Hidden Shelf Holiday Catalogue 2024

by Hidden Shelf Publishing House

The holidays are the season when books matter most — when they travel between people as gifts, as expressions of care, as things we want to share. Here is everything on our shelves this year, offered with the same belief we have held since 2017: that serious literature, unique history, and beautifully crafted books belong in every home.

Fiction

  • Stars in the Grass — A Christy Award-winning novel set in the 1960s American Midwest. A quietly devastating story of faith, grief, and family. One of our most beloved titles.
  • The Murrasons' Barn — Historical fiction set in Bleeding Kansas, 1858. Gripping, morally serious, and impossible to put down.
  • Paint It Noir — Atmospheric and stylish literary fiction that rewards careful reading and a willingness to sit with ambiguity.
  • Deep Cries Out — A novel that reaches somewhere difficult and comes back with something true. A Hidden Shelf original.
  • What We Take — Quiet, observant, and moving. The kind of novel that earns a permanent place on the shelf.
  • Swan Vanishing — Beautifully written and full of surprises. A gift for the reader who trusts a book to take them somewhere unexpected.
  • Not Enough — A story about longing, falling short, and the grace that sometimes arrives when we stop reaching.
  • The Widow of Escondido — Rich with character and atmosphere. For readers who love fiction with deep roots in place.
  • The Lightning Within Us — Urgent, alive, and over too soon. A novel that demands a second read.
  • The Land of Shadows — Fantasy fiction that takes its world-building seriously and its characters even more so.
  • The Souls of Clayhatchee — A mystery novel with history pressing up through every page. Compelling from the first sentence.
  • Canadian Contraband — Propulsive and surprising. A novel full of the kind of turns that feel earned rather than forced.

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Non-Fiction & Memoir

  • Heidelberg of the Norfolk 17 — Essential historical non-fiction. The story of seventeen men who stood for justice when the cost was extraordinary.
  • Send Judah First — Historical non-fiction with the propulsive energy of a novel. A remarkable work.
  • The Warden's Son — A memoir about family and duty that reads with the intimacy of a letter.
  • Beauty in His Time — Memoir at the intersection of faith, identity, and belonging. Warm and deeply human.

Children's Books

Every one of these books was brought into the world with care. We hope the right one finds the right reader this season. Shop the full Hidden Shelf catalog →

This is part of our Holiday Catalogue series. See all editions →

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