Did you have a novel holiday?
The gift-giving season is just about over, and now it's time to survey all that you are thankful for: friends, family, food, new cherished memories...and I want to know all about your bookish gifts, both given and received!
Did Santa bring you a gift certificate to your favorite bookstore?
Did you fulfill your loved one's greatest wish and buy them the Oxford English Dictionary? (OK, maybe that's just my greatest wish.)
I was spoiled with not one but two gift cards, one for Salamander Used Books on The Avenue in Hampden. And since the OED is a bit out of our price range, I got the next best thing: Reading the OED, by Ammon Shea. And the pop-up Nutcracker Christmas book I gave to my little niece was a hit with young and old.
I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday, and that you're nearly ready for 2009, and a whole new year of books.
(Photo by woodsy at stockxchng)
Comments
I got the Twilight series, The Shack, and a book about Screenplay writing.
Posted by: Erika Robuck | December 29, 2008 10:25 AM
Yes, I gave and received lots of books. Some of those I received are:
Exit Music, by Ian Rankin
The Given Day, by Dennis Lehane
North of Naples, South of Rome, by Paolo Tullio
When Will There Be Good News?, by Kate Atkinson
The Scream, by Rohinton Mistry
Posted by: Barbara Morrison | January 1, 2009 8:53 AM