Frank Carlson Library

"The #1 New York Times bestselling author and "king of Christmas fiction" (The New York Times) delivers a charming and inspirational collection of personal essays.Before he was the #1 New York Times bestselling author of holiday classics such as The Christmas Box, Richard Paul Evans was a young boy being raised by a suicidal mother and dealing with relentless bullying. He could not fathom what the future held for him. Now, in this intimate and heartfelt...

In 1994, an unknown writer named Richard Paul Evans self-published a short book entitled The Christmas box, which went on to become an international bestseller. This is the story behind the book, about how a man writes and publishes a book which helps grieving people to heal and lost souls to find their way home, and about Evans' own spiritual journey as well.