December
Sarah MacLean: "As winter approaches - bringing cold weather and family drama - we crave page-turners, books made for long nights."
The days of December may be shorter in sunlight but the to-do lists just get longer. Clean. Decorate. Bake. Shovel. Wrap. Celebrate. Visit. Be sure to set some time aside each evening to read. Brew a cup of hot tea or pour a glass of wine. Gaze out the window and watch the snow fall and slowly accumulate. Or, if you're lucky enough to be in the South, sit out on your porch and enjoy the twinkling stars through a canopy of palm trees. Wherever December finds you, read and rejuvenate.
Readers needing to stockpile books for the long winter ahead will be happy to find new releases by James Lee Burke, Jayne Ann Krentz, Stephanie Laurens, James Rollins, Danielle Steel, Terry Brooks, Martha Stewart, Christopher Buckley, Bee Wilson and Dean Koontz. Watch for Pablo Hidalgo's Star Wars: The Force Awakens The Visual Dictionary. And the annual favorite - World Almanac and Book of Facts 2016.
December Days
1 - Rosa Parks Day
2 - Birth of Ann Patchett, 1963. Bel Canto
4 - National Cookie Day
5 - Birth of Calvin Trillin, 1935. Alice, Let's Eat
6 - St. Nicholas Day
8 - Pretend to be a Time Traveler Day
9 - Birth of John Milton, 1608. Paradise Lost
10 -Birth of Emily Dickinson, 1830. Poems
14 - Birth of Shirley Jackson, 1916. The Lottery
17 - Wright Brothers Day. Read David McCullough's The Wright Brothers
20 - Poet Laureate Day. Who is the poet laureate of your state?
22 - First Day of Winter
23 - Birth of Norman MacLean, 1902. A River Runs Through It
24 - Egg Nog Day
26 - National Thank You Note Day
28 - Birth of Stan Lee, 1922. Spider-Man
31 - Make Up Your Mind Day; Universal Hour of Peace Day
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