You like cookies? You like books? Of course you do—you’re not a monster! 

(Unless we’re talking the Cookie Monster)

Monster or no, we’ve composed a sampling of delicious holiday treats and delectable reads for you to check out!

Gingerbread Biscotti — Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree

We’re starting this list with that crunchiest of cantuccini paired with the wholesomest high fantasy around. Yes—biscotti is our treat match for Legends & Lattes. Pair this baked goodie with your favorite espresso drink : ) For the first time in hardcover, this luxe edition of the New York Times bestselling Legends & Lattes will feature new chapter art, beautiful new endpapers, and special stenciled edges. Only available for a limited time and while supplies last. Check out the new edition of Bookshops and Bonedust, too!

Linzer Star Sandwich Cookies — The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu, translated by Ken Liu

Science fiction mechas are assembled from all manner of precious alloy, but what’s the strongest mineral combination of all? That’d be C12H22O11, or sugar. Enjoy these linzer star sandwich cookies whilst perusing the stars in The Three-Body Problem.

Classic Iced Oatmeal Cookies — Wind and Truth by Brandon Sanderson

For those who love the classics, we have to suggest you partake in an iced oatmeal cookie with a copy of Wind and Truth in your non-cookie-eating hand. The long-awaited explosive climax to the first arc of the #1 New York Times bestselling Stormlight Archive is out on 12/6!

Macaroon Blossoms — Heartsong by TJ Klune

Okay, okay. Some personal bias here, but because macaroon blossoms are (subjectively, in this writer’s opinion) the most delicious of all cookies, the perfect book match is Heartsong. These chocolatey, coconutty cookies are just as ooey-gooey as the third book in The Green Creek series! Keep an eye out, this one is out in paperback (with beautiful sprayed edges) on 12/03! 

Pan-Banging Pecan Snickerdoodle Cookies — The Cerulean Chronicles by TJ Klune

The scrumptious flavor profile of these cookies is a blend of two components (pecan + snickerdoodle), a perfect duo, just like The House in the Cerulean Sea and Somewhere Beyond the Sea! TJ Klune’s The Cerulean Chronicles begins with The House in the Cerulean Sea, where by-the-book caseworker Linus Baker is sent to evaluate a mysterious orphanage filled with magical children who could potentially end the world—or become the family he never knew he needed. In the heartwarming sequel, Somewhere Beyond the Sea, Klune continues his enchanting, life-affirming tale, offering readers a charming and queer-centered story that celebrates love, found family, and acceptance.

Viennese Whirls — The Fragile Threads of Power by V. E. Schwab

Here we have an English-themed cookie for an English-themed book!  We’re matching these Viennese Whirls with The Fragile Threads of Power by V. E. Schwab. Now in paperback! This edition will feature French flaps and deckled edges.

Citrus Crinkle Cookies — Blood of the Old Kings by Sung-il Kim; translated by Anton Hur

These soft-and-chewy cookies are positively bursting with bright citrus flavor, while Blood of the Old Kings is bursting with….corpses wrapped in chains and dead sorcerers? All to say, read this and eat that! They’re both good, we promise.

You like cookies? You like books? Of course you do—you’re not a monster! 

(Unless we’re talking the Cookie Monster)

Actually if you are, in fact, a monster, dear reader, you should probably head over to our horror imprint’s blog at tornightfire.com. BUT monster or no, we’ve composed a sampling of delicious holiday treats and delectable reads for you to check out!

Biscotti — Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree

We’re starting this list with that crunchiest of cantuccini paired with the wholesomest high fantasy around. Yes—biscotti is our treat match for Legends & Lattes. Pair this baked goodie with your favorite espresso drink : )

Gingerbread Man — The Genesis of Misery by Neon Yang

Science fiction mechas are assembled from all manner of precious alloy, but what’s the strongest mineral combination of all? That’d be C12H22O11, or sugar. Since the gingerbread man is basically a mech constructed from the above chemical structure, we recommend you snack on these whilst perusing the pages of The Genesis of Misery. 

Classic Sugar Cookie — Daughter of Redwinter by Ed McDonald

And speaking of sugar, we can’t get enough of that sweet, sweet stuff, so here it is in its classic form: The Archetypal Sugar Cookie. For those who love the classics, we have to suggest you partake in this treatly feast with a copy of Daughter of Redwinter in your non-cookie-eating hand. It’s a fantasy adventure about a young woman with a bow and arrow she can shoot and ghosts she can unfortunately see, trying to keep alive in a world that would destroy her over her secret ghost-sight powers. 

Snickerdoodles — The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean

Okay, okay. Some personal bias here, but because snickerdoodle cookies are (subjectively, in this writer’s opinion) the most delicious of all cookies, the perfect book match is The Book Eaters. In this book about a reclusive family that literally eats books, the youngest scion has a hankering for brains. Anyway, you’ll be hungry too if you read this with a plate of snickerdoodles in front of you, so you can enjoy stomach-growling solidarity with the novel’s subject matter. 

Peanut Butter Blossom — Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher

The scrumptious flavor profile of these cookies is a blend of two components (chocolate + peanut butter), much like the title to T. Kingfisher’s hit novel, Nettle & Bone. Blossoms indicate plants, and though nettles sting, they nonetheless possess a plethora of medicinal properties, according to Wikipedia. Peanut butter is also good for you, I’m pretty sure. For these reasons, this pairing exists, and you should devour both cookies and book. 

*we couldn’t find any royalty-free images of peanut butter blossoms, so we doctored an image that includes peanut butter and blossoms

Jam Thumbprints  — The Beautiful Ones by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Here we have a dazzling romance with a splash of magic paired with decadent in taste, opulent in aesthetic cookies. We’re matching the classic buckeye cookie with The Beautiful Ones by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. The struggle between conformity and passion is delightfully metaphorized by the pull of the jam thumbprint to look as cool as possible while constrained by the necessity to maintain an acceptably cookie-caliber taste.

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies — The Bone Orchard by Sara A. Mueller

This book by Sara A. Mueller is about Charm, a necromancer / courtesan that has to figure out which of her patron’s garbage sons killed him. The identity of her murdered client complicates things, since he is—was—the emperor who conquered Charm’s home and is responsible for her current predicament (the murder mystery AND her involuntary position). Anyway, this book is paired with oatmeal raisin cookies, because they’re something only a cursed chef (opinion alert) would cook up, and Charm has a lab with heavy mad science vibes where she conducts her deathly arts.