EVENTS

December 2025 #meetnewauthors #findnewbooks

The winter months are a form of quiet blessing, a rare permission from the world to draw inwards, become small, and enjoy a hibernation of spirit. 

The evenings are dark, the streetlights outside jaundiced and unreal, and cold air rides in on every gust. We build our own warmth, pieced together from the pleasures of thick socks, a hot mug of chocolate with whipped cream, and the familiar weight of a hardcover book resting on our knees. 

There is an art in this ritual of stacking blankets just so, the deliberate choosing of which unread novel to begin, and the slow, luxurious collapse onto the couch. 

When the radiators groan to life, and the city’s background noise dulls beneath the snow, these are the most cherished hours, finding in them a small but vital resistance to the disorder of the outside world.

We draw the blanket over our legs, inhale the unmistakable scent of a new book, exhale slowly, and open the book to its first page.

December 1-19, every day, an author and one of their books introduced to readers. 

Click on their names to read their posts.

December 1  Erika M Szabo Author of epic fantasy, magical realism, and children's books. December 3  Christina Weigand Author of young adult and new adult Inspirational Fantasy December 5 Joni Kerr Author of children’s books focusing on International and cultural themes. December 7 Holly May Cormier Author of emotionally charged thrillers and character-drivenare  women’s fiction. December 9  Emma Finlayson-Palmer Author of Gothic and magical children's books. December 11  J.F. Howard Author of cozy murder mystery and historical fiction. December 13 Katie Vandrilla Author of children's books, memoir, and young adult fiction. December 15 David James Author of action-adventure romantasy filled with banter and light humor. December 17 Darla Hall Author of positive mindset, motivational, and children’s books December 19 Maureen Cummins Author of literary fiction with a touch of emotional roller-coaster ride.

December 2 Heather Russel-Kay Author of  magical stories shaped by shadow and hope. December 4 Q.M Gatlin Author of  Poetry that blends emotion with visual storytelling December 6 Carla McBeath Author of nonfiction, self-help books focused on personal transformation. December 8 Eva Pasco Author of lit with grit through character-driven Contemporary. December 10 Gina LoBiondo Author of heartwarming picture books and a middle-grade faerie tale retelling. December 12 Diane Lauer Hallman Author of transformative stories and journals. December 14 Miriam Tedesco A storyteller writing  wild-eyed across most genres. December 16 Lulu Smyles Author of poetry exploring self-discovery, healing, and reflection. December 18 MaryEllen Whitton Author of non-fiction for women to reconnect with their inner light.