It’s the most wonderful time of the year, tralalalala!

It’s the time when you get to buy lots of books! Some of which you will sneakily read before you give them to other people *coughnotmecough* Some of which will be for the impressionable minds of nieces and nephews and children and god-children to make sure they grow up Properly, in which case I recommend Huw Powell, Stephanie Burgis, Diana Wynne Jones, and Terry Pratchett’s Tiffany Aching books, all of which I have bought at one time or another to improve said impressionable young minds….

If the minds are older and less impressionable, may I direct you to the fine catalogue of Kristell Ink, purveyors of excellent fantasy and science fiction? Also Angry Robot, and, if you like something a bit more alternative, Wizard’s Tower? (where you can also pick up a copy of Airship Shape…