Holiday Book Flood

Jolabokaflod starts now

Rather than Christmas my family celebrates Jolabokaflod, aka Christmas Book Flood, the Icelandic holiday tradition of giving and getting books on Dec 24th. Here's our family celebration details written out in my sketchbook.

So happy early Jolabokaflod to all readers and to my favorite local independent bookstores!!! Here's a video of me reading a holiday poem I wrote just for you! Fair warning it's a parody of a famous Christmas poem.

I hand wrote my poem several times in my poetry sketchbook before I read it in the video. Here's a look at my poetry sketchbook and the final version of the handwritten poem I read aloud.

Here's the list of bookstores mentioned in my poem just in case you want them: (BTW I don't get paid to mention these stores. I just love them and want them to do well)
Vintage Books
Broadway Books
Crooked House Books & Paper
Birdhouse Books
Daedalus Books
Third Eye Books Accessories & Gifts LLC
Powell's Books, Inc.
Annie Bloom's Books
Wallace Books
Books with Pictures

And here's a teaser picture of me working on a new artist book I’ll be giving, in an upcoming newsletter, to all of my subscribers (both free and paid)…

…and here's another teaser pic angle.

I’m using a dip pen and color inks on handmade paper to make the original artist book. Yes, shades of hand made medieval manuscript style illumination in this book-work that will become an ebook you can download from your email!

Oh I do love a good pun! 🤣 Handmade paper book becomes an electronic book… get the joke?! 🤣 Okay, okay I’ll calm down. 😁

Anyhoo, please make sure you’ve subscribed, that your BFF has subscribed, that your dog has subscribed… no need to cause jealousy ya know, especially when it's so easy to share good stuff!

Happy book buying, chocolate collecting and pajamas preparation over this coming week!! Remember, watch your email for your Jolabokaflod present!