For a bit of irony this Christmas, today's guest blogger is M. J. Rose --- author of THE MEMORIST --- who grew up Jewish the remaining 364 days of the year.
Mark Sullivan, author of the upcoming novel TRIPLE CROSS (to be released in April), reminisces about a particularly memorable Christmas that perhaps laid the groundwork for him to become the kind of writ
Brad Meltzer, author of THE BOOK OF LIES, shows us how sometimes the little things make all the difference in the world, as he describes a very special present given to him after a momentous event.
Life lessons abound in any great book, and Garth Stein --- author of THE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN --- shares a poignant one his young son learned through the pages of a collection of sports photography.
Today's guest blogger, Susan Meissner --- author of THE SHAPE OF MERCY --- recalls the touching gift she was given by her parents one Christmas to encourage the budding writer in her, and gives us
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November's Books on Screen roundup includes the films Guarding Stars, The Hunchback, Soul of Paris and A Dog's Perfect Christmas on Netflix, as well as the theatrical releases of The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, Ebenezer, The Cat in the Hat and Victorian Psycho; the series premiere of Peacock's "The Good Daughter"; the season premieres of "The Hunting Wives" on Netflix and "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" on Disney+ and Hulu; the series finale of "Treasure Island" on MGM+; the season finale of STARZ's "Outlander: Blood of My Blood"; the continuation of "Tracker" on CBS, "Dexter: Resurrection" on Paramount+, and "The Rainmaker" on USA Network; and the DVD/Blu-ray releases of The Odyssey and The Magic Faraway Tree.