[BHE 294] Jolabokaflod Singapore Version

Myra here.

Every Sunday, we make it a point to share our (fairly) recent book acquisitions and our book hunting expeditions. We feature books that managed to find their way into our hands and our shelves. This week, I am excited to share our annual Christmas Book Flood loot. We usually prepare this ahead of time – like months ahead of time, because we order via Book Depository, hence we need to make sure there is ample time for the books to reach us before Christmas.

Christmas Book Flood Loot (Teenage Daughter Version)

The Sun And Her Flowers by Rupi Kaur, Milk And Honey by Rupi Kaur.

Flux by Orion Carloto.

When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon, If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo.

Scythe by Neal Shusterman, They Both Die At The End by Adam Silvera.

Girl Mans Up by M-E Girard.

Because you can’t go wrong with this: Mythology – Timeless Tales Of Gods and Heroes by Edith Hamilton and Illustrations by Jim Tierney.

X-men Operation Zero Tolerance by Scott Lobdell and Larry Hama and John Francis Moore – this one I got from the Big Bad Wolf Book Fair in Malaysia; Duran Duran, Imelda Marcos, and Me: A Graphic Memoir by Lorina Mapa.

A boxed set of Locke & Key Slipcase Set: Welcome to Love Craft, Head Games, Crown Of Shadows, Keys to the Kingdom, Clockworks, Alpha & Omega by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez, and Heaven And Earth by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez.

Harry Potter And The Prisoner of Azkaban by J. K. Rowling and Illustrated by Jim Kay.

Newt Scamander’s Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them by J. K. Rowling and Illustrated by Olivia Lomenech Gill, Harry Potter: A Journey Through A History Of Magic by the British Library.

Birthday Loot

My daughter turned 16 a few days before Christmas, and this was her birthday book loot:

Fight Like A Girl – 50 Feminists Who Changed The World by Laura Barcella, Dear Me: More Letters To My Sixteen Year Old Self edited by Joseph Galliano.

Clearly, she loved it. And before the night was over, she got these too:

Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice On Love And Life from Dear Sugar by Cheryl Strayed, Harry Potter: A History Of Magic by the British Library.

My Book Loot

Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver. Clearly, one of my best book gifts this Christmas.

House Of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski, Alamut by Vladimir Bartol.

The Book Of Dust Volume One: La Belle Sauvage by Philip Pullman.

The Familiar Book One: One Rainy Day In May by Mark Z. Danielewski, The Familiar Book Two: Into The Forest by Mark Z. Danielewski.

The Familiar Book Three: Honeysuckle & Pain by Mark Z. Danielewski, The Familiar Book Four: Hades by Mark Z. Danielewski.

The Man In The High Castle by Philip K. Dick, Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor.

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro, The Angel Of Darkness by Caleb Carr.

The Seven Good Years by Etgar Keret, Suddenly A Knock On The Door by Etgar Keret, Tel Aviv Noir edited by Etgar Keret & Assaf Gavron. Etgar Keret is a new discovery for me through the Singapore Writers Festival 2017.

The Metamorphosis And Other Stories by Franz Kafka, Man’s Search For Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl.

The Color Of Water by James McBride, The Night Trilogy (Night | Dawn | Day) by Elie Wiesel.

An Unnecessary Woman by Rabih Alameddine, The History Of Love by Nicole Krauss.

The Book Of Embraces by Eduardo Galeano.

The Conference Of The Birds by Attar and Translated by Sholeh Wolpe, Sin: Selected Poems Of Forugh Farrokhzad translated by Sholeh Wolpe – another Singapore Writers Festival 2017 discovery.

How about you? What are the books that found their way into your hands this Christmas? Do share!