Books under your tree?

[Tera, First Chick]

Did you get any books for Christmas? If so what did you get?

I got some photography books and a cookbook of PIES!!!

[Debbie]

Sadly, no I didn't get any, (but my daughter got 3!)

[Sheila , Supporting Chick]

My daughter and I received Diary of a Wimpy Kid Dog Days from a family friend.

And I won a giveaway here on Goodreads on Christmas morning for Even the Dogs A Novel, so I guess that is like a Christmas present too!

[Debbie]

Good for you, Sheila!

Actually, I won a book from Goodreads on Christmas Eve Day, so guess that's a Christmas present! It is called Why the Nativity?

[Holli]

Great books Tera! I didn't get any this year but I did get a gift card to B&N so I'll be shopping soon ;)

[Bloomin’Chick (Jo) aka The Eclectic Spoonie]

Tera, your excitement popped off the screen, LOL! Love both topics!

Let's see... I spy a signed copy of Cleopatra's Daughter by Michelle Moran (from dear friend Chick Meg), Eva Luna by Isabel Allende, Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert (thankfully because my copy from '07 is literally falling apart), a subscription to Artful Blogging Magazine and a $20 gift card to Barnes & Noble (which for the first time I've no idea what to buy with). I haven't read all of the books from last Christmas yet! (Where did the year Go?!)

[Cathy]

No books but a Border's gift card and a Half Price Books gift card! Yea!

[Carrie]

I happily received Anita Diamant's latest Day After Night and Barefoot Contessa Family Style , YEAH!!!!

[Lianne]

I got the following books for Christmas:

- Charles Dickens's Little Dorrit (to go with the 2008 adaptation I got on DVD =D)
- Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca
- Jane Austen's Emma (the Winchester edition to match my other covers)
- Rick Riordan's The Lightning Thief

=)

[Debbie]

Jo wrote: "Tera, your excitement popped off the screen, LOL! Love both topics!

Let's see... I spy a signed copy of Cleopatra's Daughter by Michelle Moran (from dear friend Chick Meg), Eva Luna by Isabel..."

Jo, Thanks for reminding me ... I got a signed copy of Cleopatra's Daughter from dear friend Meg, also!!! (How could I have forgotten that. I was SO EXCITED when I rec'd it in the mail!)

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

I received a Calendar for Book Lovers. Does that count?

[SarahSaysRead]

I received The Year of Living Biblically One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible As Literally As Possible by AJ Jacobs and The Other Queen by Philippa Gregory. My poor boyfriend said he had to sit and try to visually memorize my bookshelves before he went to try to pick stuff out for me, LOL!

I also received gift cards to Borders AND Barnes and Noble. Can't wait to go book shopping!

[Kristie]

I got no books but my mom gave me cash so I went to borders express today (they are closing and everything in 30% off)

I got
1. Sarah's Key
2. Push
3. The 19th Wife A Novel
4. The Art of Racing in the Rain

Then I went to Target and got
1. Club Dead
2. Dead to the World

[Bloomin’Chick (Jo) aka The Eclectic Spoonie]

You're welcome Debbie!

Of course it does Elizabeth!

[Ally]

I got a few book tokens and a couple of cookbooks - The Hummingbird Bakery Cookbook and Soups for all occasions by The New Covent Garden Soup Co. - I can't wait to make some of the delicious recipes!

While I love getting books for Christmas - I love book tokens even more! - It allows you to remember what it was like to be that kid in the sweet shop!

I hope everyone had a really happy Christmas.

Ally

[Sue]

I received 'The Princess Bride' from my son---looking forward to reading it---never saw the movie either---so maybe after the book. And a beautifully illustrated hardback of Alice In Wonderland---love the illustrations in the book. They are by Robert Ingpen.

[Sheila , Supporting Chick]

Ally, what is a book token? Is it like a kind of book giftcard? Is this a UK thing?

[Bloomin’Chick (Jo) aka The Eclectic Spoonie]

Sue, my hubby & I love the movie verson of The Princess Bride! Hope you enjoy both the book & movie!

[Sue]

Thanks Jo

[Ally]

Sheila wrote: "Ally, what is a book token? Is it like a kind of book giftcard? Is this a UK thing? "


ooh sorry! didn't reaslise they weren't called that in the US - yes they're just gift vouchers for books - giftcards now. - They're for Waterstones, which is probably the biggest bookshop chain here in the UK.

I can't wait to go book shoping now!

Ally

[SarahSaysRead]

Sue and Jo, I'm watching The Princess Bride right now! I rented it from the library - I think I'm going to start the book soon.

[Debbie]

I absolutely love The Princess Bride - both the book and the movie!

[Bloomin’Chick (Jo) aka The Eclectic Spoonie]

Enjoy Sarah!

[Cammie]

I didn't get any books for Christmas. I got a $40 gift card so I got Love Finds You in Treasure Island, Florida by Debby Mayne, Love Finds You in Lonesome Prairie, Montana by Tricia Goyer and a two in one book Lonestar Sanctuary by Colleen Coble and Sweetwater Gap by Denise Hunter.

[Renee]

I didn't get any books either....but, I got a giftcard to B&N. They aren't really close to my house, so I think I'll do some online shopping. I don't know what I'm going to buy. I usually buy used books, so I think I'll save the card for those new releases that aren't available used yet.

I bought my daughter about 6 new books for Christmas. Got her 5 Camp Confidentials, and then the book Tithe. She is 11, and a very advanced reader, so I'm trying to transition her into some YA books. She has been resisting, but she reads these kids books in one day. Time to move up. :-)

[Christy B]

I got the following:

Through a Glass Darkly
Dark Angels
The Black Moth
Katherine
The House at Riverton A Novel

And I used all the money I received to buy a Sony Pocket Reader!

[Jennifer W]

That's cool, CookieLuvr, enjoy your present. My Birthday's a week before Christmas, so we either get extra spoiled or rooked. ;)

I got a few books:
The Hunger Games which I've read, but I just *needed* to own.
Catching Fire haven't read it yet.
The Soloist A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music
Kitchen Confidential Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
Fix-It and Forget-It Cookbook Feasting with Your Slow Cooker
The Family Baker 150 Never-Let-You-Down Basic Recipes

The cookbooks look great and I can't wait to read the other books, too.

[Renee]

Hey Christy, I love book Through a Glass Darkly . Haven't read it in a really long time, but I remember it as being great. Don't forget the sequal Now Face To Face.

[Jessika]

I got the following:

What Would Audrey Do?
Pride and Prejudice
The Grapes Of Wrath
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
The Plague of Doves A Novel
The Time Traveler's Wife
Firefly Lane
The Stephen King Illustrated Companion
Dracula

I'm excited to get reading! :) My family knows that I'm a complete book addict, so I always get more books than anything else!

[Dianne]

Hello All -

I didn't get a book under my tree, but I did get a gift card to Borders. Whoohooo.... There are a couple of books I want to check out. Looking forward to starting The Help. Also, I would love to add friends, lol, since I am new to the site. Dianne Sweeney. Thanks.. Have a very happy new year.

[Debbie]

Jess, you got some GREAT books, there!

[Holli]

I too received a signed copy of Cleopatra's Daughter from Meg that I forgot to mention (thanks Meg! that was awesome of you!)

[Bloomin’Chick (Jo) aka The Eclectic Spoonie]

Happy belated Birthday Jennifer and CookieLuvr! And I agree with Debbie, Jess you Did get some great books!

[Youndyc]

I got SuperFreakonomics for Christmas. SuperFreakonomics Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes And Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance

I also cleared out some books that my brother and his wife were finished with - so that was a bonus - got about 10 books that way, all suspense and spy books. Got all that for the price of what was left on the B&N gift card I got for Christmas - quite a deal!

[Jamie (The Perpetual Page-Turner)]

I got:

I Am the Messenger
The Secret of Lost Things A Novel
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

[Rosemary]

I got U is for Undertow by Sue Grafton. I grew up in the town where the books are based. I also have met Sue Grafton, she's funny and very nice. I've enjoyed this series.

My husband and I each got $25.00 gift cards from Barnes and Noble so will be cashing those in soon! Yay for gift cards!

[SarahSaysRead]

Youndyc wrote: "I got SuperFreakonomics for Christmas. SuperFreakonomics Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes And Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance

I also cleared out some books th..."

I read the first Freakonomics and really liked it, I'm eager to see how this new one is!

[Amy]

a thousand splendid suns.....

[Mandy]

I received Night and Nineteen Minutes.

[Bloomin’Chick (Jo) aka The Eclectic Spoonie]

Mandy, I first read Night my freshman year of high school and it is still a favorite of mine to this day. Deeply moving.

[Ally]

I've spent my book vouchers (...they were burning a hole!)...

Home Cooking by Rachel Allen
Fiesta the sun also rises by Ernest Hemmingway
The Pursuit of Laughter by Diana Mosley
Bright Young People The Rise and Fall of a Generation 1918-1940 by D.J. Taylor
Thank You Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse

...trouble is, I don't know where to start!

Ally

[Cindy]

Well, it wasn't under the tree but I just got The Help!! Excited to get started but too much going on around here right now!

[Susan]

A group of women books from mom and sister:

I got these
When Everything Changed The Amazing Journey of American Women from 1960 to the Present
Sisters Singing Blessings, Prayers, Art, Songs, Poetry and Sacred Stories by Women
The Sacred Sisterhood of Wonderful Wacky Women


and gave these
Where the Sidewalk Ends
Judy Moody
The Case of the Case of Mistaken Identity

Happy Holidays to all and happy reading.

[Vikki]

Jamie wrote: "I got:

I Am the Messenger
The Secret of Lost Things A Novel
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo was one of my favorite reads of 2009.

[Nancy]

My friend got me the most beautiful big 'coffee-table' book "The Quilt: A History And Celebration of an American Art Form." It's going to take me a while to get through the photos and writing.

My cousin sent me "Under the Oriole's Nest" which includes some references to my maternal grandfather in the author's autobiography of growing up during the depression in Wisconin.

My dear husband wisely opted for some Borders and Amazon gift certificates. I haven't blown through them yet, but did pick up a copy of "The Daily Coyote" which looks really interesting - originally a blog about a woman who leaves her New York/San Francisco life for one in the wilds of Wyoming and raises an orphaned coyote pup. Excited to read something outside my current genres.

[Karla]

I was so happy to get

Abandon by Blake Crouch
The Gift
Beautiful Creatures
Sarah's Key
White Oleander
I'm excited to read these in the new year already started Abandon very intense thriller!

[Emily]

No gifted books unfortunately--but one of my co-workers walked into my office and dropped her copy Oracle Bones by Peter Hessler on my desk this afternoon. I'm pretty stoked to read it.

[Monica]

My boyfriend took a hint and got me Half Broke Horses A True-Life Novel by Jeannette Walls. I enjoyed her first memoir The Glass Castle, so I'm quite excited to get started her new one. Yay!

[Bloomin’Chick (Jo) aka The Eclectic Spoonie]

Nancy, those sound wonderful, especially the quilting book!

Karla, White Oleander is one of my faves of All Time! Such a vivid book! (I was terribly disappointed w/the movie version that came out in the early 2000s). I hope you enjoy it!

[Rosemary]

Emily wrote: "No gifted books unfortunately--but one of my co-workers walked into my office and dropped her copy Oracle Bones by Peter Hessler on my desk this afternoon. I'm pretty stoked to read it."

Is there a Borders in China? We could fix you up if there is :)