Notable
Stories for the season
These books offer tales to warm any reader's holiday.
A Christmas Memory (Knopf Books for Young Readers) by Truman Capote is a new edition of the classic memoir, first published in 1956; this one is enhanced by Beth Peck's watercolors and an audio CD narrated by Oscar winner Celeste Holm.
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry (Algonquin Paperbacks) by Gabrielle Zevin isn't exactly a Christmas story, though it begins at Christmastime — but its charming, magical tale of a bookseller's experience of loss and redemption makes it perfect for the season.
Wait for Signs: Twelve Longmire Stories (Viking Adult) by Craig Johnson collects short stories about Wyoming Sheriff Walt Longmire that the author has published each of the last 11 Christmases, plus one new one.
Colette Bancroft, Times book editor