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Author Talk: Pamela McColl, “Wondrous Mrs. Claus”
November 13 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Holiday program alert!
Darien Library welcomes author Pamela McColl to discuss her new book, Wondrous Mrs. Claus: A Literary and Pictorial Review of the Christmas Character.
About the Book
Mrs. Claus, the wife and partner to the global superstar Santa Claus, needs little introduction. Her kindness and charm are legendary. The character is also an enigma. Instead of being defined by a single seminal work, Mrs. Claus has undergone numerous reinventions, with her character continuously adapted to align with the sentiment and nature of each respective era. She has been described as a fairy, an elf, a saint, a spirit, a redhead, brunette and blonde, portrayed as a girl, young woman, a wife, mother and a grandmother of old. Through all her various incarnations she has evolved as the premier heroine of Christmas literature, her character a vibrant role model for modern times.
Wondrous Mrs. Claus is a celebration of the cherished character and will delight all enthusiasts of Christmas literature and lore. Find out all about Mrs. Claus and her fascinating literary history!
About the Author
Pamela McColl is an award-winning author, publisher and lecturer. After studying art and history at the University of Manitoba, McColl worked for 25 years as a corporate art consultant. In the 1990s, she formed a publishing company devoted to bringing books of social and historical significance to the public.
In 2012, she published the delightful ’Twas the Night Before Christmas, edited by Santa Claus for the Benefit of Children of the 21st Century. It was hailed as the first “smoke-free” edition of the poem since McColl omitted the image of Santa smoking a pipe with a ring of smoke over his head. This publication created a media sensation and was covered in the United States by The Colbert Report, NBC Nightly News, The Today Show, Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, Los Angeles Times, New York Post, The View, Vanity Fair.com, Fox News, and The Huffington Post as well as other news outlets. The book won A Gold Medal Best Holiday Book for the Moonbeam Children’s Book awards, and four Benjamin Franklin book awards for 2013.
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