I absolutely love historical fiction and read a lot of it; I love to learn history this way. I also enjoy reading science fiction, fantasy, horror, thriller and non-fiction science.
Another short story that I read on Christmas, a science fiction tale of squirrels and what might happen if they were able to learn as humans do. When a TV is left in an enclosed space in the woods, Mr. Tucker, a squirrel and his other squirrel followers take to watching it and learning from it. Mr. Tucker likes to takes Sunday drives with the man who left the TV. When something is different about the gas station that his human companion goes to. Mr. Tucker and the squirrels use their knowledge to help out.