You know what's a great thing to SAFELY do over the holidays? Buy books online from your local indies/ @Bookshop_Org for holiday gifts. I've included some books below (and links to some of my fave indies) if you need some ideas!
I'm a sucker for short story collections and @vanessa_hua's DECEIT & OTHER POSSIBILITIES does NOT disappoint. Why not head over to @GreenAppleBooks & order from there? https://www.greenapplebooks.com/book/9781640093485
You know what's a GREAT store that carries books about our planet? @PointReyesBooks. Treat yourself (or your dad!) to @BenEhrenreich's DESERT NOTEBOOKS (which, no big, was a notable @nytimesbooks of 2020!). https://www.ptreyesbooks.com/book/9781640093539
Who doesn't love ghost stories (that also feature #Beyonce)? @matsudaoko's WHERE THE WILD LADIES is a GREAT gift to purchase over at @booksaremagicbk: https://www.booksaremagic.net/?searchtype=keyword&qs=where+the+wild+ladies+are&qs_file=&q=h.tviewer&using_sb=status&qsb=keyword
A novel about twin Nigerian sisters in the 90s (that I can't stop thinking about) is @thatTola's BLACK SUNDAY (Aspen Words Literary finalist): go buy that from the good people at @EsoWon: https://www.esowonbookstore.com/book/9781948226561
As you should always be thinking about educating yourself/others & fighting systemic racism, I encourage you
to buy WHITE TEARS/BROWN SCARS from the amazing people at @Loyaltybooks: https://libro.fm/audiobooks/9780593399415-white-tears-brown-scars
to buy WHITE TEARS/BROWN SCARS from the amazing people at @Loyaltybooks: https://libro.fm/audiobooks/9780593399415-white-tears-brown-scars
If you're obsessed with reading about NXIVM/cults (who isn't?!) look no further than @chelseabieker's glorious debut novel GODSHOT, which you can order from @DudleysBookShop: https://bookshop.org/books/godshot/9781948226486
If you're a fan of very smart essays about art & culture & thoughts (that @nytimesbooks covered twice!), genius @CampMarmalade's FIGURE IT OUT can be snatched up from the wonderful @skylightbooks: https://www.skylightbooks.com/book/9781593765958
Are you a moody dreamer that knows Wes Anderson movies by heart (no? just me?). @peterrcameron's atmospheric swoony WHAT HAPPENS AT NIGHT is a novel you should snatch up from @BrazosBookstore: https://www.brazosbookstore.com/book/9781948226967