New York Tri-State Network: Book Club December Meeting: “Skipping Christmas,” by John Grisham

Our book group gets ready for the holidays by reading the book that inspired the movie “Christmas with the Kranks.”

Imagine a year without Christmas. No crowded shops, no corny office parties, no fruitcakes, no unwanted presents. That’s just what Luther and Nora Krank have in mind when they decide that, just this once, they’ll skip the holiday altogether. Theirs will be the only house on the street without a rooftop Frosty the snowman; they won’t be hosting their annual Christmas Eve bash; they aren’t even going to have a tree. They won’t need one,
because come December 25 they’re setting sail on a Caribbean cruise. But, as this weary couple is about to discover, skipping Christmas brings enormous consequences – and isn’t half as easy as they’d imagined.

A classic tale for modern times, “Skipping Christmas” offers a hilarious look at the chaos and frenzy that has become part of our holiday tradition. (from
GoodReads)

Our last meeting of 2026 will include a year-in-review to reflect on this year’s 12 selections.

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