Anyone giving books for Christmas??
I know this is the chicken way of Christmas shopping but you gotta admit, books work!
I’m totally horrid in the shopping department this year…didn’t do Black Friday, or wait in lines or elbow my way to any great sales. The only thing I did do was visit B&N and Amazon. IMO B&N and Amazon are must loves!
Completely stress free. I’m getting to be a big fan of stress-free.
So, I got these awesome pop-up books by Sabuda. I bought them for nieces and nephews. And some NASCAR books for my brother. And a cookbook for my son and his girlfriend plus a gift card to a local restaurant in case the cookbook flops.
Woodworking books for the dh and a decorating book for my daughter who just got a house. Let me tell you, she can really use this book. What is the girl thinking! She could also use a guy in her life right now but there weren’t any books with a hunk attached. Even Amazon has its limits.
So, any books on your Christmas prezie list? I’d love to ad a few more to my stack and it’s great not having to get out of your jimmies to shop!
Hugs, Dianne
PS—while you’re at Amazon, I have a new “short” posted that’s a prequel to my O’Fallon series. Kind of a nice break from all that shopping!
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Hey Dianne! I just picked up Josh Bernstein’s “Digging for the Truth”. He’s the host for the t.v. show w/ the same name on the History Channel. He talks about his adventures and his personal experiences with the shoots. If you love history, which I do, it’s a great gift idea. He definitely has a way of telling a story that keeps the reader entertained and informed. I did a little review @ my blog.
It’s a little pricey ($27.50); it’s hardcover. He’s doing a booksigning here in the Chicago area in January, so maybe I’ll get it signed.
I also picked up Phil Keoghan’s “No Opportunity Wasted”, about making a life list of things you’d like to do. He’s the host for “The Amazing Race”. It started me doing things I’ve always wanted to do but kept putting off. The time is now LOL.
by Stacy ~
on November 27th, 2006 at 11:46 am
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I just bought ‘Chicken Soup for the Breast Cancer Survivor’s Soul’ for my sister; we lost our Mom to breast cancer. The Chicken Soup books are great.
by RobynL
on November 27th, 2006 at 12:19 pm
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Hi Dianne,
my X-mas wishlist is always full of books. LOL. So far I know only one book that I will, it’s Diane Whiteside’s Southern Devil
by Danny
on November 27th, 2006 at 12:46 pm
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Diane,
I love getting and giving books for Christmas. My mother-in-law usually has a list of books that I can only order from Amazon.com. I didn’t go shopping on black Friday either. I don’t think it’s necessary to fight a crowd for some of those sales. I already bought my son his gifts and since all my family live in New Jersey, I just buy gift cards for them. This year I’m asking for The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield and Reading Between the Lines by Rick Hamlin. I just recently bought A Very Merry Christmas by Lori Foster and a few other authors.
by Janet
on November 27th, 2006 at 12:46 pm
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Robyn,
I’m sorry to hear about your mom. Losing someone you love is very hard. My grandmother had breast cancer. I’ll have to check out those Chicken Soup books.
by Janet
on November 27th, 2006 at 12:48 pm
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a wonderfully sexy life by hope tarr is awesome
asking for trouble by leslie kelly is great
and anything by brava is great
by KIM H
on November 27th, 2006 at 12:55 pm
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Wow, what great books you all suggest.
Just hope I can give them away without reading them first. 
And there are great book accessories like booklights for reading in bed and lighted pens for things you think of at night or those little book jacket things that keep your bookcovers from getting messed up.
And there are wonderful bookmarks and coffee/tea cups. And, the boxes of chocolate to go with a good read. Reading stuff is endless!
Robyn, so sorry about your mom. I lost both my parents to cancer too
Hugs,
Dianne
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Sure are books on my list. LOL. Will send you list later. Am sure you can find some you would like.
by Pat L
on November 27th, 2006 at 2:18 pm
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Ok, here is my wish list:
(I already Have your latest by the way. On my tbr pile.)
Susanna Carr - Pink Ice
Dee Davis - Hell with the Ladies
Marcia Evanick - Misty Harbor Wedding
Lori Foster - A Very Merry Christmas
Katherine Garbera - The Ultimate Romantic Challenge
Kathleen Korbel - A Rose for Maggie
Noelle Mack - Red Velvet
Liz Maverick - Card Sharks
PJ Mellnor - Pleasure Beach
Christie Ridgway - Must Love Mistletoe
Kimberly Raye - Nascar Holiday
KElli St. JOhn - Real Women Dont wear Size 2
Jennifer Skully - Drop Dead Gorgeous, Sheer Dynamite\
Sherryl Woods - Dashing Thru the Mall
Pat White - Ring Around My Heart
And Jan and Feb releases just in case they rear their heads early:
Catherine Anderson - Sun Kissed
Gemma Bruce - Who Wants to be a Sex Goddess
? Jennifer Apodoca - Sex on the Beach? - 1/07
Anna Jeffrey - Salvation, Texas
Luanne McLane - Play with Me
Deirdre Martin - Chasing Stanley
Susan Mallery - Sizzling
Christie Ridgway - Not Another New YEars
Lori Wilde - There Goes the Bride
Nice list, huh?
by Pat L
on November 27th, 2006 at 2:39 pm
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I do a lot of book shopping at Amazon.com. It’s the only way to go at this time of the year.
by Estella
on November 27th, 2006 at 4:26 pm
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Yes, I am getting my husband Bernard Cornwall books for Christmas (the Sharpe series). I despise shopping even during the regular year. Nothing could make me go to the malls during the holidays! Amazon is a lifesaver.
by Gail Barrett
on November 27th, 2006 at 5:02 pm
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Actually, I don’t have anyone on my Christmas list, but yep, the books on the list are for me, hopefully! 
Lois
by Lois
on November 27th, 2006 at 7:35 pm
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I think books are a great idea as gifts. Since tastes vary and I don’t always know what is on someone else’s TBB list, unless I know of a book or two that someone wants I go the route of a bookstore GC and a selection of hot beverage mixes (teas, hot chocolate, apple cider). On my list are books by Paula Quin, Sarah McCarty, Lauren Willig, Sasha White….
by little lamb lost
on November 27th, 2006 at 8:27 pm
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I’m getting my niece and nephew books (Dancing Princesses and Magic TreeHouse). I may get one of my sister’s a gift card to a book store… so much easier than trying to figure out what book she’d like to read.
As for me, I only put a couple books on my wish list. I generally like to purchase my own books. But, I am asking for the first couple Harry Potter books in hardcover (I have them in paperback), a couple books by Katie MacAlister (to finish the collection) and … darn it, my mind has spaced out on me. Oh well. My friends and family know it’s best just to give me a giftcard.
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Hi Dianne!
Happy Monday! I hope you had an awesome Thanksgiving! I ate to much!
My list consists of;
“A Very Merry Christmas” by Lori Foster
“I’ll be Seeing “U”" by Moi, Dianne, (I love all your “U” books)
“Charmed and Dangerous” by Candace Havens
“A Fare to Remember” by Vicki Lewis Thompson, Julie Elizabeth Leto, & Kate Hoffman
“Body Movers” by Stephanie Bond
“Out of this World” by Jill Shalvis
and some others I have forgotten but this is a very good start to my list!
by Michele L.
on November 28th, 2006 at 1:09 am
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Looks like we all could use more time to read with these great book lists.:razz:
Seems like my TBR pile gets bigger and bigger.
Thanks to all of you who mentioned you like my O’Fallon series. I had a great time writing it.
I alwasys put books on my Christmas wish list and thanks to you all my list is now huge. 
