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Cold Books for a Hot Day

Last Updated: November 7, 2024

We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer

We Used to Live Here
by Marcus Kliewer

A young, queer couple who flip houses, Charlie and Eve, while restoring an old house, answer the door to a man claiming to have lived there years before, which sets in motion a chain of uncanny and inexplicable events leading to Charlie’s disappearance and Eve’s descent into insanity.

Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

Small Things Like These
by Claire Keegan

It is 1985 in a small Irish town. During the weeks leading up to Christmas, Bill Furlong, a coal merchant and family man faces into his busiest season. Early one morning, while delivering an order to the local convent, Bill makes a discovery which forces him to confront both his past and the complicit silences of a town controlled by the church.

A Merry Little Meet Cute by Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone

A Merry Little Meet Cute
by Julie Murphy & Sierra Simone

A steamy plus-size holiday rom-com about an adult film star who is semi-accidentally cast as a lead in a family-friendly Christmas movie, and the former bad-boy pop star she falls in love with.

The Heart in Winter by Kevin Barry

The Heart in Winter
by Kevin Barry

A love story about outlaws in a community of Irish workers in Montana.

Road of Bones by Christopher Golden

Road of Bones
by Christopher Golden

A stunning supernatural thriller set in Siberia, where a film crew is covering an elusive ghost story about a highway built on top of the bones of prisoners of Stalin’s gulag.

Love You a Latke by Amanda Elliot

Love You a Latke
by Amanda Elliot

Love comes home for the challah-days in this sparkling romance. Desperate for support in planning her Vermont town’s fledgling Hanukkah festival, Abby Cohen puts out a call for help online and discovers she was wrong about being the only Jew within a hundred miles. There’s one other: Seth, the most annoying customer at her café. As it turns out, Seth’s parents have been badgering him to bring a Nice Jewish Girlfriend home to New York City for Hanukkah, and if Abby can survive his incessant, irritatingly handsome smiles, he’ll introduce her to all the vendors she needs to make the festival a success.