Magazines and newspapers have been making their book gift lists and checking them twice. Here's a sampling:
The New York Times Book Review featured its annual 100 Notable Books.
BusinessWeek offered its "top 10 picks from a particularly strong list of contenders."
"Gift books for gardeners" were highlighted by the Dallas Morning News.
Only "titles that broke out of the pack" made the Boston Globe's list of books that "sparkle diamond bright."
The San Jose Mercury News touted "joyous holiday books" for "the younger ones on your list."
Holiday books for kids were also the focus at the Kansas City Star.
"Season's Gleanings" were featured in the Denver Post's Holiday Gift Guide.
For an English perspective, there was cogent advice in the Sunday Times about "how to buy books for Christmas" as well as a list of favorite books for children.
A list of the year's best reads, as well as "Yo ho ho and a bottle of blood: thrilling books for boys," were featured in the Independent, which also reported that Richard & Judy, "the golden couple of [British] daytime TV," had unveiled their choices for a Christmas books program later this month.
The Hindu presented "books that struck a chord . . . [with] prominent authors, artistes and filmmakers."
Culling its picks from "a year of living bookishly," the Toronto Globe & Mail offered "The Globe 100."