Have you noticed that a lot of “Best of 2020” reading lists are starting to come out? I recently saw Time’s 100 Must-Read Books and The Guardian also has their Best Books of 2020 list. I think these are helpful if you are trying to buy a book for someone and don’t know where to start. I love to see the lists and see if any of my favorite books have ended up on there.
One list I’ve really liked is the 89 Best Book Covers of 2020. Some of these are so striking and would make great posters.
I love to do my best of the year reading list too but I wait until the last possible minute to share it because I always wonder if my favorite book of the year could still be ahead.
Moving on, I’m so glad the weekend is here. This week felt so long and I’m ready to enjoy some downtime. I’ve been thinking about Christmas cards and making some. There are some years I haven’t even sent any but last year I made some and had a lot of fun.
Then I think, who am I kidding, I don’t have time! If I do make any it’s got to be this weekend though so I can at least get them in the mail soon. Let me know if you’d like a card and I’d love to add send you one. Can’t promise that it will be handmade but I do have some box Christmas cards as a back-up plan. Haha…
I hope you have a great weekend ahead and would love to hear what your weekend plans and if you’re already putting together your favorites of the year list.
I got your beautiful letter yesterday! Thanks , Iliana! I love making my own Christmas missives, but this year, I too am going to rely on some cards from places I’ve donated to–like the Wilderness Society. The photos are just gorgeous! So it will be a mix of Christmas postcards, letters, and some lovely professional cards. 🙂
I have noticed all the best of lists coming out. I have managed to avoid the temptation until yesterday when I went down the rabbit hole that was NPR’s and followed it up with Lithub’s.
I can’t believe Christmas is just two weeks from Friday! Every other month of 2020 seemed to drag on for years, but December is speeding by like a bullet train. We didn’t send out Christmas cards last year or the year before (death in the family and my husband’s gall bladder surgery), but I’m hoping to send a few this year. Normally, I would have started in on them in November, but once again, my husband’s health (shoulder replacement surgery) seemed to take up a lot of my spare time. Maybe I’ll send out New Year’s cards. 🙂 I am beginning to put together my Best Reads of 2020 list, which is always fun. I love looking back on what I’ve read during the year. I’ll probably only squeeze a couple more in before the 31st, but I’m pretty pleased with my reading for the year.
I prefer to wait until the end of the year to post my best of list too. I feel like it’s cheating if I call the race before all the contenders have crossed the finish line. LOL
I did photo cards again this year and got them in the mail before Thanksgiving. I sometimes do a letter, but didn’t this time around. I am waiting on one more gift to come in the mail.
I hope you are enjoying your week.
I’m a stickler about EOY lists, I really want them to come out at the END of the YEAR. But I did really enjoy playing with the NPR Book Concierge, which lets you play with tagging to locate particular books of interest to you (whether for gift-buying or your many reading selves).
I still can’t believe Christmas is just around the corner. This year seems to fly by quickly without much accomplishment (at least to me) due to the pandemic. Hopefully next year will be better!
I haven’t done my best 2020 books list yet! I figured there’s still some time and who knows I might come across some books that might make it on the list? 😉