Recs if you like The Night Before Christmas...

Alternative Xmas reading — think downbeat stories, family dysfunction, holiday loneliness, seasonal depression, black comedy. There's a gift from me to you under the tree in the comments.

Other winter-holiday books welcome as long as they're cranky!

Is your cynicism chronic? Check out my list Bleakness Is My Weakness...

Trying to gather all the Ukrainian Classics that have been translated into English and are available in Pagebound. Open for suggestions!