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When pop culture meets profound faith

Every year in November or December I spend a few hours rereading one of my favorite Christmas novels: “The Joyous Season,” by Patrick Dennis. It’s the tale of a pair of Manhattan siblings whose parents’ marriage implodes over one Christmas … Continue reading

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More reasons why I love libraries — in honor of National Library Week

Below is a link to a Q and A I did with Random House in honor of National Library Week. There are a half-dozen questions. Here is one. RH LIBRARY: If you were a character in a book who would … Continue reading

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USA Today — and the best book I ever found under the tree at Christmas

The best book I ever got for Christmas is actually a Christmas book. Sort of. It’s Patrick Dennis’s “The Joyous Season,” his hilarious and underappreciated 1964 tale of one Manhattan family’s near implosion – and Mom and Dad’s near divorce … Continue reading

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