214: SMDB Gift Guide 2023
In This Episode:
Sarah joins Christopher in the Damn Library she co-owns to drink martinis and talk about good ideas for holiday gifting, from books to subscriptions to games to cocktail accoutrements and more.
THE EP. 214 BOOKSHELF
WHAT'D YOU BUY?:
Sarah: Stay True by Hua Hsu, candy canes
Christopher: Great Expectations by Vinson Cunningham, The Sleepwalkers by Scarlett Thomas, Foster Dade Explores the Cosmos by Nash Jenkins
GIFTS:
Hendrick’s Gin Variations, FloraDora and Lunar
High West Barrel Finished Manhattan
Luxardo Cherries
Amarena Toshi Cherries
Smoked Salt
Beautiful Glassware to swan around with
The Mini Bar by PUNCH Magazine
The Cocktail Codex by Alex Day, David Kaplan, and Nick Fauchald
Swing Top Bottles, funnel, sieve
Weighted Blanket
Kaweco Sport Fountain Pen
Rewordable Card Game
Q-Less Dice Game
Subscriptions:
Still Alive Magazine
One Story
Oh Reader
Libro.fm Gift Subscription
50 Pies, 50 States by Stacey Mei Yan Fong
Dalí: Les Diners De Gala by Salvador Dalí, translated by J. Peter Moore
A book you love, inscribed
A formative graphic novel (a la Persepolis, Fun Home, Black Hole, My Favorite Thing is Monsters, Blankets, Watchmen)
Parnassus On Wheels by Christopher Morley
The Haunted Bookshop by Christopher Morley
Burn it Down!: Feminist Manifestos for the Revolution by Breanne Fahs
BUYER BEWARE:
Book Nook/Shelf Decor Kits
Candles
Book Lights
Mugs
GIVING:
Books Through Bars NYC
Hearts and Bones Rescue
Brooklyn Public Library