I bet I’ve gifted two dozen copies of each this year alone. If you’re looking for a great book to give as a gift, these are my go-to’s. My personal library is a bit out of control and I know not everyone has the appetite or space to collect books like I do so I thought I would try and narrow down my very favorite books by category if you’re looking for some new titles to add to your own collection. Now every time someone I follow or admire writes a book I pre-order multiple copies and try to spread the word in every way that I can. But it wasn’t until I became an author myself that I realized what an undertaking it is to make a book. I have always had such gratitude for people who take the time to share their wisdom, experience, and gifts with the world through books. I can’t remember a time when we didn’t max out the limit of 100 books per library card! I was always trying to make a deal with the librarian to sneak in a couple more.Įven now, I am still just as obsessed with books, and any time I find a bookstore (which sadly is becoming so rare), I can’t leave empty-handed even though my home library is overflowing to the point of having books stacked on the floor and in every corner of the house. When they were small we visited the library at least once a week and had to have two library cards so that we could check out as many books as we wanted. I definitely passed my love of reading on to our kids. I was always apologizing to the librarians for having such a long request list, but they never made me feel bad about being so curious and always helped me on my quest to find as much information as possible on my latest obsession.

I was so curious about so many things and the library fed that curiosity. All of the librarians knew me by name and would go to great lengths to help me find new books I hadn’t read or gather my long list of special requests and order them in for me.īefore the internet was the amazing search tool that it is, books and first-hand experience were the only ways to learn about something new. I have been obsessed with books and the library ever since I was a little kid.

Eat pray die by chelsea field