Fussy’s favorites: Second half of December

It’s easy to miss the occasional post or two online, so we’ve rounded up some of the highlights from our reader blog the past two weeks.  

The holiday spirit  

• Tour the Grinch’s cave 

• There's no place like Dickens' home for the holidays 

• The real meaning of A Christmas Carol 

• Amanda Gorman unveils a New Year's poem 

Retrospectives 

• Literary Hub’s biggest bookish stories of 2021

• Literary Hub’s book lists to wrap up 2021

• The greatest book of the past 125 years, according to readers

• Remembering Joan Didion 

• New podcast explores what Jane Eyre can teach readers today

The lighter side

• Small book nets big payday at auction

• Happy print anniversary to the crossword puzzle!

• Combining households doesn't always mean merging bookshelves

• Instagram account helps readers uncover the titles of long-lost books

Screen time 

• Sweet Valley High books are returning to the screen — with a twist 

• A new documentary gives illustrator Quentin Blake his full due 

• Watch the Return to Hogwarts trailer 

• The ghostly novella with the most screen adaptations 

Breakups 

• Quidditch leagues are changing the name of their game 

• Da Vinci Code author settles lawsuit with his ex-wife ​​​​​​​