Today’s Top Ten Tuesday is Books I Hope That Santa Brings/Bookish Wishes. I spent a good amount of time yesterday (Dec 23) drafting a post for today, “X Posts to Get to Know Me as a Blogger”. Then I realized I had essentially already done that earlier this year in “A Falling Letters Timeline“, where I listed my favourite posts by year 
So instead I have decided to participate in this week’s TTT. Usually, I have about half a dozen books on my Christmas wishlist, the majority being books I have already read and know I love. Gifts received for Christmas and then my birthday a couple months later are the main ways I grow my book collection. This year, I also drew up a broader (ie books I haven’t read yet) wishlist for The Broke and Bookish’s Secret Santa, so I have included below some titles (#6-10) from that list as well.
- Babel by RF Kuang
- Read and reviewed in 2023, this is a book I would like to have on my shelves.
- Tidal Creatures (Alchemical Journeys #3) by Seanan McGuire
- I was pretty shocked a month or two ago when I noticed I don’t actually have a copy of this! I could have sworn I preordered one…
- Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear (Wayward Children #10) by Seanan McGuire
- A preorder of the newest Wayward Children book has been a staple of my Christmas wishlist for the past few years
- Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher
- I can see Kingfisher becoming a staple on my shelves (last Christmas, I received Nettle & Bone.)
- Pity, Power, and Tolkien’s Ring: To Rule the Fate of Many by Thomas P. Hillman
- I am keen to acquire a copy of this book by a fellow blogger!
- Tolkien’s Modern Reading: Middle-earth Beyond the Middle Ages by Holly Ordway
- Another Tolkien title from the TBR
- The Wordhord: Daily Life in Old English by Hana Videen
- I added this non-fiction title to the list to mix things up and cos I’d probably have to ILL it if I wanted to read it
- Wînipêk: Visions of Canada from an Indigenous Centre by Niigan Sinclair
- Essay collection using my hometown as a focal point for discussion on the reality of Indigenous life across the country
- Whale Fall by Elizabeth O’Connor
- Historical fiction (remote Welsh island in the late 1930s)
- All the Murmuring Bones by A.G. Slater
- Historical fiction (horror? dark fairy tale? with mermaids! or something…)
Merry Christmas! 
What’s on your book wishlist?
I’ve only heard of Babel here LOL.
My TTT: https://laurieisreading.com/2024/12/24/top-ten-tuesday-end-of-year-2024-reading-goals-check-in/
It is probably the stand-out read of all these books, haha
I really should read Babel sometime. It sounds good.
Here is my Top Ten Tuesday.
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I hope you find all these under your tree! I really want to read Babel.
Thanks AJ! Babel is an intense read; I can highly recommend it.
Merry Christmas, May all your bookish wishes come true!
Thank-you
Happy to share that I received two books from this list under my Christmas tree!
I want to get Babel too. Great list!
Thanks! I feel like Babel will become a classic to reread in the future, so I’d love to have a copy.
I’m very interested in Sinclair’s book too! I never remember to ask for specific books for the holidays but I have started a shelf on goodreads for books I’ve read that I’d like to own, to keep in mind when I’m in bookstores
That sounds like a good strategy! I’ve got Sinclair’s book on hold now. Luckily I got in the queue before it won the GG but I think it will still be a few months before it comes in.
A great looking list. I hope you got what you wanted. I was lucky enough to get an arc of the new wayward children book.
Thanks!
I did receive PITY, POWER, AND TOLKIEN’S RING as well as the new Wayward Children preorder.
Glad to hear you got a couple of these! I’m interested in Babel, Thornhedge, and All the Murmuring Bones …
Thanks Lory! I can certainly vouch for Babel and Thornhedge. Thornhedge is one of my top 2024 reads.