Prof of Lit and Culture, mostly nineteenth century. Coming soon: 🎅 🔎 Searching for Santa Claus: An Anthology of the Poems, Stories and Illustrations That Shaped an American Icon. Writing a book about Mark Twain & London. http://www.thomasruyssmith.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/thomasruyssmith.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/thomasruyssmith.com/post/3magibmpuoc2sI had a great chat with Luis Andres Henao for this fun @apnews.com Christmas explainer: https://apnews.com/article/christmas-origin-history-jesus-gifts-santa-claus-af37867c2911d7368a9b8c835d6be138?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=share&nbsp;<br>Everything20 Dec 2025 15:07 +0000at://did:plc:eorb5qhbffktw5mrvp2gubnl/app.bsky.feed.post/3magibmpuoc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/thomasruyssmith.com/post/3ma7kh4eoss2lEnjoyed writing about Mark Twain’s time at Dollis Hill in London for #LiteraryLandscapes 👉 https://newterritorymag.com/literary-landscapes/mark-twain-london-england-2/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Dec 2025 20:58 +0000at://did:plc:eorb5qhbffktw5mrvp2gubnl/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma7kh4eoss2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/thomasruyssmith.com/post/3m7sw6tm2os2wHome alone with the dog so we’re watching Good Boy.12 Dec 2025 20:23 +0000at://did:plc:eorb5qhbffktw5mrvp2gubnl/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7sw6tm2os2whttps://bsky.app/profile/thomasruyssmith.com/post/3m7gkbdtry22uSo the best new Christmas film so far this year is… ummm…. the Jonas Brothers Christmas movie. Jingle Bell Heist was pretty charming too.07 Dec 2025 22:18 +0000at://did:plc:eorb5qhbffktw5mrvp2gubnl/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7gkbdtry22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/thomasruyssmith.com/post/3m76kakdkrs2tWrote about the 40th anniversary of 🎅 Santa Claus: The Movie for @theconversation.com: https://theconversation.com/santa-claus-the-movie-at-40-how-a-box-office-flop-became-a-pure-panto-british-christmas-staple-26892504 Dec 2025 17:56 +0000at://did:plc:eorb5qhbffktw5mrvp2gubnl/app.bsky.feed.post/3m76kakdkrs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/thomasruyssmith.com/post/3m5dwgpi4n22pTaylor is writing songs about Travis Kelce, Charli is collaborating with John Cale, may we all be this triumphant. [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Nov 2025 10:27 +0000at://did:plc:eorb5qhbffktw5mrvp2gubnl/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5dwgpi4n22phttps://bsky.app/profile/thomasruyssmith.com/post/3m5dvxgpsfk26Charli working with John Cale, what a riposte to the Swift drama.11 Nov 2025 10:19 +0000at://did:plc:eorb5qhbffktw5mrvp2gubnl/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5dvxgpsfk26