American Christmas Stories

December 15, 2021—Acclaimed bestselling SF and fantasy writer Connie Willis, editor of the just-released Library of America anthology American Christmas Stories, joins LOA Live for a merrily unconventional yuletide conversation about the uniquely American literature inspired by this most magical time of the year. With Jamaican-born speculative novelist Nalo Hopkinson, whose story caps the collection, and historian Penne Restad (Christmas in America: A History). We thank our promotional partners: The Association of Literary Scholars, Critics, and Writers (ALSCW); Locus magazine; Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America; Department of Creative Writing at the University of California, Riverside; the University of Texas at Austin; the Writers Guild Foundation.