Spell the Month in Books is a monthly meme hosted by Jana at Reviews from the Stacks. To participate, find a book title that starts with each letter in the month’s name, make a list, share your link, and that’s it! You can share anytime by the end of the month. Some months have additional themes, but feel free to participate however you’d like!
This month’s theme is Giftable: Books you would give or like to receive as a gift. Let’s see what I can come up with…
Here are my DECEMBER books:
D:
Dear Lord Akeldama by Gail Carriger:
A terrific gift for fans of the author’s Parasol-verse books.
E:
Every Summer After by Carley Fortune
I love this author’s books, and this special edition of her first novel is gorgeous!
C:
Clanlands by
Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish
Perfect for Outlander fans — need I say more?
E:
Everything On It by Shel Silverstein
Shel Silverstein books are always great gifts… and I’d argue that they make great gifts for all ages, not just children!
M:
Mythos by Stephen Fry
A big, coffee table-sized book with beautiful illustrations — a terrific accompaniment for the Mythos audiobook (which I highly recommend).
B:
Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree
Cozy fantasy is never a bad gift option, and the bookshop setting is a plus!
E:
Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire
I love this series, and the first book is wonderful. It would make a great gift for someone who loves fantasy worlds and portal fiction.
R:
Robots vs. Fairies edited by Dominik Parisien & Navah Wolfe
Sci-fi? Fantasy? Why choose just one! I’m including this books as a really fun pick for gift giving — it’s a terrific collection of short stories, and I don’t think it’s widely known, so it should be new to whoever you give it to!
Wishing everyone a very happy December! If you spelled the month in books, please leave me a link to your post — I’d love to see it!
Bookshelf Fantasies 
Bookshops and Bonedust! What a fab read that was!
Wasn’t that fun? For whatever reason, I haven’t been in the mood for the 3rd book (yet), but I hope that’ll change soon 🙂
How fun! I love this idea. I might have to add this to my list of monthly memes that I do. Bookshops & Bonedust is one I’m looking forward to after really enjoying the first book.
I just started doing this one a couple of months ago, and I’m having fun with it!
Hi Lisa, that was fun! Happy Holidays!
Happy holidays, Barbara!!
Same to you, Lisa!
What fun…Happy holiday.
Happy holidays to you too!
That edition of Every Summer After is so pretty! It’s hard to resist those sprayed edges😁
I try… but for certain books, I just NEED my own copy 🙂
Great line-up! I love the Wayward Children books as well, and Every Summer After is one I hope to read next month.
I hope you check out Every Summer After! It was my introduction to Carley Fortune, and I ended up reading all of her books after that 🙂
I’m sure I will read it soon! I added One Golden Summer to my 2026 priority list before I realized it was the second book of a series, so I’m sure I will read Every Summer After first… Most likely next month or so.