Gayle and Nicole are back with the second half of our 2019 Holiday Gift Guide. (http://thereaderlyreport.com/2019/11/27/2019-holiday-gift-guide-part-i/ (Here is Part I of the Holiday Gift Guide).) We offer suggestions for a wide variety of readers on your list – mostly books but some “book-adjacent” items as well. We also look at the https://www.bookofthemonth.com/referCode/?referCode=o24hfc367de&show_box=true (December Book of the Month picks) and catch up on where we are with our 2019 reading challenges. DECEMBER BOOK OF THE MONTH PICKS https://amzn.to/37Xyifn (Dear Edward) by Ann Napolitano https://amzn.to/37XYRRQ (Red, White & Royal Blue) by Casey McQuiston https://amzn.to/2OJAlfM (Long Bright River) by Liz Moore https://amzn.to/2RbO1Sc (The Glittering Hour) by Iona Grey https://amzn.to/2DFCYZG (The Wives) by Tarryn Fisher WHAT WE’VE BEEN READING https://amzn.to/2Yj7diF (Charlotte Sometimes) by Penelope Farmer https://amzn.to/2DAZO4w (Interpreter of Maladies) by Jhumpa Lahiri http://www.everydayiwritethebookblog.com/2019/01/the-2019-ediwtb-reading-challenge/ (2019 Everyday I Write The Book Reading Challenge) https://amzn.to/2DChFYP (Descent) by Tim Johnston https://amzn.to/34SeQix (The Current) by Tim Johnston https://amzn.to/2OFJCW4 (Uncanny Valley) by Anna Weiner https://amzn.to/34JU5Ft (Loner) by Teddy Wayne (http://www.everydayiwritethebookblog.com/2018/02/loner-by-teddy-wayne/ (Gayle’s review here)) https://tv.apple.com/us/show/the-morning-show/umc.cmc.25tn3v8ku4b39tr6ccgb8nl6m?itscg=MC_20000&itsct=atvp_brand_omd&mttnagencyid=1625&mttncc=US&mttnpid=305109&mttnsiteid=143238&mttnsubad=OUS2019800-1 (The Morning Show on Apple+) FOR FANS OF LITERARY FICTION https://amzn.to/382Grj0 (The Nickel Boys) by Colson Whitehead (http://www.everydayiwritethebookblog.com/2019/10/the-nickel-boys-by-colson-whitehead/ (Gayle’s review here)) https://amzn.to/2r5Vs2J (Our Souls At Night) by Kent Haruf (http://www.everydayiwritethebookblog.com/2019/01/our-souls-at-night-by-kent-haruf/ (Gayle’s review here)) https://amzn.to/35SIOTt (The Great Believers) by Rebecca Makkai (http://www.everydayiwritethebookblog.com/2019/01/the-great-believers-by-rebecca-makkai/ (Gayle’s review here)) https://amzn.to/2YdxvTo (An American Marriage) by Tayari Jones (http://www.everydayiwritethebookblog.com/2018/03/an-american-marriage-by-tayari-jones/ (Gayle’s review here)) FOR YOUR FRIEND WHO LIKES WEIRD STORIES https://amzn.to/2Yje1Nf (The Need) by Helen Philips FOR YOUR FRIEND WHO NEEDS A DISTRACTION https://amzn.to/2Rg1xUT (Where the Crawdads Sing )by Delia Owens (http://www.everydayiwritethebookblog.com/2019/06/where-the-crawdads-sing-by-delia-owens/ (Gayle’s review here)) https://amzn.to/2r8T7nz (Forever Is The Worst Long Time) by Camille Pagan (http://www.everydayiwritethebookblog.com/2019/06/forever-is-the-worst-long-time-by-camille-pagan/ (Gayle’s review here)) https://amzn.to/2DHkEiw (The Last) by Hanna Jameson https://amzn.to/2YdxK0K (The Two Lila Bennetts) by Liz Fenton

(see the full post http://thereaderlyreport.com/2019/12/03/2019-holiday-gift-guide-part-2/ (here))