So the lovely Tundra Books recently issued these utterly swoonworthy paperback editions of L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables series, and I literally cannot look away. This is a series that is very near and dear to my heart as my mother read them all aloud to me as a girl, but which strangely I've never really set about collecting pretty editions of (or even matching ones). I know. I shock myself. And it seems they may only be available in Canada at present. But these? These are the ones, guys.
This year really came through reading-wise. Initially, I didn't know what to expect. And I think I was a little surprised to find myself feeling a strong pull right from the beginning of the year to published books. I tried quite a few new-to-me authors with more abandon than I have in recent years—something I'm proud of and hope to continue. Not all of them worked in just an Angie-like way, but regret never entered the room. I passed them on. To the Little Free Libraries in my neighborhood, to the used bookstore down the street that I love, to my own public library in donations. Someone will love them. It didn't have to be me. And I loved giving them that little push along their way to the homes of the people who would soak up their words and hold them tight. What a gift books are. How much I need them and how grateful I am at the end of this year for the ones that came and continued on their way—but most especially for the ones that came to stay. And so, as has long bee...

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ReplyDeleteOMG, I need these. Those are beautiful - the colors especially! Wow.
ReplyDeleteBest. Covers. Ever.
ReplyDeleteRight? I mean, yeah.
ReplyDeleteNeed is the word. I'm suddenly stalking Canadian booksellers.
ReplyDeleteThey really are. I need them on my shelves ASAP.
ReplyDeleteOoooooooo...I think I need these. Immediately!
ReplyDeleteI know! So beautifully designed.
ReplyDeleteI really really need these.
ReplyDeleteOMG! I need these, but I just got the collection with the old covers!! GAH!
ReplyDeleteThey're perfect.
ReplyDeleteOh no! Sigh. I hate it when I do that. Unknowingly, of course. But still.
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