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Gifts for Readers: 2021 Edition

Oh, hello! Welcome to my gift guide for readers for 2021. Got a reader on your shopping list? Are their reading tastes weird like mine? You're in the right place. These aren't the "Best books of 2021." Nor is this a comprehensive list of books I think are worth gifting. Rather, this is a list of books I personally read in the last year or so that I wholeheartedly recommend. Books I've been dying to shout about. Books that, were we standing next to each other right now, I would put directly in your hands and insist you purchase. There…

In praise of reading under the covers

When I was a kid I used to stay up all night reading — totally the stereotypical thing with a flashlight under the covers, devouring Madeleine L'Engle and Ursula Leguin and Nancy Drew and, well, anything I could get my hands on. Last night I had flashbacks of childhood as I devoured Paula Hawkings' Into the Water. I kept turning pages hours after my husband was sound asleep, unable to put the book down until the very last page. It was awesome. If you like thrillers and are looking for your next late night read, I highly recommend it.  If you…