The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Celebrates the Season

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Join the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra to celebrate the winter holiday season! This year the Pittsburgh Symphony presents: Leslie Odom Jr. Christmas Tour, Holiday Pops, It’s A Wonderful Life in Concert and more. Check out these picks to continue the festivities!

Oct 1, 2026

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In the Catalog

Yours for the Season

Yours for the Season

A Novel

Uzma Jalaluddin

When Sameera’s very Muslim parents insist on meeting Tom’s very not Muslim family over Christmas in rural Alaska, the stage is set for misunderstandings, holiday hijinks, and an epic culture clash. As the Maliks and Cookes exchange holiday traditions and endless opinions on their children’s lives, Sameera and Tom realize they have a lot in common–including an attraction that’s starting to feel very real.

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Everyday Grand

Everyday Grand

Soulful Recipes for Celebrating Life’s Big and Small Moments

Jocelyn Delk Adams

A joyous cookbook full of gratitude, positivity, and 80+ Southern-inspired comfort food recipesfrom the culinary sweetheart and blogger behind Grandbaby Cakes.

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Winter

Winter

The Story of A Season

Val McDermid

In this radiant work of creative nonfiction, internationally beloved novelist Val McDermid delivers a dazzling ode to a lost world, ruminating on a single winter in her life as she journeys into the heart of the season’s ever-evolving community-based traditions.

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The Holiday Trap

The Holiday Trap

Roan Parrish

For fans of Alexandria Bellefleur and Alexis Hall comes a charming, hilarious, and heartwarming LGBTQIA+ romcom about two separate couples finding love over the holidays from acclaimed author Roan Parrish!

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On Libby

A Kwanzaa Keepsake and Cookbook

A Kwanzaa Keepsake and Cookbook

Celebrating the Holiday With Family, Community, and Tradition

Jessica B. Harris

Now with a new introduction by award-winning writer and iconic culinary historian Jessica B. Harris, a foreword by chef and television personality Carla Hall, revised recipes and stories, and a fresh new package, A Kwanzaa Keepsake offers proverbs, ceremonies, family projects, inspirational biographies, blessings, and of course, wonderful recipes.

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The Cozy Christmas Cookbook

The Cozy Christmas Cookbook

Fabulously Festive Recipes to Celebrate the Season

Saskia Sidey

Whether you are hosting, gifting or simply setting the mood for wonderfully cozy Christmas, be inspired by this collection of 60 irresistible festival recipes. From German Lebkuchen (frosted-cinnamon stars) to edible Speculaas Christmas tree decorations, reindeer cupcakes and classics from Christmas logs to miniature mince pies – discover new recipes for savory Christmas nibbles and warming winter tipples.

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A Christmas Inn, Maine

A Christmas Inn, Maine

A Novel

Aaron Kyte

A sparkling queer holiday rom-com about a former book editor determined to save his family’s failing inn… and the infuriatingly charming contractor he can’t seem to cut from the narrative.

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Twelve Loves Of Christmas

Twelve Loves Of Christmas

An Advent Romance Collection

Alexandria Bellefleur

Count down to Christmas with twelve sealed holiday love stories by beloved romance authors. The Twelve Loves of Christmas is a swoon-worthy short story collection about finding love during the most magical time of the year.

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The Art of Jewish Joy

The Art of Jewish Joy

Crafts and Activities for Celebration and Connection

Amanda Kingloff

Discover the Jewish holidays and new ways to celebrate them with fun, beautiful, and easy crafts for all ages.

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The Italian Celebration Cookbook

The Italian Celebration Cookbook

Family Recipes for Year-round Festivities

Rossella Rago

With The Italian Celebration Cookbook, you can enjoy classic Italian delights all year round. Featuring mouthwatering photographs and step-by-step instructions, this cookbook will nourish your love for Italian food and make feeding the family fun and easy.

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Cookies For The Holidays

Cookies For The Holidays

75 Recipes For The Sweetest Season

Tracey Zabar

A joyful collection of 75 holiday cookie recipes from a family member of Zabar’s, the beloved New York City food emporium–perfect for festive gatherings and cookie swaps.

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The Jewish Holiday Table

The Jewish Holiday Table

A World of Recipes, Traditions, and Stories to Celebrate All Year Long

Naama Shefi

Collected by the Jewish Food Society, an organization dedicated to preserving Jewish cuisine around the world, the 135 recipes and accompanying stories in The Jewish Holiday Table are a dazzling expression of all the ways we celebrate through what we bring to the table. Discover menus for a Persian Rosh Hashanah feast, a Ukrainian-Mexican Seder, an Iraqi spread for Purim.

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The Jolliest Bunch

The Jolliest Bunch

Unhinged Holiday Stories

Danny Pellegrino

From the New York Times bestselling author of How Do I Un-Remember This? and host of the hit podcast Everything Iconic with Danny Pellegrino comes a collection of tragically hilarious holiday mishaps.

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The Secret of Snow

The Secret of Snow

A Novel

Tina Harnesk

A novel of humor and heartbreak, lyricism and tenderness, Tina Harnesk’s debut introduces a cast of loveable, quirky characters grappling with the consequences of loving and losing someone, and the consequences of forgetting and remembering history.

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A Case of Life and Limb

A Case of Life and Limb

Sally Smith

Christmas Eve, 1901. Gabriel Ward KC is hard at work on a thorny libel case involving London’s most famous music hall star, Topsy Tillotson, and its most notorious tabloid newspaper, the Nation’s Voice, but the Inner Temple remains as quiet and calm as ever. Quiet, that is, until a severed hand arrives in the post.

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Failing up

Failing up

How to Take Risks, Aim Higher, and Never Stop Learning

Leslie Odom

Leslie Odom, Jr. burst on the scene in 2015, originating the role of Aaron Burr in the phenomenon Broadway musical “Hamilton.” Since then, he has performed for sold-out audiences, sang for the Obamas at the White House, and won a Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical.

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