Offbeat Books for the Holidays

Perhaps you are in a Fa-La-La-La-Blah mood. Or, maybe you find that sugar tastes better with a bit of spice. Whatever the case, we present a bit of holiday humor for your reading pleasure.

I'm Dreaming of a Black Christmas By Black, Lewis 2010-11 - Riverhead Books 9781594487750 Check the Library From the uproarious and perpetually apoplectic "New York Times"-bestselling author and "The Daily Show" regular comes a ferociously funny book about his least-favorite holiday: Christmas. …More

Chrismukkah: The Official Guide to the World's Most-Beloved Holiday By Kuntzman, Gersh 2006-10 - Sasquatch Books 157061489X Check the Library It's Chrismukkah time of year again--yet all across America, Jews, Christians and even famous Chrismukkan Sean Penn can't figure out how to celebrate this blessed day (or couple of days, maybe). Thank goodness for Chrismukkan scholar Gersh Kuntzman. …More

Holidays on Ice By Sedaris, David 1997-10 - Little Brown and Company 0316779989 Check the Library This wonderfully subversive holiday gift package reprints Sedaris' deliciously acerbic short story "The Santaland Diaries" and combines it with two equally sardonic Sedaris Christmas classics plus an all-new holiday tale. For everyone who's had enough of the forced good cheer, family madness, and commercial overkill of Christmas, "Holiday on Ice" is the perfect antidote. …More