Shannon Butler Holiday Reading
Wed, Dec 10
|Kennebunk Free Library
Celebrate the holiday season with Shannon Butler! She will be reading from the short story collection she edited, ALL IS CALM (Islandport Press, 2019)
Time & Location
Dec 10, 2025, 6:00 PM
Kennebunk Free Library, 112 Main St, Kennebunk, ME 04043, USA
About the book
Finalist, Anthology, 2020 Maine Literary Award
When many people think of Christmas they dream of snow covered pine trees and a small cabin warmed by the wood fire on a cold December day. Since Maine was founded, people have written stories about the joys of Christmas in the state. In times of hardship and in times of wealth, Maine and her people have always put the value of Christmas in time shared with family and friends, connections with the natural world, rich traditions, and warm wood stoves. In a collection featuring essays, stories, and poetry, All Is Calm is a look at the lives of Mainers during the holidays from the mid-1800s, to the Great Depression, to modern day. Spanning nearly 200 years, these stories show that while Christmas traditions and trends may be changing, the warmth, gratitude, and humility of the Maine spirit is evergreen.
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