Holiday joy meets hard truths as we swap Grinch-green decor ideas and then dive into the book world’s best and worst moments. We share the thrill of meeting favorite authors and the sting of being blatantly ignored at a signing—eye contact made, greeting skipped—which opens a larger conversation about reader respect, author etiquette, and how small moments can change what we choose to support. If community is our shared bookshelf, basic kindness is the spine that holds it together. We recali...