Originally published in 1956, this poignant, heart-felt, modern day classic gently captures Mr. Capote’s richly detailed memories of his Depression-era, rural Alabama boyhood with his best friend – an ...

In November, I wrote about Truman Capote’s “A Thanksgiving Visitor” regarding the importance of empathy. This column is about ...

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 ...

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 ...

Kick off your holiday season with a Petaluma tradition: Capote and Thomas. Dylan Thomas's prose poem, A Child's Christmas in Wales, is a lush description of a Welsh Christmas. It is both a beautiful ...

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 ...

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. If you purchase a product or ...

PUTNEY -- Sandglass Theater’s storytellers series, "Passages," finishes up this Sunday at 4 p.m., with Larry Bramble’s reading of Truman Capote’s classic story "A Christmas Memory." "A Christmas ...

At the 19th annual Emmy Awards in 1967, Capote picked up an individual achievement honor, shared with Eleanor Perry, for adapting 'A Christmas Memory,' an 'ABC Stage 67' special. By Benjamin Svetkey ...