The Christmas Cookie Wars by Eliza Evans
Circulating Ideas 276
Fa la la la la, la la la la! ‘Tis the season to finally circulation out of all of those holiday books in your library collection! Is there a genre that HASN’T embraced the holidays? There are holiday books in mystery, fantasy, horror, and of course, romance!
Before booking this new episode’s guest, I had never read a holiday romance before (nor have I ever seen Hallmark Christmas movie!) but I found it a fun little story. Formulaic? Sure, but isn’t that part of the fun of a romance novel, seeing which tropes they’re going to embrace?
I recorded the interview a few months back, but as I prepared to release the episode, I made sure to eat a bunch of the Christmas cookies my wife was making. The sacrifices I make for the podcast!
Check out my interview with Eliza Evans now, either the podcast or the transcript!
Give a man a cookie . . . and he's yours.
Melody Monroe will do anything to get her nine-year-old twin boys to muster up the holiday spirit. Especially since they lost their father, the boys have started questioning the point of Christmas at all.
When Melody learns the school's cookie committee has disbanded due to dissension in the top ranks, she can't let the boys lose another ounce of Christmas joy, so she decides to take over the cookie committee herself, even if it means dealing with the infuriating school principal, Jonathan Braxton.
Soon, a small argument turns into a town-wide bake-off between her and Jonathan, and before she knows it Melody finds that her competitive spirits have turned romantic. Love isn't supposed to be in the recipe for Melody. But with a little holiday magic, she and Jonathan might just bake up something special.
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Mentioned on the podcast:
Eliza Evans
Eliza Evans pens heartwarming holiday rom-coms. When not writing, Evans can be found teaching Pilates or exploring the great outdoors. A lifelong Colorado girl, Evans lives with her husband, two sons, and two fur babies. She is also the author of The Christmas Café.
The Circ Desk
Rebecca Vnuk from Library Reads and Yaika Sabat from Novelist are back for another shift on The Circ Desk! This time, they’re recommending read-alikes for holiday novels!
The Circ Desk recommends:
Steve Thomas is a public library manager who lives in the suburbs of Atlanta with his wife, two kids, and one dog. He has worked in libraries since the year 2000 and has hosted the Circulating Ideas podcast since 2011. He really likes Coke Zero.
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