Tag Archives: Christmas

The Christmas Magic by Lauren Thompson, Jon J Muth (illustrator)

Posted on December 25, 2011 by Kevin Holtsberry

Merry Christmas Everyone! I thought I might take a moment today to share a book I bought this year.  I am a big fan of Jon J. Muth. We have a number of his books and my children particularly enjoy … Continue reading →

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Dakota Christmas (Kindle Single) by Joseph Bottum

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Kevin Holtsberry

As noted yesterday, Dakota Christmas, the Kindle Single by Joseph Bottum, was something of a surprise hit.  As a magazine writer and editor Bottum had written a number of Christmas pieces over the years and as a result was contacted … Continue reading →

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Joseph Bottum on a Dakota Christmas

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Kevin Holtsberry

This week’s edition of Coffee & Markets is appropriately focused on Christmas. Pejman and I are joined by Joseph Bottum, author of the surprise Kindle Single hit Dakota Christmas, to discuss his upbringing on the plains of the Dakotas, the … Continue reading →

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An Elk Dropped in by Andreas Steinhöfel

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Kevin Holtsberry

This is why libraries and bookstores have special sections, tables, endcaps, etc. I was running into the library to pick up a book I had reserved when An Elk Dropped in caught my eye.  A quick look and I was intrigued. Here … Continue reading →

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The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry (Lisbeth Zwerger, illustrator)

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Kevin Holtsberry

If for some odd reason you haven’t read this classic tale, you should. It really is poignant and charming. A young couple struggling to make ends meat determined to give Christmas gifts worthy of the love they share end up giving “useless” gifts but who are, in O. Henry’s words, “the wisest of all who give and receive gifts.” Continue reading →

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