It’s that time again! Tarissa of In The Bookcase is hosting another A Literary Christmas Challenge – though “Christmas” and “challenge” should not be in one sentence, right? Anyway, I’m joining again, and this year I’m planning (hoping) to read:
A Very French Christmas: The
Greatest French Holiday Stories
French and Christmas in one
sentence – now, c'est superb! It’s a compilation of Christmas or holiday
stories by French writers such as: Guy de Maupassant, Alphonse Daudet, Irène
Némirovsky, and some other contemporary authors.
Miracle on 34th Street
by Valentine Davies
A holiday classic and a novella,
yum!
Hercule Poirot’s Christmas by
Agatha Christie
It’s not a Christmas reading list
without at least one murder mystery, right? And it’s on my list of Agatha Christie Perpetual Reading Challenge anyway, so why not reading it on Christmas?
Jane and the Twelve Days of
Christmas by Stephanie Barron
What if Jane Austen investigates a
murder mystery that happened at a Regency-era Christmas party? Delicious prospect,
eh?
The Christmas Hirelings by Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Another novella which seems to be charming, inspired by Hamlette's review.
Have you also created your
Christmas reading list? I’m even thinking of starting my 1st book
this month, or as soon as I’ve finished my current readings (two books)! If you
want to participate in this event, go directly to the sign up post.
Ooooh! Excellent list! I read Hercule Poirot's Christmas a year or two ago and liked it a lot. And I've enjoyed quite a few of Stephanie Barron's Jane Austen Mysteries, though I haven't gotten to this one yet.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I've read Poirot's years ago, and I remember it's a charming story with perfect Christmas vibes. Can't wait to reread it!
DeleteI'm glad to know that you love the Jane Austen Mysteries. And now I'm so curious, I think I'd read that one immediately after my current reading. :)
Ooh...I may have to read Miracle on 34th Street next year. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteI have high hope for this one (never watched the movie), let's see how it goes!
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