A great book can be the perfect gift for that friend or family member who's difficult to shop for. But it's also the perfect time of year for you to curl up with a good read.
Our book experts have a full list of recommendations on some titles to shop for or explore for yourself this holiday. They even include some holiday classics you can re-read each year and some spine-chilling tales to start a tradition of Christmas ghost stories.
Guests:
- Hillary Copsey, book advisor, The Mercantile Library
- Melanie Moore, owner, Cincy Book Bus
- Bobby Minelli, owner, Household Books
Book recommendations discussed in today's show:
From Hillary Copsey
● This Is What It Sounds Like by Susan Rogers and Ogi Ogas
● Late Migrations and Comfort of Crows by Margaret Renkl
● Christmas Days by Jeanette Winterson
● All The Beauty in The World by Patrick Bringley
● This Is Not A Book About Benedict Cumberbatch by Tabitha Carvan
From Bobby Minelli
● Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris
● The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones
● You Again by Kate Goldbeck
● Christmas Ghost Stories - Folio Society
● The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
From Melanie Moore
● Winter: An Anthology for the Changing Season edited by Mellisa Harrison
● A Nature Poem for Every Winter Evening by Jane McMorland Hunter
● Letter from New York by Helene Hanff
● The Agatha Christie Seasons Editions: Midwinter Murder, Sinister Spring, Midsummer Mysteries, Autumn Chills
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