In this edition, we have plenty of festive and wintry reads to recommend. Erica Hesketh and Laura Sampson tell us all about their book which retells Japanese folktales along with poetry and illustrations (see pages 4 & 5); we take a look at a classic Christmas collection of short stories (see page 10); we recommend a range of Christmas crafting guides (see page 22); we feature a collection of fun Christmas facts for children (see page); there’s a picture book twist on a traditional carol (see page 33); we interview Lottie Saahko on her children’s novel set in Lapland (see pages 38 & 39); and we feature a fun picture book about some mischievous children who plan to outsmart Santa (see page 40). We also interview Jesse Q. Sutanto about her new dark fantasy novel (see page 12); Lucy Worsley about her royal history (see page 13); Daisy May Cooper about her novel following a mother and daughter at their marriages end (see page 16); Cate Quinn about her fast-paced thriller following a woman with memory loss (see page 19); Shylashri Shankar about her new murder mystery set in 19th century Hyderabad (see page 26) and Kes Gray about his new collection of fun short stories for kids (see page 29) plus much more!