Tsh chats again with one of her favorite people, Sarah Mackenzie — this time about books (as always), good storytelling, podcasts and newsletters they’re currently enjoying, holiday books they’re looking forward to, her annual Christmas School, and more.

* Sarah’s businesses: Read-Aloud Revival and Waxwing Books

* Read-Aloud Revival’s 2024 Christmas School

* Tsh’s newsletter: The Commonplace

* Tsh’s books, trips, & Rule of Life

* How Stories Happen

* Song Exploder

* Present Over Perfect, by Shauna Niequist

* Jess Pan’s Substack, It’ll Be Fun, They Said

* Impossible Creatures, by Katherine Rundell

* Focusmate

* Little Christmas Carol

* Mr. Dickens & His Carol, by Samantha Silva

* Christmas Karol, by Faith Moore

* The Man Who Invented Christmas

* Recommended reads

* Become a supporting subscriber

* Buy a round of drinks

* Join the next pilgrimage on the Rhine River

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