Publishing Insider

Mary Not Contrary

Mary McCarthy of the wonderful Harry W. Schwartz Bookshops in Milwaukee has been a friend for more years than we care to say, and courtesy of Shelf Awareness, here's a link to Mary's reading and gift picks via her radio talks. See Schwartz's holiday guide at this link, too.

New England picks

The selection by New England indies - the first indies, you might say - of their holiday book picks.

Rocky Mountain hi

Our friends in the Rocky Mountain States have put together a beautiful holiday catalog.

California Dreamin'

Check out the Northern California Independent Bookseller holiday picks at nciba.com

Simon sez don't!

Avoid the Simon Mall gift card. Full of hidden fees and penalties. There are many better options.

Upper Midwest holiday picks

From our friends based in the Twin Cities, a wonderful holiday gift selection from the heartland.

Great Lakes gifts

The offerings in the Great Lakes Booksellers Association holiday catalog are online for your perusal. You can click on a simple title list or the full color catalog pages. It's a 5 MB pdf but sure is purty.

cool yule

The Ecco Book of Christmas Stories: A collection of Christmas stories by a selection of eminent writers including Alice Munro, Graham Greene, Truman Capote and John Cheever.

other publisher pick

Could Melville House's Sister Bernadette's Barking Dog, by Kitty Burns Florey, be the next Eats, Shoots and Leaves? Subtitle: The Quirky History and Lost Art of Diagramming Sentences.

cookie!!!

Mouse Cookies & More: A Treasury By Laura Numeroff; Illustrated by Felicia Bond

This one volume, special treasury edition features four complete books from the If You Give…Book™ series, an original CD with jazzy songs and celebrity readings, tasty recipes, games, activities and more  I love these books and you can check out more about Mouse, Moose, Pig and friends.