Top Ten Tuesday is a meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, featuring a different top 10 theme each week. This week’s topic is Books I Hope Santa Brings.
Well… I don’t celebrate Christmas, so I don’t expect any visits from Santa. But, I did give some wonderful books as gifts in 2020, so I thought I’d highlight a few of my favorites as an alternative to this week’s topic.
1) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone: MinaLima Edition: This gorgeous book is perfect for Potter fans! MinaLima is the graphic design house that provides so many of the graphics for the HP films. This book includes full-color illustrations, plus fold-outs and little extras, as well as the full orignal text. (I gave it as a gift, but liked it so much that I bought one for myself too!)
2) Tales of Beedle the Bard illustrated by Chris Riddell: Another treat for HP fans! Chris Riddell is such a talented artist (I have his editions of Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman and How To Stop Time by Matt Haig). It’s a large-sized book with amazing illustrations, and was a big hit with the person I gave it to.
3) March trilogy by John Lewis: I gave this set to a graphic novel fan who also happens to be fascinated with US history. She loved it.
4) WordCloud editions of classics: I’ve given a few of these over the years, as well as buying a couple for myself. They’re such a fun and cheerful way to share classic fiction.
5) A few picks for Outlander fans — assuming they own all the books in the series already, can’t go wrong with any of these:
6) For a native San Franciscan now living far from home:
7) Birthday gifts for a friend who tends to be my bookish soulmate:
8: Gifts for an Octavia Butler fan:
Not quite 10 separate items… but when all else fails, can’t go wrong with a bookish giftcard!
What books do you love to give? Any particular books you hope to receive? Share your links, and I’ll come check out your top 10!
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I don’t celebrate Christmas either. You’re not alone there.
Wow, these are some pretty book covers!
Happy holidays!
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Happy holidays to you too! Wishing you a very happy (and healthy) start to 2021!
I love all the MinaLima editions! I wish I owned more!
Yes, I’d love more too! I was just looking at their website — so many gorgeous items!
The March Trilogy is a great gift set! It’s on my giving list too!
I had read library copies of the books, but once I gave the set as a gift, I had to treat myself too. (Seems to happen a lot when I give books…)
Haha, I right there with you sister!
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The March books are a perfect fit for this year. I did not expect to like Piranesi but I did–I loved it.
Same here — I was nervous about Piranesi based on the description, but ended up loving it so much.
That cover for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone is stunning!
The inside illustrations and fold-outs are amazing too!
Great books! Good choices that I would love to receive!
There’s nothing like receiving books as gifts! 🙂
I’ve never seen that edition of Harry Potter before but it’s gorgeous! I read and loved March and agree they’re great for history and graphic novel fans alike.
Hope you get a lot of book-shaped presents 🙂
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Aw, thanks! Book-shaped presents are always welcome!
Ooh those WordCloud books are beautiful! I’ve never heard of them before.
They’re so pretty in person too! 🙂
I like your spin on the topic. I would have been thrilled with any of these gifts, especially the March boxset.
I think any booklover appreciates the gift of a book! Sadly, my family mostly doesn’t buy me books, because they think I already have everything they want. 🙂
Great list! Those classics look fun.
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I want to get a bunch of them for myself. 🙂