#the christmas penguin book

[tolive-forever]

“I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will.”

[forgottenclubpenguinfacts]

Fact #515

Source: Club Penguin: Party Time, All The Time!

[tmedic]

Relaxed reader.. He’s already practicing hygge!:) 🕯❣️

[billpottsismygf]

So, I own three copies of A Christmas Carol. A couple of weeks ago I only had two - my pretty hardback one and the one in the Wordsworth collection of Dickens' Christmas books - but then I was in my local second-hand bookshop and I spotted the Penguin edition of collected Christmas writings by Dickens, which I had perused online already. I took a picture of the contents page, went home, cross checked whether there was anything in it that I didn't already have in other editions, found that there were a couple of tiny pieces that I didn't, then I went back the next day and bought it.

I felt a little silly for this, but now it's the edition I'm using to read along with A Dickens December (it was the copy closest to hand) and I'm really pleased I bought it because it's got lots of notes along with the text.

Some of my favourites so far include the fact that Dickens' original draft went on for several sentences about how much of a stupid 'poser' Hamlet is; that the bit about driving a coach in the stairwell was referencing a speech by a particular politician; and that Marley not having bowels is a pun on literal bowels, the belief that emotions were located in the bowels, and the 'biblically derived' bowels meaning of mercy or tenderness.

[study-coffee-chicago]

God really said, let’s give her a sinus infection and a blizzard all at the same time and make her have to call out of work bc of how bad the roads are. But, at least this week’s bujo spread is cute and festive. 🎄

[bibliophilecats]

A beautiful edition of this Christmas classic. Let us live in the Past, the Present, and the Future and keep Christmas well.

[charliespringverse]

christmas is over (at least where i am) and i hope everyone survived it . special shoutout to anyone celebrating it without a loved one who deserved to still be there, whether it's the first holiday since their passing or the fiftieth . holidays are hard and i'm proud of you for making it thru

[picturebookshelf]

The Penguin Who Wanted To Be Different: A Christmas Wish (2000)

Story: Maria O’Neill -- Art: Jill Newton

[unusualshrimp]

sooo hard to be an objects enjoyer in the "large suitcases are difficult to carry" world

[bumblebee-cottage]

[awolfinpeopleclothes]

[bargainsleuthbooks]

Once Upon a December by Amy E. Reichert #BookReview #Christmas #Fantasy #ContemporaryRomance #Wisconsin #Berkley #PenguinAudio

#Onceuponachristmas is a magical second chance at love story set in #Milwaukee. It's as much a love letter to the city as it is a charming #Christmasromance. #amyereichert #bookreview #audiobokreview #contermporaryfantasy #berkleypress #penguinaudio

With a name like Astra Noel Snow, holiday spirit isn’t just a seasonal specialty–it’s a way of life. But after a stinging divorce, Astra’s yearly trip to the Milwaukee Christmas market takes on a whole new meaning. She’s ready to eat, drink, and be merry, especially with the handsome stranger who saves the best kringle for her at his family bakery. For Jack Clausen, the Julemarked with its snowy…

[getbreaded]

someone stop me from buying the Murakami collectible classics, please... the covers are so beautiful...

[senlinyu]

I'm excited to announce that I have signed a book deal with Del Rey at Penguin Random House in the US and Michael Joseph in the UK for my debut novel, Alchemised, a standalone dark fantasy set in a war-torn world of necromancy and alchemy, in which a healer with amnesia is taken as a prisoner of war and must fight to protect her lost memories and the secrets hidden among them. It will grapple with themes of trauma and survival, legacy, and the way that love can drive one to extreme darkness, and it is, as you may be able to tell, a reimagined version of Manacled.

I know I’ve been rather quiet about my publishing journey, and a lot of that has been because I didn’t want to spark any concerns or worry that I might be abruptly taking away a story that is such a deep part of myself and that I know has meant so much to so many people. This process has unfolded very slowly and quietly because I have tried to be mindful as I could be in every step of the way. 

As most of you know, I have been a reader in fandom long before I ever began to write. Fanfiction is incredibly special to me, and I have tried to do my best not to undermine its legal protection or allow my works to do so either. During the last several years, there has been a growing issue with illegal sales of Manacled, putting both me and the incredible community that shares fanfiction freely in legal jeopardy. 

After consulting with the OTW as well as other lawyers, it has grown clear that as a transformative writer I have limited options in protecting my stories from this kind of exploitation, but I wasn’t sure what to do; I didn’t want to just take the story down, in part because I worried that might only exacerbate the issue, but I didn’t know what other options I had. Then I suddenly had this idea of alchemy, which was peculiarly appropriate; an academic world filled with unique transmutational abilities, and a necromantic war against people who had discovered the secrets of immortality, and I could see a path to reimagining the story while still holding on to as much of the original spirit of Manacled as possible. 

I began redrafting the concept privately around Christmas 2022, and then as if the universe had aligned, just as I was finishing, Caitlin Mahony and Rivka Bergman of WME reached out to me and were delightfully enthusiastic about concepts and ideas for my new alchemical world and the ways I had reimagined the story. 

I'm thrilled to be working with Emily Archbold, my visionary editor at Del Rey, along with Rebecca Hilsdon at Michael Joseph in the UK, to polish this novel for publication in Fall 2025. I feel uniquely privileged that both my publishing teams are familiar with Manacled and understand how special it is to so many people, and how important it is that this reimagining captures the same spirit while also having its own wings. 

Manacled is not going anywhere at present. It will remain online throughout 2024, at which point it will, if you’ll pardon the pun, alchemise for 2025 and be removed from AO3. 

I'm so thankful to all of you who've enjoyed my works, and I hope that I can continue to rely on your support as I take my next steps as an author.

[cat-sardonic]

Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah! I got fifty little books.

[sirgiant-blog-blog]

Have you ever heard about the mouse who changed Christmas?

It all happened on a very cold night in 1818.

Maximilian Mouse was freezing. The snow was already covering the ground and the church where he lived felt as cold as the outdoor wind.

But, Christmas was in a few days and Max wanted to pay homage to his ancestors who, according to the story, were the first animals to arrive at the manger in the stable where Jesus was born.

After all, it was a manger, and that meant food, and...well, you know how mice are!

It was a source of pride in the Mouse household to tell the story of being in the right place at the right time while all the other large animals were huddled in the corners trying to stay warm.

So, to continue the tradition, Maximilian went outside the church to see the beautiful silhouette Nativity that the priests had set up.

The lanterns behind the Nativity gave it a beautiful glow and Max wanted to savor the moment but it was so cold that his little mouse toes just couldn't handle it anymore!

So, after visiting the Nativity, Maximilian Mouse hurried back into the church to find someplace warm.

(to be continued...)