The most giftable books of the year

Plus the first of the best-of-the-year lists and the benefits of reading backlist

Hey, readers!

This week has been a good one. Thursday was Thanksgiving here in the US, but the holiday looked a lot different this year because of the pandemic. My husband and I got to have an outdoor, distanced Thanksgiving meal with my mom, which I feel incredibly grateful for. We had our celebration on Wednesday, so the Thursday holiday itself was ext…