Welcome to the Book Nook! This is the weekly thread for Avocados to discuss books we’re currently reading, recommendations, genre, and serious literary criticism.

This week’s recommended discussion: best book gifts. The season of giving and receiving is in full swing. Do you have any gift success stories, whether books or book-related items? Did you ask for anything special this year, or find something special for someone else?

Settle into your favorite chair, and let’s celebrate the written word.

One caveat: because we’re here to use our words, this is a NO GIF/YouTube/social media embed zone. The OTs are full of clutter, and I want to keep that out of this thread. Pictures of books related to a post are fine, though.

Don’t forget to vote in The Pits, best fiction or non-fiction books published in 2019.

upcoming topics:
12/18: year-end best ofs (best or worst read this year, not necessarily published this year)
12/25: Merry Christmas free skate
1/1: Happy New Year free skate/goals for the new year
1/8: goals for the new year
1/15: mannered prose – what works or fails (h/t to lebkuchen)
1/22: writers who ruin their own series (h/t to upvote moneydog)
1/29: short stories (h/t to Thomas the Fifth)