Books, Fiction

The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus

The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum is one of my favorite Christmas books. It's such a sweet story filled with adventure and also learning lessons we could all use.

Books, Fiction

Pride and Prejudice and Mistletoe by Melissa de la Cruz

Pride and Prejudice and Mistletoe by Melissa de la Cruz is inventive with character names, genders, and sexualities, making Darcy a woman and Lizzie into Luke. Darcy returns to her hometown, Pemberley, Ohio, for Christmas after her mother has a heart attack.

Books, Fiction, NonFiction

American Indian Stories by Zitkála-Šá

November is National Native American Heritage Month. I read American Indian Stories by Zitkála-Šá, and it is heartbreaking and beautiful. I have many things to say about this one.

Books, Fiction

Mr. Dickens and His Carol by Samantha Silva

Charles Dickens is having a midlife crisis at Christmas time, and his publishers are demanding a Christmas novel when everything in his life is falling apart. 

Books, Fiction

French Quarter Fiction edited by Joshua Clark

French Quarter Fiction edited by Joshua Clark is a great anthology about one of America's most iconic cities.