Why read In God We Trust?

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A collection of humorous and nostalgic Americana stories—the beloved, bestselling classics that inspired the movie A Christmas Story

Before Garrison Keillor and Spalding Gray there was Jean Shepherd: a master monologist and writer who spun the materials of his all-American childhood into immensely resonant—and utterly hilarious—works of comic art. In…

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3 authors picked In God We Trust as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Paul Jantzen

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The movie was better but without this book the movie wouldn't exist. Story was real, exceptional in many ways including the humor. A fun must read.

From Paul's 3 favorite reads in 2025.

Carolyn Scott

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A Christmas Story is my all time favorite Christmas movie so as a gift to myself I bought a copy of the short stories book that it was based on. Jean Shepard was a great writer and radio personality, and it comes through every page of this book. Such a great companion piece to the film.

From Carolyn's list on The best Christmas books to curl up by the fire with hot cocoa.

Paul Jantzen

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I love all things nostalgic. It is merely a memory and can never truly be recaptured, or can’t it. This nostalgic look back into a world familiar and warm invites the reader to immerse themselves into a time they might find evocative.

The choices are similar, consequences no less pivotal in shaping one’s world.

From Paul's list on The best nostalgic stories of coming-of-age heroes facing grown up problems.