Book Blogger Holiday Swap

Yay, it's here! The Book Blogger Holiday Swap has become one of the things I love about the holiday season. You get matched up with another blogger and exchange gifts. Bookish gifts. 'Nuff said.

Make sure you sign up before the November 14 deadline, so that everyone's gifts arrive on time!

Thanks to Amanda, Amy, Jen, Jen, Kelly, Lenore, Lena and Nicole for organising this fabulous event. And to Nymeth for the heads up.

New books and Secret Santa

I can't believe we're working our way through November already and that it's almost time for Christmas again. And that means almost time for the baby to finally be here too... time is definitely flying!

And since it's almost time for Christmas, the book blogging community is getting ready as well - it's time to sign up for the Book Blogger Holiday Swap. Sign up before November 12 and you'll be sent the name of the blogger to whom you need to send a holiday gift. What fun!

And speaking of presents, I needed to kill some time in town this week and ended up at a bookstore of course. Here's what I got:

• The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
• The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery
• The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
• Gone by Michael Grant
• Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
• Nation by Terry Pratchett

Which one do you think I should start with? :-)