Christmas

Quick Take: Wise Guy: A Christmas Tale by Joseph Bottum

I am a fan of Kindle Singles. Short unique works at a great price: 99 cents. And having enjoyed Joseph Bottum’s previous …

The Nutcracker And the Mouse-King E. T. A. Hoffmann, Lisbeth Zwerger (Illustrator)

In one of those weird coincidence, just as soon as I bought The Nutcracker (illustrated by Lisbeth Zwerger) from Amazon, I stumbled upon …

Book Finds: Let’s Keep Christmas by Peter Marshall

I thought it might be fun to start a series of blog posts on books I find at the library or used …

The Nutcracker – E. T. A. Hoffman, Lisbeth Zwerger (Illustrator)

My continuing obsession fascination with the illustrator Lisbeth Zwerger connected with my daughter’s interest in The Nutcracker and led to my doing …

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

Merry Christmas Everyone! I thought I might take a moment today to share a book I bought this year. I am a …

Dakota Christmas (Kindle Single) by Joseph Bottum

As noted yesterday, Dakota Christmas, the Kindle Single by Joseph Bottum, was something of a surprise hit. As a magazine writer and …

Joseph Bottum on a Dakota Christmas

This week’s edition of Coffee & Markets is appropriately focused on Christmas. Pejman and I are joined by Joseph Bottum, author of …

An Elk Dropped in by Andreas Steinhöfel

This is why libraries and bookstores have special sections, tables, endcaps, etc. I was running into the library to pick up a …

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

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.”

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