Did you get any books for Christmas/holiday gifts?

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Share any books or "book-ish" gifts you received this holiday season.

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Mark Lanegan's memoir, Sing Backwards and Weep. Warning: it's very, very dark and sad in parts.

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Anonymous wrote:Mark Lanegan's memoir, Sing Backwards and Weep. Warning: it's very, very dark and sad in parts.

Screaming Trees! Thanks for the rec, I had no idea this existed

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Christmas Crimes at the Mysterious Bookshop - 12 mini Christmas themed mysteries compiled by Otto Penzler. Based off of the NYC bookstore's tradition of commissioning a short story each year as a gift to it's customers. I've read two of the 12 stories, and will continue throughout the holidays.

https://www.mysteriousbookshop.com/

https://www.mysteriousbookshop.com/collections/edited-by-otto-penzler/products/otto-penzler-ed-christmas-crimes-at-the-mysterious-bookshop-preorder

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I gifted King.

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Yes, I am waiting for my copy of Tessa Hadley's The Party to arrive from the UK amazon.

All her books are amazing, short stories and novels. I think given the fairly recent death of Helen Dunmore and the possible retirement of Anne Tyler, that Tessa Hadley may well take up the mantle of fabulous female fiction writer over 70.

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I received a nonfiction book about the history of Versailles (we are going on vacation to Paris in a few months and will go to Versailles). I also got a beautiful coffee table-sized book about birds by David Sibley.

The neatest gift I got was an Author Clock, which is a small clock that uses quotes from books to tell the time. It's so much fun!

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I gave my husband “Challenger”, but I hope to read it too. He gave me a year-long subscription to Audible. I’d had one a few months ago but had stopped it, and recently had identified a few books I wanted. The used my first credit on “Salt” (world history) but haven’t listened yet. My 12 year old is excited about John Muir’s complete works, which my sister-in-law gave her.

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I got 7 books (and I don't usually get books for gifts)!

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I have my daughter toe Bill Bryson book The body: a guide for occupants but am hoping to read it before she leaves here! I’m a few chapters in and it’s really good. He’s just such an engaging writer.

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Anonymous wrote:I gave my husband “Challenger”, but I hope to read it too. He gave me a year-long subscription to Audible. I’d had one a few months ago but had stopped it, and recently had identified a few books I wanted. The used my first credit on “Salt” (world history) but haven’t listened yet. My 12 year old is excited about John Muir’s complete works, which my sister-in-law gave her.

Salt looks really good! I feel lame because I only want to read non fiction now. Fiction books all seem so….overly emotional now.

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I bought my DH the Max Boot book about Reagan. It's supposed to be very, very good.

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Anonymous wrote:I gave my husband “Challenger”, but I hope to read it too. He gave me a year-long subscription to Audible. I’d had one a few months ago but had stopped it, and recently had identified a few books I wanted. The used my first credit on “Salt” (world history) but haven’t listened yet. My 12 year old is excited about John Muir’s complete works, which my sister-in-law gave her.

Salt looks really good! I feel lame because I only want to read non fiction now. Fiction books all seem so….overly emotional now.

Salt, is great. Assuming ya'll are talking about the Kurlansky book? I'm reading his book Paper now. Cod is great too.

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The latest Pat Barker (“The Voyage Home”) which I’m excited about. I was expecting to get “Intermezzo” or “The Bright Sword” and did not so put those on my library request list.

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Anonymous wrote:I gave my husband “Challenger”, but I hope to read it too. He gave me a year-long subscription to Audible. I’d had one a few months ago but had stopped it, and recently had identified a few books I wanted. The used my first credit on “Salt” (world history) but haven’t listened yet. My 12 year old is excited about John Muir’s complete works, which my sister-in-law gave her.

Salt looks really good! I feel lame because I only want to read non fiction now. Fiction books all seem so….overly emotional now.

My father felt this, as he aged. He had loved reading fiction in his youth and middle age and then was just like "No I cannot tolerate this pap". I guess tastes change. Good for you.