April Blogging from A to Z Challenge: December 2025

Or maybe I think that because I’m a bookworm. LOL.

Some of the greatest gifts I’ve received throughout my life are books. Specifically, books that showed that the person behind the gift knew me well enough to choose the right topic when they bought the book.

This is the time of year when people normally exchange gifts (though books make great gifts year-round!). Compared to other things, say those snazzy noise-cancelling headphones, books are an inexpensive gift. You can buy an entire twelve book series in paperback and have change left over instead of buying those headphones…

Am I pushing books too much?

Reading is good for you!

· Improves sleep.
· Reduces stress.
· Improves memory.
· Develops and increases empathy.
· Increases vocabulary.
· Improves writing skills.
· Boosts imagination.
· Exercises your brain.
· Expands your knowledge.
· Enhances imagination.

There are many more benefits from reading for pleasure than all this and for your mental health and overall wellbeing.

Give reading a chance.

So where can you get books? Well, you can give a loved-one a library card (help them get theirs from their local library) so they can access all the books (physical and digital) their library offers. You can get them a subscription from a service like Kobo Plus (eBooks and audiobooks). Or you can buy them books (eBooks, audiobooks, paperbacks, hardbacks, special editions – the choices are only limited by your imagination). You can buy books online, in bookstores, or directly from authors (from their websites or a Kickstarter campaign).