So, I’m gonna preface this with the saying I have no intention of reading all of these books this month- I know by now that my interest in any one topic or book waxes and wanes sometimes by the hour, so it’s best to have an assortment brought out to choose from. So, here’s my TBR tower, heavily weighted towards Christmas stories. You’ll see, as the month goes along, which I’m actually pulling out (and not discarding after a few pages).

Skipping Christmas – John Grisham
I’ve seen the movie- not one my favorites, but I’m not gonna turn my nose up at it if someone else wants to watch it, or if my holiday faves aren’t available. I’ve always been curious as to how the book compares, so I didn’t hesitate to pick up this one from the thrift store when I saw it a couple of weeks ago.

The Twelve Dogs of Christmas – David Rosenfelt
So, normally I’m not the sort to pick up random mysteries from the middle of a series, but hey, I figured why not. It’s a Christmas book and it’s got dogs, which, I can guess from the cover and the general premise of the series (a dog-loving defense attorney) aren’t going to end up horribly killed.

Hogfather – Terry Pratchett
I’ve felt my mind gradually shifting back towards the Discword series recently (obsessing over a story partially penned by Sir Terry will do that I guess), and Hogfather seems the perfect re-entrance point. Unfortunately, this is one of the less likely for this month, since (as of today) finding the book isn’t going all that well. Oh well, crossing my fingers.

Plus-Any number of horoughly re-read children’s books that I’ve pulled out every single year since I got them, not limited to:

Mallory’s Christmas List – Ann M. Martin–
What can I say, I’m a sucker for the Babysitter’s Club, especially this one about a holiday gone excessive.

Kirsten’s Surprise – Janet Beeler Shaw
Really, any of the American Girl holiday books, but this was the first AG book I ever read and it’s still my favorite of the whole lot. Unfortunately, it’s another one that’s lost somewhere in the library, so we’ll see how that goes.

Zappy Holidays – Diana G. Gallagher
What can I say, I’m a product of the 90s and Alex Mack was one of my fave tv shows ever. I haven’t watched it in years, but every year I have to pull out this book. It’s my holiday tradition.

Now for some non-holiday possibilities, because you know there can be too much of a good thing.

The Case for God – Karen Armstrong
What can I say, Good Omens has sparked my comparative religions curiosity again. I love Karen Armstrong, and I hadn’t picked this one up yet- well, before a couple of weeks ago. This is one of my in progress books. I tend towards reading slowly through non-fiction texts. We’ll see how far I get this month.

The Fool’s Girl – Celia Rees
Not so sure about this one, but I’ve got a decent YA/middle grade backlog, and it dips a bit into Shakespeare, so I figured I’d give it a shot.