Giveaway: What’s the Most Meaningful Bookish Gift You’ve Ever Given?

This giveaway is sponsored by Read It Forward. Read It Forward is a Book Geek’s best friend. Since 2008, Read It Forward has been surprising readers with weekly giveaways, behind-the-scenes sneak peeks at new titles and new voices, and literary lifestyle chats. Discover your next great read … read it first and pass it on! ____________________ We’ve just left the season of giving, but we all know that gifting books is a year-round activity. Birthdays, graduations, anniversaries, as a bribe to get someone to read your favorite novel, just because- these are all great reasons to give someone the gift of a book. For this giveaway, we want to know the story behind the most meaningful book you’ve ever given as a gift. Tell us your story in a paragraph or two in the form below (500 words or less, please). We’ll pick our 3 favorites, and all 3 finalists will receive a prize pack of 2 books from the folks at Read It Forward: The Martian by Andy Weir and Bonita Avenue by Peter Buwalda! Book Riot readers will vote on their favorite story, and the entry with the most votes wins a Grand Prize Pack of 10 books:

• The Martian
• Bonita Avenue
• Dead Wake