only useful if it helps you choose a book you have time and interest to read. Christmas on the cover does not guarantee a particular tone. A seasonal novel might offer social comedy, romantic conflict, Christian reflection or a family whose problems continue into another volume. Our five-book Christmas fiction guide introduces works by John Grisham, Debbie Macomber, Melody Carlson, David Baldacci and Elin Hilderbrand. Use these questions to decide which sort of story belongs in your own reading time. Start with the kind of company you want Do you want a couple arguing over assumptions, a whole family dealing with complications or strangers meeting while travelling? Those structures feel different even when all take place around Christmas. Macomber’s Christmas Letters offers a romantic disagreement. Baldacci’s The Christmas Train puts a journalist among fel...