Mystery Bookstore book bags ($15.00) are sturdy, classic natural-and-navy canvas, and make a perfect wrapping for any gift of books. We'll pack a bag or gift basket with a selection of books that you choose, or our own selection, based on what you tell us you're looking for. You set the price, we'll choose the books! At the $100 level, we've got a YA vampire bag, a "Great LA Mysteries" bag, and a cozy bag, all mixing hardbacks and soft covers. For $45, we' ve got a romantic suspense basket that's all paperbacks – perfect for that holiday vacation! Other collections include a Sherlock Holmes bag and a young mystery lover's basket – call or email us for details.







The Mystery Bookstore t-shirt comes in unisex ($12.00, $13.00 for XXL) in your choice of black or heather gray. And women's ($16.00) styles, in your choice of black or white. Show your support for The Mystery Bookstore in style!









The Eat. Sleep. Read. Calendar! IndieBound™ Calendar 2010 ($12.95) is a page-a-day desktop calendar that reminds every book lover of what's most important in life.


David A. Carter, SNOW BUGS: A Wintery Pop-up Book. Little Simon, $11.99. The latest title in the wildly popular "Bugs in a Box" pop-up series.





David A. Carter, WHITE NOISE: A Pop-up Book for Children of All Ages. Little Simon, $22.99. Listen closely, because the spectacular paper constructions in this book actually make noise as you turn the pages! Because of this book's size, extra shipping charges will apply.




Dr. Ernest Drake, Dugald A. Steer, et al.; DRAKE'S COMPREHENSIVE COMPENDIUM OF DRAGONOLOGY. Candlewick, $19.99. A dazzling encyclopedia of dragons, with practical tips for their care and feeding. Because of this book's size, extra shipping charges will apply.





Chuck Fischer, ANGELS: a Pop-up Book. Little, Brown, $30.00. A beautiful work of art, not for children; inspired by images of angels throughout art history. Because of this book's size, extra shipping charges will apply.




Joanne Fluke, PLUM PUDDING MURDER. Kensington, $24.00 (signed first edition). Christmas is already the busiest time of year at The Cookie Jar, and Hannah Swensen has also agreed to provide dessert for the Reverend Knudsen's upcoming wedding. She doesn't have time to deal with a murder on her front doorstep — or at least, right on the village green, where the proprietor of Lunatic Larry Jaeger' s Crazy Elf Christmas Tree Lot is found dead.



Gregory Maguire, MATCHLESS: A Christmas Story. William Morrow, $19.99 (first edition with tipped-in signature page). The author of WICKED reimagines Hans Christian Andersen's classic story of The Little Match Girl, in this short and lovely book originally written for National Public Radio.



John Mortimer, A RUMPOLE CHRISTMAS. Viking, $21.95 (unsigned first U.S. edition). The late John Mortimer leaves us this last wonderful holiday gift: a collection of five Rumpole Christmas stories, never before published in book form.




Matthew Reinhart, A POP-UP BOOK OF NURSERY RHYMES. Simon & Schuster, $26.99 (unsigned first edition). A short (12 pages) but spectacular feat of paper engineering, bringing to life several beloved Mother Goose rhymes, including "Mary, Mary;" "Humpty Dumpty," "Mary Had a Little Lamb," and "I'm a Little Teapot."



Christopher Paolini, ERAGON'S GUIDE TO ALAGAESIA. Knopf, $24.95 (unsigned first edition). The creators of the Dragonology books have worked with Eragon's creator to make this gorgeous coffee-table atlas of Eragon's world. The book includes envelopes, gatefolds, special inserts and beautiful full-page illustrations. Because of this book's size, extra shipping charges will apply.



THE THIRTEEN DAYS OF CHRISTMAS (based on Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas), by Steven Davison and Carolyn Gardner, with illustrations by Tim Wolleber and Sherri Lundberg. Disney, $15.99. Jack Skellington and the residents of Halloweentown present what they feel are the appropriate gifts for the 12– er, 13– Days of Chistmas: true love potions, mystic mirrors, or magic crystals.