I know Ann and I have given recommended many books to give as gifts this holiday season, but I’ve got just one more… I discovered this book too late to include it in the Gift Guide, but it still deserves to be wrapped up and given to all of your bibliophile friends.

50 Things to Do with a Book (Now That Reading is Dead) is written and illustrated by famed satirist Bruce McCall. You’d probably recognize McCall’s artwork if you’ve ever subscribed to the New Yorker. (One of my favorite covers of his features a mummy family posing for a photo in front the Temple of Dendur at the Metropolitan Museum of Art).

As the title implies, the book is filled with, shall we say, “alternative” uses for books, including this one which is illustrated on the cover:

“Kill a Mockingbird’ by hiding in the bushes and flinging a copy of this famous book at the first mouthy little avian to appear. A stuffed bird does just as well. A badminton bird is a last resort.

Each one is paired with a hilarious McCall image. As I said earlier, this a perfect gift for your book-loving friends. Let’s prove that parenthetical subtitle wrong!
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