The Wanting

The Wanting

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The Book-ish Gift Guide

Jessica Kantor
Nov 27, 2025
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Since I don’t celebrate Christmas, the pressure to buy gifts for an entire extended family isn’t quite as intense. My biggest focus is my son, whose 4th birthday is the week before Hanukkah, which is the week before Christmas. He doesn’t yet understand that we don’t celebrate everything, so I’m spreading his gifts across the month and preparing for a ma…

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