Nov 30, 2012
What's happening bookwise in our local newspapers this week? Gift guides! For more gift giving suggestions, check us out on Ramsey County Library's Facebook [1]page on Thursday, December 13th from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. Librarians will help you find great books to give (or read!) this holiday season!
The Pioneer Press [2] features Books in their Holiday Arts Guide, focusing on coffee table books. Titles include The Big Water: Lake Minnetonka and Its Place in Minnesota History by Frederick L. Johnson, Legendary Homes of the Minneapolis Lakes [3] by Karen Melvin and Bette Hammel, Art of Winter: A Photographic Essay by Julie M. Covert, The Early Resorts of Minnesota: Tourism in the Land of 10,000 Lakes by Ren Holland, Vikings 50: All-time Greatest Players in Franchise History [4] by Jim Bruton, and Alone With the Past: The Life and Photographic Art of Roland W. Reed [5] by Ernest R. Lawrence.
The Star Tribune [6] also has a Holiday Book Gift Guide [7], helpfully linked in each section on their website. So here you go!
Holiday Books Roundup: Biography [8]
Holiday Books Roundup: Critics' Choice [9]
Holiday Books Roundup: Fiction [10]
Holiday Books Roundup: Graphic Novels [11]
Holiday Books Roundup: History [12]
Holiday Books Roundup: Memoir [13]
Holiday Books Roundup: Picture Books [14]
Holiday Books Roundup: Reader Recommendations [15]
Holiday Books Roundup: Regional Books [16]
So many books, so little time!
- Newspapers [17]