FAIRHOPE, Ala. — Page & Palette will host Linda Busby Parker on Friday, Dec. 11, from 5-7 p.m., at the downtown Fairhope bookstore. She will discuss and sign copies of “Christmas Is A Season! 2009,” the anthology that she has recently edited and published through Excalibur Press in Mobile.

The book contains 26 short stories and personal essays about the Christmas season.

Contributors include writers from California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Ohio, Mississippi and, of course, Alabama.

The stories and essays in “Christmas is a Season! 2009” are full of surprises — a pagan celebration, a Santa School transformation, a dog gaining heroic status, a teenager receiving the Christmas spirit, despite herself.

Great joy, great longings, much laughter, some sadness, and some regrets, the stories in “Christmas is a Season! 2009” address all the emotions and the various experiences the season brings.

The book affords an opportunity to escape from the hustle and bustle of the holidays and reflect on what the season means to others.

Parker will exclusively sign all books purchased from Page & Palette.

For more information, call (251) 928-5295, or visit www.pageandpalette.com.