12 Christmas Gifts For Literature Addicts

I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life -- a beautiful, giftable collection of essays from literary tastemaker and matchmaker Anne Bogel, creator of ModernMrsDarcy.com and the popular What Should I Read Next?

Contributor: Brianna DeWitt from Baker Publishing Group

Women hold up half the sky and, most days, do even more of the heavy lifting including childbearing and child-rearing. All after a long day at the office. Women have always been strong, true heroes - sheroes, oftentimes unacknowledged. 

As we shake off the last traces of a major patriarchal hangover, women are coming into their own. In the 21st Century, all women can fully embrace their fiery fem power and celebrate their no-holds-barred individuality. It is time to acknowledge the successful women of the world. 

From the foremothers who blazed trails and broke barriers, to today's women warriors from sports, science, cyberspace, city hall, the lecture hall, and the silver screen, The Book of Awesome Women paints 200 portraits of powerful and inspiring role models for women and girls poised to become super women of the future. 

Contributor: Christina McCall from Mango Publishing

The book: 

• Explores the *drama* of the urban classroom 
• Reveals reasons why teachers should not change careers (as so many of them do) 
• Is a quick read 

Contributor: Alison Earle from Advanced Placement Learning 

Happy Rosy Day is a designer stationery and lifestyle brand that is on a mission to brighten your day with delightful products designed to bring beauty, inspiration, gratitude, and joy to everyday moments. A portion of profits are donated to charities. 

Contributor: Zakiyya Rosebelle from Happy Rosy Day

The best way to hold your place in a book is with this bookmark. It’s extremely clever and you’ll always want to use it. The perfect gift for your literature-loving friend. 

Contributor: Caleb Backe from Maple Holistics

This bag is not only useful but it’s also unique. You won’t find a lot of people who have it or anything similar to it. Give it to your friend who loves classic literature as well as wearing statement pieces. 

Contributor: Caleb Backe from Maple Holistics

This journal is so cute and stylish. It can be used for school or pleasure. Your literature lover will enjoy logging and reflecting on their thoughts, feelings, and observations in their new leather journal. Inside, you friend or loved one can log the books they have read over the year and look back on their accomplishments. Book lovers often like writing and reading, so they'll love this easy-to-carry journal because it can fit in a purse. 

Contributor: Katie Ziskind from Wisdom Within Counseling

In *Cowboy Barbecue*, chef and restaurateur Adrian Davila celebrates traditions of Latin America and Texas, taking inspiration from the vaquero lifestyle of his own family history. For three generations, Davila's BBQ in Seguin, TX has infused classic brisket, ribs, and sausage with Latin flavors and ingredients. 

Davila goes beyond standard grilling in this guide, offering techniques for smoking, cooking directly on the embers, underground on a spit, and more. Here, Mesquite Brisket is rubbed with fiery dose of cayenne; Vaquero Chili con Carne is served with Jalapeño Cheese Corn Bread; Smoked Pulled Pork is cooked low and slow, sweetened with Dr Pepper; and everything that goes with barbecue sauce can also be served with tomato, onion, and serrano salsa - fire-roasted of course. 

Contributor: Lynnette Montemayor from Giant Noise

A great stocking stuffer for Litterature addicts: The pitch...Help rescue all these great poems from obscurity for only a dollar and give your loved one(s) an ebook that could just be one of the worst selling books on Amazon.

Contributor: Robert Barrows from R.M. Barrows Advertising & Public Relations 

Artist Gary Sweeney Says Goodbye to His Childhood Home by artist Gary Sweeny. Although this is not a perfect fit for a literature lover, it's a great option if you have room.

Contributor: Gary Sweeny from Gary Sweeny Art

76ers owner Ike Richman invited Wilt Chamberlain to move into his home and he became his son’s roommate. David’s uplifting memoir is filled with triumph, unexpected tragedy, and renewed awakening. 

Contributor: David Richman from Better Angels Publishing

Half the Child also demonstrates how custody affects so many other lives -- , aunts, uncles, cousins. Half the Child  was a semi-finalist in both the James Jones First Novel Competition and the William Faulkner Creative Writing Competition. Novelist Tom De Haven (It's Superman!) stated, It just may be the best novel I've ever read about a father's love. 

Contributor: William J. McGee from Half the Child