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Suggestions for books that are visually attractive and winsome that would make fabulous gifts — even for non bibliophiles.

Interview with Rainbow Crate’s Danielle Chambers

R Goodies  What’s a Rainbow Crate Book Box?   If you haven’t heard about them,  Rainbow Crate is a company that sends out monthly LBGTQIA-themed book boxes to subscribers. Rainbow read more

Posted in Books as gifts, Interviews, LGBTQ

Get ready for Jólabókafló∂ – the Christmas book flood

Flooding friends and family with books.   Are you looking for a fresh Christmas/holiday tradition that inspires quiet contemplation and maybe even conversation? How about indulging in the Icelandic custom read more

Posted in Book Reviews, Books as gifts, Ponderings, Uncategorized

Eating the Sun by Ella Frances Sanders

  Satisfy the craving to buy the book. A Feast of Celestial Information What starts as an examination of the sun and its role, becomes an entertaining and informative contemplation on read more

Posted in Book Reviews, Books as gifts, History, Non-Fiction, Science, Travel

Meet Me at the Museum by Anne Youngson

Meet me here to buy the book. A mummified corpse sparks global friendship “Knowing as much as you do about those who lived long before us in unimaginably different circumstances read more

Posted in Book Reviews, Books as gifts, British-related, European-related, Fiction, History, Novella, Travel

Lost Feast by Lenore Newman

  Buy this book before it’s extinct!     Discovering history by learning about food.   “This is the paradox of the lost feast. Even as we enjoy a time in read more

Posted in Book Reviews, Books as gifts, History, Non-Fiction, Science

Maangchi’s Best Korean Cooking

Spice it up with Maangchi I first stumbled across the indomitable Maangchi on her YouTube videos, and immediately loved her down-to-earth, fun cooking show.  Maangchi’s recipes are now in this read more

Posted in Asian-related, Book Reviews, Books as gifts, Cooking, Non-Fiction

Time for Chinese Eat-In: Chinese UnChopped by Jeremy Pang

  Time for Chinese Eat-In   This book – also entitled Essential Chinese Cooking in some editions – is perfect for chefs of all levels, who are interested in authentic read more

Posted in Asian-related, Book Reviews, Books as gifts, Cooking, Non-Fiction

Wherever You Go by Daniel Houghton

Book Your Trip A lovely quick read that hails the benefits of travel, and provides travel advice from a variety of travelers – airline professionals, resort owners, adventurers, entrepreneurs, and many more, Houghton’s read more

Posted in Book Reviews, Books as gifts, Non-Fiction, Travel

The Art of Flaneuring by Erika Owen

    Fulfilling wanderings It sounds like it involves a delicate cooking process to be found dans la cuisine or, at very least, sitting in a French cafe watching life read more

Posted in Book Reviews, Books as gifts, Good Living, Non-Fiction, Travel

Something Worth Sharing: Share – The Cookbook that Celebrates Our Common Humanity

Food for thought; worth sharing. Compiled by Women for Women, International, an organization that helps marginalized women in eight countries affected by war and conflict, this book came out in read more

Posted in Book Reviews, Books as gifts, Fiction, Travel, Uncategorized

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