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Got my husband hooked on the Oxford Time Travel series and found this while picking up the next one from the library for him. A nice mix of realism and fantasy/sci-fi, and most of the short stories felt like they had a satisfying ending (even if not everything was resolved). My favorite was the first story, with the Ghost of Christmas Present (as in gift).

A good way to spend a day reading and recovering after Christmas travels!

Inspired by the short story, we watched this on Christmas Day. #classic

I finished this last night. I enjoy Connie Willis but this collection of stories is kind of uneven. My favorite was "Inn" It was very relevant to today, even though is was written in 1993. (21 points) #HolidayRead #WinterGames #ReadNosedReindeer
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So tomorrow is my birthday, and one of my coworkers remembered! He brought me a book, wrapped in book paper, which I opened in the bookstore where we work. How perfect is that?? 😍📦📚
Plus it‘s super awesome that he was paying attention and noticed I‘d been eyeballing this signed Connie Willis a few months back. I thought a customer must‘ve snagged it... I didn‘t realize it was him! 🙂

I read this for an online book club discussion next week, and I‘m so glad I did! I wasn‘t familiar with the author but loved her no-nonsense writing style and dry humor. Favorites were “Inn”, “Adaptation” and “Epiphany”, but I enjoyed them all! 4.5/5⭐️

.5⭐️ for the author‘s inclusion of her Top 12 Christmas reads and her Top 12 Christmas movies. 😉😍🤣

NOTE: These stories all have sci-fi elements.

Currently reading this holiday sci-fi anthology for an upcoming book club discussion online. “Miracle”, the first story, is a hoot but also really makes you think! 🎄🎄🎄

Light collection of Christmas and holiday stories from an SFF master. My faves: “Adaptation,” which pulls in Characters You May Know from Dickens, and “Inn,” a churchwoman‘s dilemma about unexpected visitors with a long way to go. Willis even recommends her fave Christmas movies / reads at the end of the book. Fun pieces to dip into over Christmas!

I really loved this charming collection of Christmas stories. A broad variety of genre and perspectives on the season, with a lot of humor and just the perfect blend of sentiment and sharpness. Longer review on my blog: https://adventuresoffsyllabus.wordpress.com/2017/12/12/miracle-and-other-christm...

I am keeping my #TBR planning really low this month since I have a lot of time off and want to see where that takes me. But aside from my #lmpbc #readersgonnaread and #travellingbook I want to read this holiday short story collection I got from Libby which is supposedly hilarious. #reindeerreads @Jess7

2017 is my year of Connie Willis. I just discovered her sci fi/fantasy/time travel novels this year and then I heard that she loves Christmas and writes Christmas stories. I know it‘s only November but I needed some Christmas cheer. I don‘t usually like short stories but these were wonderful. Christmas cozies with a little mystery and fantasy thrown in. A few nods to Christie, Dickens and the like too. Uplifting stuff!

A fantastic and well-edited collection of specfic Christmas stories. I loved some of the stories more than others, but there was a good variety between the stories, with some leaning more to magic realism and others to horror and others to scifi. Willis also compiled lists of her favourite Christmas stories and movies, so I've added a few to my list for next year. Definitely recommend.

this is maybe the first time i've choked up during my annual MIRACLE reread

Stopped by Bakka Phoenix Books' Holiday Party and found this gem. A book of Christmas stories by a newly discovered favourite author, yes please! #scifi #winteryreads #christmas #shortstories

All was great but you read the collection for Adaptation.

Screwball comedy from a quality writer.