A Christmas Memory is Capote’s love letter to his elderly cousin, Sook, who raised him and taught him much about kindness, sharing and forever. Produced through special arrangements with and ...

When a team formed to write a stage musical of the Truman Capote short story “A Christmas Memory” started working together, the three members found they had something crucial in common. “All three of ...

It's one of America's holiday favorites, almost as ubiquitous as "A Christmas Carol" and "Nutcracker," even if few of us care for fruitcake anymore. "A Christmas Memory," Truman Capote's childhood ...

A friend of mine gave me an early Christmas present. It was a book I already had: “A Christmas Memory,” by Truman Capote. It features two unlikely friends, both outcasts. He’s seven years old. She’s ...

The etymology of nostalgia traces back to the Greek word nostos, meaning “homecoming.” Sounds nice. However, the suffix algia denotes pain, which is not so nice. Distill the two components, add egg ...

In 1956, three years before he began writing his bestselling true-crime book “In Cold Blood,” the already famous author Truman Capote wrote a heartwarming short story about his childhood Christmases ...

The Greenwich Theater Company is giving Truman Capote’s “A Christmas Memory” new life this season. “A Christmas Memory” is an autobiographical short story about Capote’s childhood memories of ...

Four even piano notes. That would be cousin Sook, a 60-something woman trekking through woodsy, 1930s Alabama. Three irregular notes follow. That would be the eager, innocent piping of Buddy, a ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Truman Capote’s 1956 short story “A Christmas Memory” is one of his most popular works — it’s been made into TV specials, radio plays, an opera and this musical. But while this autobiographical tale ...