For the mystery book swap this year I got Agatha Christie's Miss Marple mystery: At Bertram's Hotel and the Boyf got HG Wells War of the World's.
Looking forward to reading it as I haven't actually read any original Christie before.
#Bookswap #BookFlood #GiftSwap #MysteryGift #ChristmasEve #Christmas
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@lisacordaro At a job I had a long time ago it became a competition among me and two co-workers to see who got the most books as Christmas gifts.
The other two usually won, as they had larger extended families, hence more gift opportunities. But one year I got a trilogy! Three books in one! And a couple more besides.
In the five or so years we all worked together there was never a year when any of us didn't get at least one book.
“Book Flood [is] ‘just one manifestation of Icelanders’ admiration and respect for writers and the written word.’ Icelanders have a popular expression, ‘að ganga með bók í maganum,’ which translates to ‘walk with a book in your belly.’”
Should we bring the Icelandic Book Flood to the United States?
I spend my winter holidays shopping at favorite indie bookstores, and curling up with books, hot chocolate, and loved ones. Lauren Oster’s terrific Smithsonian article this week about the Jólabókaf…
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