Christmas is now less than a week away, and the BBC is kicking off its festive programming this Sunday with a new rendition of A Christmas Carol. Dickens’ perennial favourite is… Read more »

Ah, January. The holidays are over, and the only thing that remains are those weird chocolate liqueurs no-one wants to eat, and a nagging sense of regret: should I really have eaten… Read more »

Think of Christmas and your mind, if it is anything like mine, may turn to dinner: to a juicy golden turkey, fluffy and crisp roast potatoes, rich gravy and a… Read more »

The holiday season is here again, and, as per tradition, people are decorating their homes in the spirit of celebration. Including the White House. And while many are perplexed by… Read more »

If you haven’t yet done all your Christmas shopping and you’re struggling to find the right present for weird uncle Bob, fear not! Forget all those run-of-the-mill Christmas books out… Read more »

Do you hear the sound of sleigh bells? The Christmas season has begun, with shops dusting off their festive decorations, putting up their trees and playing those dreaded Christmas albums… Read more »

In publishing, the holiday season is a time to look back and celebrate the most successful books of the year. Unless, that is, you live in notoriously book-friendly Iceland, where many… Read more »

People always ask us for holiday recommendations from our list. Tough one! The beauty of working at an indie is that you don’t have to work on books you don’t… Read more »

Yoani Sánchez, blogger and author of Havana Real: One Woman Fights to Tell the Truth About Cuba Today, offered a reflection on life in Cuba during Christmas on her blog yesterday.… Read more »

  — The Turkey Season by Alice Munro When I was fourteen I got a job at the Turkey Barn for the Christmas season. I was still too young to get… Read more »