Winter Solstice Book List
Hey, friend.
Do you have any solstice celebrations or rituals planned for this weekend? Not really? Me neither.
I’ve never really noticed the solstice all that much before. But two things are making it top of mind this year — First, my new home has a view of the mountain range where we can see the drastic change of the sun’s path from one month to another (it’s quite shocking when you can see it every day). And secondly, I just finished a book set in a fantastic magical world where everyone celebrates the solstice as their winter holiday.
So I’m looking for ways to celebrate it.
I love this list of 10 simple solstice rituals from fellow blogger in the UK, Rebecca Douglas (link here). I also love this piece about the magic of 13 wishes from photographer Anja Poehlmann (link here), and this infographic from the beautiful tea-makers over at Gnat and Bee. . .
But you might have a few things on your agenda, or at least a few thousand emails to purge from your inbox about last-minute holiday deals, sales, and other things to do or trappings to get into. Which means you might just want something good to read.
Me too.
So here’s a happy solstice book list for you. . .
Manifest
I read this little book by Roxie Nafousi a few years ago and loved the way it helped me open my mind to the power we can have over our lives (or at least our perception of our lives) in our words. It’s perfect if you’re hoping to manifest good things in 2026 (and there’s an audio version too, link here).
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Remain
M. Night Shyamalan and Nicholas Sparks had a book baby together this year, and it’s a really fun read. It has nothing at all to do with the holidays or the solstice, but I loved it (and it’s incredible on audio, link here).
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Today Was Fun
If you’re in need of resetting the work part of your life this season, this little book by Bree Groff is my top recommendation for work-related encouragement this year (link here).
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My Friends
Fredrik Backman’s new-this-year novel My Friends is stellar, especially on audio. And I don’t think people have talked about it enough, even though I tried to tell everyone I knew about it over the summer (blog link here, audiobook link here). It’s just as good as A Man Called Ove, if you ask me.
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Atmosphere
Another new-this-year novel, Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid was my favorite book of the year. I loved everything about it, especially the audio version, so of course I wrote a blog about all the reasons it’s my top choice (link here).
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How Books Can Save Democracy
If you spend your precious time worrying about the state of the world and the insanity of current news cycles these days, this micro-book by Michael Fischer might encourage you (more about it here ~ and even more coming soon because I was just asked to write a magazine article about it!).
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& of course, I the little booklet I shared last week⤵
Thrive Chronicles
36 questions & 20 declarations to empower you to thrive at home, at work, and where it matters most — inside
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I hope this week is full of bright spots for you, my dear.
If you’re celebrating the holidays, I hope your celebrations are everything you need. If you’re in the Northern Hemisphere and are facing the darkest weekend of the year (or facing a darkness of another sort), I hope you find light in an unexpected dark corner and you’re able to let it all the way in.
If you ever want to chat about this stuff, I’m just an email away. Always.
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Celeste
did AI write this? nope, this lady did ⤴ always💛