Attention Web-mart shoppers!  Today is commonly called “Cyber Monday,” the sequel to Black Friday.  In other words, people are shopping–today, mostly online.  If you’re looking to get the reader in your life a little sumpin-sumpin, take a look at the following recommendations below.  If they’re helpful, go on over to author Declan Finn’s page, because sharing this kind of list was totally his very brilliant idea.

Forgive me for getting myself out of the way first, but for the mystery lover in your life, there’s always Don’t You Forget About Me.  Then there’s Jane_E, Friendless Orphan:  A Memoir for the science fiction adventurer on your list.

Then for the kiddos I recommend:

• Dear God, I Don’t Get It by Patti Maguire Armstrong.  My review is here.  Buy the book on Amazon here.
• The King’s Gambit by John McNichol.  My review is here.  Buy the book on Amazon here.
• The Shubert the Firefly series by Dr. Becky A. Bailey, illustrated by James Hrkach.  My review is here.  Buy the books on Amazon here.
• Stout Hearts and Whizzing Biscuits:  A Patria Novel by Daniel McInerney.  My review is here.  Buy the book on Amazon here.

Non-fiction for the grown-ups in your life:

• Strange Gods by Elizabeth Scalia.  My review is here.  Buy the book on Amazon here. 
• Fleeting Glimpses of the Silly, Sentimental and Sublime by Michael Seagriff.  My review is here.  Buy the book on Amazon here.
• God’s Bucket List by Teresa Tomeo.  My review is here.  Buy the book on Amazon here.
• Cultivating God’s Garden Through Lent by Margaret Rose Realy.  My review is here.  Buy the book on Amazon here.
• Race with the Devil by Joseph Pearce.  My review is here.  Buy the book on Amazon here.
• Classroom Management for Catechists by Jennifer Fitz.  My review is here.  Buy the book on Amazon here.
• Dog in the Gap by Lisa Delay and Doug Jackson.  My review is here.  Buy the book on Amazon here.

Last but not least of my personal recs, here’s some fiction, a.k.a. “brain candy”:

• Death Panels by Michelle Buckman.  My review is here.  Buy the book on Amazon here.
• Bleeder and Viper by John Desjarlais.  My reviews are here (Bleeder, Viper).  Buy the books on Amazon here.  
• Treason by Dena Hunt.  My review is here.  Buy the book on Amazon here.
• Murder in the Vatican: The Church Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes by Ann Margaret Lewis.  My review is here.  Buy the book on Amazon here.
• Sons of Cain by Val Bianco.  My review is here.  Buy the book on Amazon here.
• Stealing Jenny by Ellen Gable.  My review is here.  Buy the book on Amazon here.
• Angela’s Song by AnnMarie Creedon.  Buy the book (and find my review) on Amazon here.  

Now for some other books I’ve not read yet but which are getting heavy buzz on the Catholic Writers Guild Facebook page:

• In Name Only by Ellen Gable
• End of the Road by Amy Bennett
• Palace of the Twelve Pillars and Palace of the Three Crosses by Chris Weigand
• Mind Over Mind and Greater Treasures by Karina Fabian
• Five Lessons from the Carmelite Saints That Will Change Your Life by Connie Rossini
• Fools, Liars, Cheaters and Other Bible Heroes by Barbara Hosbach
• A Pius Man:  A Holy Thriller and Codename: Winterborn by Declan Finn
• Tristan’s Travels by Karl Bjorn Erikson

Happy shopping, my Advent-agious peoples!