Hey everyone. Today I'm joined by writer-director Dallas Jenkins as we discuss the book his newest film is based on.

It's the story of a family of kids who somehow got skipped by CPS and in an attempt to steal food from a local church, as we all did growing up,

they audition for the annual nativity play. This is The Best Christmas Pagent Ever by Barbara Robinson.

And this is The Book Pile, a podcast about the best of books and the worst of books.

If this is your first time to the podcast, welcome.

We've got over 200 episodes.

So at this point, there's a book for everybody.

Though honestly, we work hard to make every episode fun, even if you don't care about every book.

I'm Kellanerskin. I'm a comic, a father, and unlike all of you, I actually can believe that

Christmas is almost here.

I'm kidding.

I'm just trying to be that guy that Dave talks about who chooses the opposite opinion to get the most attention.

Speaking of Dave, he is out this week selling counterfeit crumble cookies,

but he'll be back on Monday for our next episode where

we will roast the worst James Bond novel, The Spy Who Loved Me.

I cannot even recommend this book. It'll just be fun to talk about. Not to give anything

away, but just know that it's the only Bond novel written from the perspective of a female character.

And after the horrible reception of its publication, the Ian Fleming admitted, quote,

The Experiment has obviously gone very much awry.

If you want to see me live, this week, Saturday, November 16th, I'm going to be in

Carlsbad, California.

Go to Kellnerskine.com for all of these tickets.

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