You started the holiday season with the best advice. You made your list early and then checked it twice. You promised you’d get it done, with plenty of time to spare. But here it is, December 22, and half of your gifts, well, they just aren’t there.
We get it. When life gets life-ing, the holiday spirit gets put on pause. But you still have a few more hours to pull together a stack of gifts—the type that always fits—with plenty of choices to make everyone you love smile. We’re talking about a good book. And, thanks to Amazon, you can get these in time to use the good wrapping paper. And if you’re really last-minute, make it an instant Kindle or Audible download.
For the kid who wants to make the world better, a new children’s book about Rosa Parks and her quiet, yet epic defiance on a long Montgomery, Alabama, city bus back in December 1955 will show them that the smallest acts can bring on the biggest change. A book on Mae Jemison, the first woman of color to head into space, will take them out of this world, while a child-friendly read on Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman will show them the power of words.
If there’s a woman in your life who just takes on too much, a new book on self-care and generational healing will be the perfect companion to a soothing bath bomb and candle set. And there’s no better time to devour a few love tales than through the holiday break. All Boys Aren’t Blue author George M. Johnson and middle-grade series writer Leah Johnson have teamed up for a holiday romcom that’s carrying us all through the new year.
Jewell Parker Rhodes’ award-winning, NYT best-selling book, Ghost Boys, has been transformed. This supernatural read that sheds light on young Black men whose lives were extinguished way too early is now a searing graphic novel. If you really want to get the conversation going at this year’s holiday table, put this one under the tree.
Turn your holidays into a whole heady vibe. Hook up your family and friends with a real brain power glow-up with books from dope authors this December to make the season merry… and read.
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