Reading for Escape

Permission (from me) to immerse myself in books is my favorite thing about the winter holiday. Curling up, warm and cozy, with nothing to do but sleep in, read, and eat holiday foods is one flavor of paradise.

Over the past few years, holiday reading is also about trying to catch up to my annual reading goal. I work on finishing books I started and put down, or pick short, fun reads to allow me to catch up quickly. It has inadvertently become an annual ritual. Last year it was the Brother Ca...