19 Authors Write About the Books They’ve Loved to Give and Receive

(from The Chicago Tribune)

Wrapping paper is superfluous when it comes to books.Traditional books — physical books you can hold in your hands — are ideal packages already. The gift lies between covers: the meaning and feeling conveyed both by the book itself and by the act of giving — an act commemorated, perhaps, b ya thoughtful inscription .We asked a number of authors to tell us about a memorable book they gave or received. Here’s what they told us.
— Jennifer Day, editor of Printers Row Journal

The Perfect Gift