My publisher, Chronicle Books launched a fun Give Books campaign yesterday. They are partnering with authors, artists and blogs to encourage people to give books for the holidays and I’m helping them spread the word. Books are a perfect gift don’t you think. There’s one for everyone. For every age, for every interest. They are personal and the right one can really show the recipient how much you care. They feel good to hold and they make you feel good to give.
I know because I’m giving away 10 books courtesy of Chronicle Books.
I stuck with all cookbooks and I tried to find a good mix for keeping or gift giving. It’s up to you.
Want to see which ones I picked from their website?
Good… let’s check out some sweet reads! I think these would all come in pretty handy for holiday baking.
Now since I’m an equal opportunity eater,
here’s another set of 10 books you might want more.
These are less sweet and much more savory.
Want a chance to win one of these groups of ten?
You choose which one.
- Just leave a comment on the blog and let me know which group of ten you’d like to win. Sweet or savory?
- The deadline to enter is
6:00 pm ET on Thursday, November 15, 2012SORRY, TIME’S UP! Winner announced below. - One winner will be chosen at random and announced sometime Thursday evening on this post.
Good luck guys!
P.S. Here’s a post on Chronicle’s blog if you’d like to try and win one of the other sets of ten books chosen by others.
And now through December 31, enjoy 30% off + free ground shipping on all holiday orders at ChronicleBooks.com! Just enter discount code GIVEBOOKS at checkout.
Give Books artwork created by the amazing Julia Rothman!
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We have a winner!
Yay Redheadwriter! I think I might have picked savory, too. Those covers all look amazing. Enjoy!
Savory!!!
Sweets for me, please!
:)
Savory for me! Both selections are awesome.
I would love to win the sweet :)
Savory! I’ve been craving delicious dinner recipes and THAT CHEESE. Oh man.
sweet! savory! sweet! savory! OMG!! sweet please :):)
Ooooooh…cookbooks are my kryptonite! I’d have to say savory since I already have too many sweet ones! (although can you ever really have too many?)
Sweet of course :)
As much as I love to bake, I need to learn how to cook some savory foods. I would pick savory!!!
They both look scrumptious…but I’d have to go with the ‘sweet’ set! FIngers crossed for winning such a great collection.
I would love to win the savory for the true blook cook book.
mmmmmmmmmm, Savory! Or wait, maybe make that sweet….Heck I’d be happy to get either one :)
What a wonderful giveaway! I would absolutely LOVE to add the SWEET books to my collection – great selection!
I would choose “sweet collection”, but my husband wants to be on a diet constantly…so…Oh no no! I will not help him with it!
I love baking, so the books would be a gift for me, this is for my pleasure…:)
Savory looks tasty. Great blog!
Sweets please!
I would take the savory set! Wow, what a great giveaway.
Sweets for me :D
Sweet! Sweet! Sweet!
Sweet please!
Sweet!!
I have lots of Sweet already – so I’d go for SAVORY!
I’d love to win the Sweet. Great contest!! :)
Sweet!
I would love the savory set.
Sweets for me!!!
Oh those sweet books would make lots of Christmas dreams come true for me this year! :D
I love cooking and baking, but I’ll have to go with savory. :)
I think the savory, though I could go either way.
sweet please!!
Savory all the way. I love a dessert every now and then, but I cooking and creating meals for my family.
sweet please! Thanks for the chance.
I would love to win the Sweet collection. With 4 kids, and 18 surrogate daughters courtesy of being the team mom to a girls ice hockey team, would love to try new recipes and ideas with them
SA—-WEEEEEE——TT!!!! xoxo
oooh, that’s a hard one but I think i’d go for the savory.
The sweet set :)
can I say both??? no? okay, then savory. the eat like a man book picture gave me a foodgasm!
Savory for me. My cupboard already overflows with cookie books!
I am SO TORN!! But I think in the end I would use the savoury more… so:
Savoury for me please!!!
The sweet set
decisions, decisions…. should probably go with savoury.
I’d love them all…some to keep, but mostly give. If I have to choose, I’d go for SWEET. In fact, I love this list and plan on giving a few this Christmas! Thanks!
sweet!!!
Although both sets look good, I’d have to go with sweets!
Definitely the sweet!
Sweet!!! Duh!!! :)
T.
Hard to choose, but I have to go with sweet!
Sweet-the first book looks amazing!
definitely sweet!!!
Oh WOW! All of these books look amazing! I would love to win a set of the sweet books please! xx
That’s hard to pick… I think I actually would go for savory. I already have way to many books about baking and sweet stuff, but not that much else.
Definitely the sweet ones :)))* pleaseeee
My cookbook selection at home lacks great savory cookbooks! I would have to choose the savory set!
Definitely Sweet!
They all look amazing but… Savory!
No hesitation…SWEET!
Usually I would go for anything with cake and cookies all over it, but this time around I’m picking Savory
they all look so good i wudnt mind either, sweet or savory!
thanks for the giveaway!
SAVORY! They all look good, though!
Both sets look amazing, but I’m partial to the SWEET set
I love your blog – you have the best posts and the most creative ideas! I would love the Savory set :)
Oh sweet…please sweet. Awesome collection. Let the holiday baking begin!!!!!
Thanks for the give away! Definately Sweet!
Life is sweet!! I would love the sweet set.
Baking and books.
What else could we ask for?
The Sweet for me
Wow this took me a long time to decide.. but I have to go with sweet!! :)
As big of a sweet tooth I have, I’d love to win the savory cookbooks! Those photos make my mouth water.
The sweet set, I love sweets!
That’s a tough choice……and as much as I need help cooking, I’ve got to go with sweet. I would definitely use the sweet more than savory. Thanks Bakerella, love your blog and work!!
Oh my goodness, I’m in heaven, but if I have to pick it has to be sweet.
Great selection! I’d choose SWEET.
i’d def choose S*W*E*E*T*S !!!!!!
Definitely sweet! I’m drooling just looking at the covers, I’d love to see all the pictures inside! :)
This is a very hard choice but if I have to choose only one set I guess it would be the sweet set.
Thank you Bakerella and Happy Thanksgiving to you!
They all look great – I have to go with sweet though… =)
Although all those sweet books look deliciously tempting, I would definitely get more use out of Savory!
Savory Please!!!!!
Awesome giveaway! I also support giving books as gifts :)
I would love to win the SWEET set!
I would go for the sweet! Right up my alley and I’m dying to dig into the gluten free cookbook!
Sweet, sweet, sweet and sweeeeet
oh my!! what a great giveaway!! Sweet would be my first choice since I saw a gluten free book in there & I need one of those :) but either set would be wonderful!
Savory. I love sweets but find I’m always on the hunt for new savory dishes.
Savory!
I would love to win the sweet set…no doubt!
Sweet! Man they look delicious!
So hard to choose a set, I think I’ll go for savory
Sweets – yes please!
I would love to win the Sweet book selections.
Hard decision but I’d love the sweet set!!
No choice….sweet all the way!
SWEET, I love to bake and I would really like the Gluten Free book. It’s hard to find any good Gluten Free dessert out there.
Sweet please!!
Savory for sure! :) The newlywed one caught my eye – I’ll be getting married this summer!
Normally, I’d say sweet, but man, I’d go savory with this bunch (your book being the exception, of course).
So many books! Because I love sweets, I must say the sweet set <3
This is the greatest give away ever! I love cookbooks. I would love to have all the cookbooks in the sweet option.
SWEETS! Love them!
Savory!
Savory for sure. The chicken and egg book looks like a good one and my oldest daughter is getting married next year so the newlywed cookbook would be great for the couple.
I’m dying for that Ottolenghi book and I’ve been eyeing the Mollenkamp one too. Savory all the way!
Love your giveaways! I prefer Savory more useful for everyday cooking!
Savoury… Fingers crossed :-)
Savory for me, please! They all look amazing, though.
Definitely sweet!!
Savory!!!!
I want both, but if I win I would have to pick sweet!!! Thanks!!!
Sweet – for sure!
Sweet, please!
Thanks for the opportunity to win! I usually prefer sweets but since I have many of those books already – I would love the Savory set!
Savory!! I’ve got so many sweet books right now and my thighs are already in trouble from them :)
Savory, baby!
Sweet! What a wonderful collection. I already own a few, but the rest have been on my ‘want’ list for a while now!
Since I love baking, sweet please!! And thanks for all the cookbook ideas, been trying to find some good ones for gifts.
Sweet, can be anything else!! ;)
Oh this is a hard one because there were some in each group that I’d love to have or give as gifts. If I have to choose I guess sweets wins because one of yours is in that group!!!
Definitely the sweet!
I would absolutely love to receive all of these as gifts but the Sweet set sounds like so much more fun!
Sweet please!
i want the sweet books because i want the handheld pies book!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sweet! I am reading Bakerella, after all. :)
savory, please!!
I would LOVE a set of sweet books!! ;)
Easy…sweet!! :)
Sweet I’ve been looking for GlutenFree dessert book.
Sweet! Hands down.
I’m on a diet so I’ll go for the savory. Fun giveaway!
This is a difficult choice, but I’m going with the sweet set.
Savory! My mouth is already watering.
I would love the sweet books!! I can bake better than I can cook! And who would rather eat dessert anytime of the day
Sweet of course!!!!!!
Hard to choose, but I’m leaning towards the sweet selection!
The sweet set, please!
Sweet, please…
Sweets all the way!
I can’t decide! If I HAD to pick, probably Savory. I have an easier time coming up with baking ideas than I do dinner and otherwise!
Sweet! Can’t wait to start baking for Christmas! Thanks so much!
Definitely Sweet :)
Sweet!!!! (Althought I’d really love both!)
Ohmigosh… since my father would always sit at the breakfast table and ask me to “Can you pass me the sugar, Sugar?”…I’d definately go for the sweet set if I were to be chosen. :))
Wow, 10 books! I have a huge sweet tooth, so the sweet set would be perfect!
I would love to win the Sweets collection. Oh the damage I could do with those cookbooks (both to my kitchen and my waistline). LOL!
Sweet, Sweet and more Sweet.
You had me at “sticky chewy messy gooey”, that picture, goodness…. Needless to say, I would love the sweet set, without a doubt. :)
I would like the sweet set please.
I’ll pick savory. Both groups look like great selections, though.
Sweet set for sure :) Love baking!
Usually I go savory, but that sweet set is too good to pass up on.
sweet, sweet, sweet!!
OH MY! I’d love both sets but savory might help balance me out! You are a doll. :)
I would love either, but if I had to choose I’d go savory! Thanks!
Oh the SWEET set of books would sure sweeten my day! What an awesome selection. One Can never have too many cookbooks ;-)
I definitely would choose the sweet!!!!
I wish I could mix-n-match! But, since I love baking and especially holiday baking – sweet set, please!
I would love to win the savory set of books!!!
As dangerous as it looks, I’m going to have to go with Sweet!
sweet, for sure! :)
I need more savory! Balance…..
The sweet set <3
SAVORY is the way to go……..
I would pick sweet for sure!
Although the savory would be nice… I’m more of a baker!
Savory! Those books look absolutely amazing. I love how much time and care is put into cookbooks.
I’ll take the sweet set, please!
SWEET SWEET SWEET!
Definitely savory, even though the selections for sweets look great, too !
There is no contest….sweetness all the way!
I am drooling!!!! The sweet set would be divine!!
This is such a great giveaway! While the sweet books look tempting, I’d have to go with savory!
Sweet Please!!!!
Savory for me please…
You know, I think every time you make us choose, it gets harder! The savory lot would definitely go a long way towards having my Christmas gift list checked off!
I would love the savory set! Some I’d love for my own collection, and some would make great gifts to inspire my friends and family.
Anything to prevent gravy thickened with confectioner’s sugar for the holidays…
I would love them all but since I have some of the sweet books already, I will take the Savory. I don’t need anymore dessert books anyways. Bad for the waistline :)
How sweet it is…
I make most of the meals around here, so a bunch of new savory cookbooks would be much appreciated!
The Savory Set sounds awesome!
What a great collection! Savory would be my pick.
I have a sweet tooth and love baking so definitely sweet!!!
Definitely the sweet! I’m glad you didn’t ask to pick just one, because they all look delicious!
Sweet please!!!!!!!!
SWEEEEEEEEEEEEET! :)
I’d love either. Choosing between Cakepops and True Blood doesn’t seem fair.
Savory, for sure. I was on the sweet side until I saw the Pasta one. It tipped the scale!
Oh my, my, MY!!!!!! The sweet set please!!!
I would love to win the sweet set! I gave the Flour book to my sister in law for her birthday, but I don’t have it for myself. :(
Sweet please. Thanks for the great contest.
Sweet!
Sweet!!
Sweet, for sure!
Normally I’d choose savory, but sweet is what I need to add to my cookbook collection! :)
Savory for sure! So many potential Christmas gifts in there!
Sweet!
Books are the very best presents, I agree!
SWEET!!!
sweet, makes your life SWEET
Oh, I’d love to have the sweet set! They all look so amazing and I need your newest book! Thank you!
Sweet set for sure!
Goodness I want to win all of them especially the gluten free book and the eat like a man book! I cant choose just one group! Choose for me!
I want them all !!!!!!!
But if I only have to choose one set, I’d probably be attracted to the sweets…. :-)
OMG, I would totally have to go with SWEET! Best thing, I already own Handheld Pies -love it – and Bakerella’s Holiday Cake Pops – awesome – so I could totally give those as gifts and not be too grinchy and keep them all!!!
Thanks!
I play for team sweet! and I think it’s a wonderful idea to encourage giving books this holiday season.
Actually, either! Pick me, please, and surprise me :)
Sweet, please!