3rd annual Jolabokaflod! Icelandic tradition of giving/receiving books

"It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year......"

Last year we picked our favorite book from 2023, this year pick your favorite book from 2020 to present day! The book that made you sigh when you put it down because it was so good. :)

1. BUY your favorite book from the above criteria and wrap it up. Do not put your name on it.

2. BUY a cute bookmark to gift as well! Insert it into the book.

The tradition is known as Jolabokaflod, which translates roughly to "Christmas book flood" in English.
Jolabokaflod started during World War II, when paper was one of the few things not rationed in Iceland. Because of this, Icelanders gave books as gifts while other commodities were in short supply, turning them into a country of bookaholics to this day, according to jolabokaflod.org.