Which books did Santa bring you?

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Hello Nerdfighteria! I have not been around much these last few weeks and I don't seem to have the same amount of time as usual to devote to my Tuesday blog posts - All will return to normal in the new year! :) A few people answered my recent poll about the blurbing book club selections.  What I've decided to do is go with Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card for January as it's a book that seems to be widely read/loved/available and it's a good start to the year.  And for February, we will be reading Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins in February as I loved the idea that two nerdfighters suggested, that it would be perfect for Valentine's Day. 

 

In the New Year, I plan to write more extensive blog posts for you, discussing favourite non-fiction books, books about food (possibly), poetry, short stories, books involving LGBT issues or body image.  I have lots planned for you, I promise!  If you have any comments, suggestions or an idea for what you'd like to see in my Tuesday blog posts, please do let me know! I love talking about books with you guys!  For now, let's talk about the books that you've bought or been given recently.  I said 'Santa' but you don't have to just tell me about your Christmas presents.. if you've bought yourself books or spotted a bargain lateley, whatever.  Just let us know.  Any books that you didn't have before but have now, I want to hear about them :)

 

For me, I don't normally get books for Christmas.  Does anyone else have the same problem? My family members are never sure which books to buy me, others want to get me something besides books as I only read them once and I'm not fussy about keeping them forever.  But there is just the one exception.  A few years ago, I came across an absolutely beautiful pop-up book of The Wizard of Oz.  I love pop-up books.  There was this gorgeous pop-up right in the middle of the book of the Emerald City and I just fell in love with it. 

 

I don't know anything about paper engineering or anything like that, but I still just love staring at really intricate and delicate pop-ups.  I love the idea of being that creative with paper.  To work out the right colours and shapes and folds to make it a work of art like Sabuda does.  The Wizard of Oz pop-up was just the first year, and the next year he came out with something just as pretty and wonderful, I can't remember what now, but I had to get that as well. And the next year. And it's become a Christmas tradition in our house.  So much so that I almost never look at Robert Sabuda's website, for fear of spoiling my presents. (In case anyone is wondering, it happened to be Beauty and the Beast this year!)

 

 

Robert Sabuda, who also teams up with Matthew Reinhart, make some really incredible pop-up books.  Star Wars. Peter Pan. Chronicles of Narnia. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.  Check them all out here, if you like. On the same website is a bunch of tutorials, so you can make your own simple pop-ups.  It's something that I've been meaning to do for absolutely ages.  Especially that butterfly.  I really haven't found another pop-up artist that can compare and as long as he keeps making pop-up books, I'll keep buying them. Or having my friends and family buy them for me as presents anyway! 

 

So tell me - any interesting books recieved or bought very recently?  Also, do you collect anything like my Robert Sabuda pop-up books?

[Adrienne Garr]

My hubby bought me The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot which I finished pretty quickly and The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins- I started and finished it today. I cant wait for the next two!

[Kira Dennis]

i now have all of sarah dessen's books.

[Jonathan]

Ender's Game is my all-time favorite book.  This is why I <3 Nerdfighteria.

[TheUrgeToSneeze]

@penpusher The Lexicographer's Dilemma sounds excellent. It reminds me of "Eats Shoots and Leaves", a book about proper grammar that is both informative and hilarious.

 

I received "Behold the Spirit" and "The book on the taboo against knowing who you are" both by Alan Watts (and both of which I asked for) as well as the official Scrabble Dictionary.

 

My Christmas isn't technically over (I have family in California I'm visiting in Jan), so I hope to have a few more books on the way.

[Jennie Rae Urban]

I collect different editions and versions of Dracula.  So far my collection is quite small - I bought the book this summer after months of searching for *just the right* edition, but then I couldn't give up the search.  So every time I see it in a store, I fantasize about buying it.  Even though I can't afford more right now.  And yesterday I bought a book called iDrakula, which is exactly what it sounds like.  It's very well done, except that Bekka Black took out my favourite character, Quentin, and messed things around with Jonathan and Mina.  :(

[Bhakti Patel]

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, trilogy in four parts all together :D

[Emily Ioppolo]

Looking For Alaska, An Abundance of Katherines, Paper Towns, and Will Grayson, Will Grayson. <3

That was pretty awesome. But I did also get Extreamely Loud and Incredibly Close from my sister and an illistrated super-amazing edition of Peter Pan from my brother.

My family is the type the ONLY gets books. It's especially because my mom is a librarian and my dad is just a book-nerdy English major. But for some reason, I'm the one person in my family who never gets any books...but now I have 6 new ones!! :D Now all I have to do is find some time to read them all...

[Dean Winchester]

I got a 107 year old copy of Edgar Allen Poe stories from my aunt for Christmas. Sadly the cover is falling off and I'm scared to read it. The book it's self is pretty wicked though.

[Sebastian L.]

david lodges the art of fiction. a book about wirting books, i really like it.

[Jack Ford]

The DC Comics Encyclopedia and The Art of How to Train Your Dragon, plus The Runaways: Volume 1, which is a graphic novel. All are awesome.