Press: Independent booksellers make their holiday picks

(NPR) "+ Rereadings: Seventeen Writers Revisit Books They Love, edited by Anne Fadiman: This is a tiny little book that catches your eye, perfect for book lovers about the process of rereading a favorite.
+ The Accidental Masterpiece: The Art of Life and Vice Versa by Michael Kimmelman: This book is for both the artist and art lover. Kimmelman writes about how you can revisit paintings and remember that life is full of passion and art.
+ Solo: My Adventures in the Air by Clyde Edgerton: In this memoir, Edgerton comes to terms with his love of flying airplanes and his discomfort with being a combat pilot in a war he didn't support (Vietnam).
+ The Reasons I Won't Be Coming by Elliot Perlman: The author of Seven Types of Ambiguity offers nine stories told in different voices in the first person.
+ Poetry Speaks to Children, edited by Elise Paschen, et al: This is a beautiful children's picture book with CD that is also great for those who loved poetry as a child or were scared away from poetry."