Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Best Books for Your Holiday Gift List
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Karen’s Recommendations
- The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett
- A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
- The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
- Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
- The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams
- The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson
- Plain Song by Kent Haruf
Cal’s Recommendations
- Grandfather’s Journey by Allen Say
- Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas Hofstadter
- Gracious Living in a New World by Alexandra Stoddard
- In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
- 100 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings: How to Get By Without Even Trying by Sarah Cooper
- Jazz Day: The Making of a Famous Photograph by Roxane Orgill & Francis Vallejo
- The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon
Valentino’s Recommendations
- Wonder Woman: The True Amazon by Jill Thompson
- Mockingbird, Vol. 1: I Can Explain Chelsea Cain and Kate Niemczyk
- Rolling Blackouts: Dispatches from Turkey, Syria and Iraq by Sarah Glidden
- Ghosts by Raina Telgemeir
- Paper Girls by Brian K. Vaughn and Cliff Chiang
- Bitch Planet: Extraordinary Machine by Kelly Sue Deconnick and Valentine de Landro
Helpful Links
- National Book Critics Circle Picks
- Center for Fiction
- The Literary Hub
- Harvey Award Winners
- Eisner Award Winners
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