“Oh my,” exclaims the woman with shorn white hair and sherry-colored eyes as she stands by the kitchen window. “It’s fruitcake weather!” So begins Truman Capote’s “A Christmas Memory” — well, sort of.

Richard Paul Evans has written more than 40 bestselling novels, but he says A Christmas Memory might be his favorite. The book is set in 1967 when Richard is a young boy. His brother was killed in ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

For almost twenty years, fans of acclaimed jazz vocalist Annie Sellick have been asking her, “When are you going to make a Christmas album?" Their long wait will be over when Sellick releases Let's ...