The Readerly Report: Gayle & Nicole's Holiday Gift Guide For Readers - 2019

The Readerly Report

Gayle and Nicole are here with the first half of our 2019 Holiday Gift Guide. We offer suggestions for a wide variety of readers on your list – mostly books but some “book-adjacent” items as well. This discussion took longer than we thought, so we split it in half! Tune in next week for the second half of the list.

WHAT WE’VE BEEN READING
I’ll Give You The Sun by Jandy Nelson
The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane
The Only Plane In The Sky by Garrett M. Graff
One Day by Gene Weingarten
Patsy by Nicole Dennis-Benn
Long Bright River by Liz Moore

GAYLE’S READING CHALLENGE WOES
Gayle updates us on the 2019 Everyday I Write The Book Reading Challenge. Charlotte Sometimes by Penelope Farmer is turning out to be problematic.

FOR THE AUDIOBOOK JUNKIES
Apple AirPods
Comfortable, have a seamless connection to Bluetooth, and good are good for running. They won’t fall out of your ears.
Tranya True Wireless Earbuds
Affordable, comfortable, pair easily with any device. She has several pairs and has bought them for most of her family who love them as well, so she knows they make a great gift.
Scribd
Unlimited access to audiobooks, ebooks and digital downloads (within reason). Probably not the best for heavy listeners, but if you listen/read 6-8 books a month, it’s worth it to have access to the latest books.
Audible
Several plans and an easy return policy make it easy to find the perfect groove for your audiobook needs.

FOR THE HISTORY BUFFS
Furious Hours; Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee by Casey Cep (Audiobook)
Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory In Northern Ireland) by Patrick Radden Keefe (Audiobook)

FOR THE MAGICALLY & WHIMSICALLY INCLINED
The Ocean At The End Of The Lane by Neil Gaiman (Illustrated Edition)
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

FOR THE FRIEND WHO LISTENS TO ALL YOUR DRAMA
The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane
The Last Romantics by Tara Conklin
Golden Child by Claire Adam
The Travelers by Regina Porter

FOR THOSE INTRIGUED BY THE MYSTERIES OF TIME TRAVEL
Time Was by Ian McDonald
Here And Now And Then by Mike Chen
Exhalation by Ted Chiang (from New York Times 10 Best Books of 2019)
(see the full post here)