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Holiday Gift Guide 2023

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Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss books perfect for holiday gifting!

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It’s happening, readers—we’re bringing paperbacks! Whether you hate carrying around bulky hardcovers, you’re on a budget, you want a wider range of recommendations, or all of the above, you can now get a paperback subscription from TBR, curated just for you by one of our Bibliologists. You can also gift it (and the holidays, they are coming.) Get all the details at mytbr.co.

Books Discussed

All the Fighting Parts – Hannah V. Sawyerr

Happiness Falls – Angie Kim

General Mystery: The Woman in the Library – Sulari Gentill

Psychological suspense/horror crossover: Help for the Haunted – John Searles

True crime: American Fire: Love, Arson, and Life in a Vanishing Land – Monica Hesse

Middle Grade: Spirit Hunters – Ellen Oh

Literary Mystery: The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store – James McBride

Cozy Mystery: Shady Hollow – Juneau Black

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