The holiday gift readers want most is the book they asked for Maya Mukherjee for ThriftBooks Nov 12, 2026 Nov 12, 2026 Updated 50 mins ago 0 A person wrapping a book as a Christmas gift with green paper and other wrapped gifts and materials. Cecilia Di Dio // Shutterstock Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Maya Mukherjee for ThriftBooks kAm*@F’C6 D4C@==:?8 E9C@F89 3@@<D =2E6 2E ?:89E H96? @?6 4@G6C ;F>AD @FE 2E J@F] xE D66>D A6C764E 7@C E96 A6CD@? 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