Who enjoys being filmed?
No one, right? Certainly not me… the moment a camera is pointed in my direction I’m likely to bolt in the other direction. However, when I was contacted by my friends over at Quercus and Jo Fletcher Books about their The greatest gift is the passion for reading Christmas Campaign, I couldn’t help but be intrigued.
Their plan was to invite as many readers, bloggers, Book Tubers and bookshops to share their passion for books during December using the hashtag #GreatestGift as they possibly could.
The idea was that each of those invited would record a video on why we think that books are the greatest books to give for Christmas. Fantasy-Faction was invited, which was a huge honour: the catch, however, being in the word ‘record a video’.
That said, Jo Fletcher & Quercus told me that if I was to take part in the Christmas Campaign that one of our lucky Fantasy-Factioners would be entitled to pick up a special Christmas bundle of books… so I decided to stop being a wimp and earn you guys some books!
All you have to do to be in with a chance to win is Tweet us (@FantasyFaction) with the hashtag #GreatestGift or leave a comment here 🙂
Anyway, here’s my thoughts on why books make the best gift:
So yes, although my nervousness shields somewhat what I am trying to say: I feel that to give a book or novel as a gift for Christmas is not only giving someone an incredible reading experience, but also the key to a very exclusive club. Should they chose to use this key to access local and online communities they will find hundreds, maybe thousands of people who are excited to hear their ideas about what came before the novel, what came after the novel, what wasn’t said in the novel and just generally share their love and appreciation of it. I can’t tell you how many friends I have made because of books and fantasy novels, but I know it is in the hundreds. The opportunity to talk with any of them about a book or to meet a new person who has read the book I am given is truly a special gift.
Thanks again to Jo Fletcher and Quercus Books for the opportunity to embarrass myself live on the Internetz, I hope I didn’t let you down 😉 Make sure you check out the other guys that Jo Fletcher and Quercus have picked out to take part in their Christmas Campaign who are as follows:
Monday 1 December: Reader Dad http://readerdad.co.uk/
Tuesday 2 December: Book Addict Shaun http://www.bookaddictshaun.co.uk/
Wednesday 3 December: Liz Loves Books http://lizlovesbooks.com/
Thursday 4 December: Chick Lit Pad http://chicklitpad.blogspot.co.uk/
Friday 5 December: Bumbling Bibliophile https://www.youtube.com/user/bumblingbibliophile
Monday 8 December: Raven Crime Reads http://ravencrimereads.wordpress.com/
Tuesday 9 December: Fantasy Faction http://fantasy-faction.com/
Wednesday 10 December: Wondorous Reads http://www.wondrousreads.com/
Thursday 11 December: The Mile Long Bookshelf http://www.themilelongbookshelf.com/
Friday 12 December: Destiny Lover https://aloverofbooks.wordpress.com/
Monday 15 December: Parmenion Books http://parmenionbooks.wordpress.com/
Tuesday 16 December: Novelicious http://www.novelicious.com/
Wednesday 17 December: Civilian Reader https://civilianreader.wordpress.com/
Thursday 18 December: Love of a Good Book http://theloveofagoodbook.wordpress.com/
Friday 19 December: Franny and Perks https://frannyandperks.wordpress.com/
