Books I'd like to give:

Modern Cast Iron
Ashley L. Jones

...because I happen to live with a chef ;)

Vesper Flights
Helen McDonald

This is a book I so enjoyed reading that I’m anxious to give that same pleasure to fellow readers.

Books I'd like to receive:

The Antiquarian Sticker Book

—um, beautiful bookish stickers….YES PLEASE

When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through
Joy Harjo, editor, with Leanne Howe & Jennifer Elise Forester

I’m anxious to dive into this anthology of poetry and discover new-to-me poets

The Shadow King
Maaza Mengiste

This looks like an amazing book of historical fiction that I would tear through.

Books I'd like to give:

One Night Two Souls Went Walking
Ellen Cooney

This lovely book about a young hospital chaplain is on its way to a friend who is also a hospital chaplain.

How the World Looks to a Bee
Don Glass

This is the perfect book for anyone who has ever been asked why the sky is blue. It’s full of interesting factoids about the natural world.

A Walk Around the Block
Spike Carlson

When we’re staying close to home these days, a book about the wonders of the world right outside our doors sounds like a good choice.

Regardless of political affiliation, we can all seek ways of connecting in our fractured society, and this book has tools to help do so.

Books I'd like to receive:

Tending the Valley: A Prairie Restoration Odyssey
Alice D’Alessio

I enjoy both spending time in nature and reading memoirs. This account of a couple striving to reestablish prairie in Wisconsin’s Driftless Area, appeals to both of these interests.

The Wolf’s Trail: An Ojibwe Story Told by Wolves
Thomas Peacock

This book was praised by the Star Tribune as a “quiet masterpiece” and an opportunity for those who aren’t Ojibwe to learn more about their culture. I am intrigued by the idea of the story being told by wolves and believe that the book would provide a window into Native American culture.

A book I'd like to give:

How to Astronaut
Terry Virts

I’ve already sent this book to a buddy who shares my interest in the space program.

Bob's review from July.

Is This Anything?
Jerry Seinfeld

Well, who wouldn’t want a book of a comedian’s greatest bits?

Weird Earth
Donald Prothero

This promises to be an amusing and scientific look at some of the strange events in our world. Sounds right up my alley!

Books I'd like to give:

Daylight
David Baldacci

My husband is a big fan of David Baldacci so Daylight is a no-brainer for him. 

One Night Two Souls Went Walking
Ellen Cooney

I believe my granddaughter-in-law, who is a doctor, will find inspiration and satisfaction in these tough times by reading One Night Two Souls Went Walking by Ellen Cooney. 

The Antiquarian Sticker Book

I think my daughter-in-law and her two daughters would have fun creating neat stuff from The Antiquarian Sticker Book.

A book I'd like to receive:

American Gospel
Lin Enger

After hearing Lin Enger speak at Beagle and Wolf’s virtual event, I'd like to try his new book American Gospel. The story is set in Minnesota on a farm near a lake, which sounds like it could be right down the road from us.

A book I'd like to give:

Great Adaptations
Kenneth Catania

Sometimes I do judge a book by its cover. This is an intriguing one.

Books I'd like to receive:

When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through
Joy Harjo, editor, with Leanne Howe & Jennifer Elise Forester

I watched a virtual event with Joy Harjo and two other authors included in this anthology. I don’t read poetry very often, but these poems by native Americans reached me. The book has 160 poets representing nearly 100 first nations. The book is organized geographically, and then chronologically within each area. It traces how America has evolved for the people who were here first. Joy Harjo is the US Poet Laureate, for the third time.

The video above is from the American Writers Museum in Chicago. You can get on their email list to learn about future virtual events.

Vesper Flights
Halen Macdonald

I don’t read a lot of non-fiction either, but I loved H Is for Hawk so I’d like to give this a try.

Jen's review from July.

Books I'd like to give:

The Fountains of Silence
Ruta Sepetys

Cascade's review from October 2019.

The Dead Are Arising
Tamara Payne

Books I'd like to receive:

Vesper Flight
Helen Macdonald

The Antiquarian Sticker Book