December 26 might be my favorite holiday. Not because it’s Boxing Day. Not because it’s the second biggest shopping day of the year (for sure not that!). Not because it’s St. Stephen’s Day in the Catholic calendar. Not even because it’s the First Day of Christmas. (The 12 Days of Christmas were inspired by the Saturnalia – the Romans’ 12-day feast in honor of Saturn that featured gift-giving and decking the halls with lights.) For me, December 26 is Book Day.
The hectic round of visiting is done. The fridge is stuffed with left-overs. The presents are still scattered under the tree. And I have a pile of new books to read – and some quiet time to read them. Actually it’s a little daunting: 5 books, 2,122 pages! This year's books include:
The Ancestor’s Tale, an evolutionary time travelogue in search of our earliest ancestors down through the millions of years by Richard Dawkins.
Loving Frank, a novel of Frank Lloyd Wright and Mamah Cheney by Nancy Horan.
Tree of Smoke, a novel of Vietnam and more by Denis Johnson.
In a Far Country, a tale of adventure set in Alaska in 1897.
The Complete Tracker, a guide to the tracks, signs and habits of North American wildlife by Len McDougall.
But that’s enough writing. Time to get reading.
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