A Very Scalzi Christmas is a Christmas holiday-themed short story collection by John Scalzi published in November 2019.
Contents
- Ho Ho Intro, or, the Reason for the Season
- Science Fictional Thanksgiving Grace
- A Bitter November
- The 10 Least Successful Holiday Specials of All Time
- An Interview with Santa's Lawyer
- A Personal Top 10 of Things That Are Not Titles to Christmas Songs and/or Lifetime Holiday Movies and Honestly I Don't Understand Why
- Christmas in July
- Interview with Santa's Reindeer Wrangler
- 8 Things You Didn't Know You Didn't Know About Your Favorite Holiday Music
- Jackie Jones and Melrose Mandy
- An Interview with the Christmas Bunny
- Jangle the Elf Grants Wishes
- Script Notes on the Birth of Jesus
- Sarah's Sister
- An Interview with the Nativity Innkeeper
- Resolutions for the New Year: A Bullet Point List
Reception
The book reviews were over all positive. The collection was discussed on Locus Magazine by Carolyn Cushman, who wrote that it might become a holiday standard for older folks with a fondness for the season and the right sense of humor. Publishers Weekly claimed that Scalzi fans would find something there that appealed, no matter their feelings for the holiday. Kirkus Reviews described the stories as a pleasant and often chuckleworthy Christmas trifle. And Tadiana Jones wrote on Fantasy Literature that the collection was an amusing way to while away an hour or two with Christmas-flavored works.
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