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!
I would love the Sweet set.
That is a hard choice but I think I will pick Savory! Thanks for the chance!
This is tough, but I’ll go with savory.
Savory!
Definitely the sweet one!! I’m working on enhancing my baking skills and these would be great for that. On another note… Love your blog Bakerella…I subscribe to numerous blogs and yours is yet the best by far. Easy to read and follow and absolutely LOVE the recipes!
Oooo these all look so great! I would love the sweets ones!! Thanks for the awesome giveaway!
Hard choice, but I would go with sweet!
I just love this collection of SWEET books. I’d use them all!! xo
Does the “TRUE BLOOD” book not include BOTH? ^_^
I’d go with sweet always.
And I have Brittles, Barks and Bonbons. Love it.
Definitely the sweet one!! I’m working on enhancing my baking skills and these would be great for that. On another note… Love your blog Bakerella…I subscribe to numerous blogs and yours is yet the best by far. Easy to read and follow and absolutely LOVE the recipes!
Ugh, can I have all? PLEASE? :D No? Then sweeeet…
I love your blog and would love to win the sweet books! Thanks for this giveaway!
I love sweet, but need lots of outside improvement and advice on savory!
Savory!!
savory – yes please!
It’s so hard to choose…..I pick sweet.
Oh wow!! Everything sounds just too good but I think I’ll have to go with the sweet books :)
Hmmm, both sets look so yummy. If I had to pick, I’d pick the savory set.
Savory every time! Thanks.
I always give books… whether the recipients like to read as much I do or not! :) SAVORY, please – but both collections look lovely. Thank you, Bakerella!
Savory. A couple of my favorites are included already, and I’d love to give them!
Definitely the sweet one!! I’m working on enhancing my baking skills and these would be great for that. On another note… Love your blog Bakerella…I subscribe to numerous blogs and yours is yet the best by far. Easy to read and follow and absolutely LOVE the recipes!
The sweet reads for sure!
I’d choose the savory.
Definitely the sweet set!
Hardest decision I’ve had to make all morning? Yes. Since I have a “serious sweet tooth” right now I’m going with sweet.
Sweet& gluten free
Sweet! Sweet! Definitely sweet! :)
Such a tough decision but I’ll go with Sweets!
What a great giveaway! Since I have already gifted some of the savory, I will go for the sweet set. Thanks!
Sweets!! Sweets!! Sweets!!!
I’d love the pasta cookbook but overall, I’d have to go with sweet!
I’d go for the sweet, please!
I’d love to win the Sweet books, they look amazing.
Sweets are always the answer :).
Sweet please! Thank you your the best!
Sweet please…. ; )
SAVORY PLEASE!
Hmmmm….. definitely the sweet set :)
Tough decision… but that enormous plate of pasta is calling my name, so I’ll have to go with savory!
the sweet set for my lovely wife
I love cookbooks!! I want all of the sweets book!! They all look amazing! Thanks!
They all look fantastic, but I’m going with savory! My mouth is watering!
the sweet set looks yummy :)
How about both? But if you twist my arm, I would have to say sweet:)
Oooo the Savory ones for sure!
Savory!! I have plenty of sweets cookbooks but could definitely beef up my savory collection.
Happy Holidays!
the savory set!
Either sound awesome, but if I have to choose, savory, since I need more experimenting with those.
I love the idea of book gifting!
I would the Sweet set! :)
What an amazing gift this would be! Sweet, pls!
savory please!
??????Savory Please
I, personally, would love the savory set of cookbooks! I love to bake, but I am always looking for new recipes for dinner for my family. You guys are awesome!!
I’m so in love with cookbooks that my cupboards are full (but not overflowing,yet – which means there’s room for more!)
I would love the sweet books. Desserts are my specialty.
I would love either! But Sweet looks fantastic! Always up for more baking books!
What an amazing gift this would be! Sweet, pls!
So torn! I think I might have to go with savory…been eyeing Plenty for a little while.
Wow this is hard. Great books, but since I am obsessed with baking. Sweet it is! Thanks for doing this and for the opportunity
I would be happy to win either set actually but if I had to choose I think I would go with savory…oh the things I could make!!!
Savory….just to balance out all the sweet I have!
sweet please
It’s all sweet for me!!
I would love love LOVE the savory!
definitely the sweet set!! I wouldn’t know where to begin :)
I’m going to go with Sweet! Mmmm I’m drooling just looking at these books! :) Thanks for always having amazing giveaways!!!
Sweet!!
Sweet :)
of course sweet. thank you!
Sweet set for sure!!
The sweet set for me, please. :)
Sweet or Savory! I’ll take either (or a hybrid)–they all look wonderful!
I would LOVE the Sweet set of books! Giving books for gifts is a great idea!
Savory!
Sweet, please! I’m not much of a cook, so even though I should choose savory to learn…I’m still choosing Sweet!!!
Sweet!!
Sweets for me!!!
Sweet!
This looks like an amazing bunch of books. Definitely interested in the savory set. Thanks for the chance!
I would choose the Savory group.
Sweet!
Savory! I’m a pretty good baker already, but I’m trying to become a better cook. :-)
OH Sweet!!!
What a great variety, but I have to choose the Sweets. Thanks for the contest!
Savory, please!
I would like to win the Sweet set.
Sweet…no…savory…no…sweet. Doh! Okay…savory.
Savory! YUM!
Gotta be the sweets!!!! Sure hope I get picked… I can share all these with my baking friends…. sounds like a party to me!
THANKS!!!
Hi Bakerella! I would love the savory ones-need some balance on my shelf!!
Tough choice, but I’m going to switch it up and choose Savory. :-) What a great giveaway, thanks!
Sweet set please.
Easy. Sweet please!!
As much as I LOVE sweets, I would go for the savory recipe books. I will give the newlywed cook book to my best friend who just got married. I think some of the the best memories are made in the kitchen :) Plus my husband is such a good cook, we could both pick up some skills!
Sweet!
So hard to choose both sets look so good, but if I must say just one I’d go Sweet.
gunna have to go with sweet so I win your book in the bundle ;-)
What a delicious choice! I vote sweet!
a mix ;/ Mostly the sweets though!! but there are a few really good looking savory’s there!! Might need to make a trip to the library to see if they have any of them!!
Sweet would be sweet :)
Great. This article made my toast and coffee seem like plain ol’ ….well…toast and coffee.
You totally owe me that SWEET SET for harshing my crappy breakfast. Just sayin’.
Sweet for me!
The sweet set looks amazing!!!
They all look so good. Sweet wins out in the end. Thank you for this contest and a chance to win these wonderful cookbooks. :)
That is such a hard choice!!! I think I would have to go with savory though :)
Definitely sweet :)
Sweet please!
Yummy choices! Sweet please :)
I agree, excellent books!! I’m a sweets girl myself. :-)
Savory!
Oh my…so many books…so many treats! I’d love to have this set and share a few of them with my special friends. Thanks for the offer! Happy Thanksgiving to every one.
I like the savory collection.
Savory for me please!
What a great idea! I always try to give books at Christmas to my hoard of nieces and nephews and even though I have an e-reader, I still buy quilting and cooking books in the paper formats. I think I would pick the Savory books, but it really is a toss-up, since they are both great sets!
Sweets, hands down!
oooh that’s evil! Both sets look sooo good. I guess sweet. though savory looks amazing too.
I’d pick savory! Not due to a lack of a sweet tooth…trust me, I’ve got that…but because I already own my fair share of dessert cookbooks :)
Mmmmm, SWEETS please!
The Savory one seems so great!
I definitely need help in the savory department!
Definitely the sweet set! All the books just look amazing! :)
Sweet please!! :D
I definitely need some help in the savory department!
I have to go sweet…
These are all GREAT books, and as much as I’d like to say I want the savory ones, I REALLY like all the sweet ones!
Thanks for the giveaway!
I always been a savory person. Put now a days I’am putting my hand at the sweet. I would love to have the sweet books.
SWEET please!
Oh, how bad I lust these SWEET books!
Normally I would say Sweet, but I would love to own the TrueBlood book so I pick Savory.
Most definitely the sweet! Sweets always make me happy! :-)
Ooooohhhh! This is a fantastic giveaway! No doubt about it–the sweet set looks amazing!
Oh, my, I want to pick sweet, but I need to be learning more savory recipes, so I pick savory!
Either set would be a win in my opinion but I love to eat Savory things. And I love to make Sweet things so I would like the Sweet Book Set more.
I really should go with savory, but I cannot resist SWEET!
Sweet for sure :) This is fun, thanks ya’ll!
Wow – 10 books! i was just hoping for the cupcake book. i guess i’ll chose the sweet set. Oooo – Can’t wait for holiday baking.
Sweets please!
the savory
Wow, all of these books look lovely. I think I’d have to go with the sweet set this time!
This is too hard to pick, but the sweet one does stand out more. YUM!
I just got married in June and love trying new recipes for my husband. He is a chef so it is nice to cook for him too! Therefore, I think I would choose the Savory set. Thanks! You are the greatest :)
No matter what the decision…I always pick Sweet!
such beautiful books! I would love to win the savory set, thank you!
Savory set please. sweet is tempting but savory is what I would use.
Sweet without a doubt!
I’d love the savory set!
Oh the choices….SWEET PLEASE
I could find uses for either set – I’d be selfish with the sweet set and much more giving with the savory! :)
The Savory set please. .. I already have quite a few wonderful ones for sweets o:->
Definitely the sweet set! I want that Gluten-Free Baking for the Holidays, as my dad and I have Celiac Disease and it’d be good to have more recipes. :-)
Definitely savory! I want to be a better cook at making meals and would love to have new recipes to try.
Oh such a hard choice!!! But, as much as I love sweets I would LOVE to have the savory books.
Oh such a tough choice. I think either would be great, but if I have to choose then I think the sweet wins out.
Omg! this is amazing!! i want all of them lol!!
But i will go with Savour please!!
The sweet set looks fabulous!
The sweet set has me salivating!! Yum!
I want both sets but I wold have to say savory since I need new ideas for dinner!
Tough choice, but I think I’ll have to pick SWEET, especially since the holidays are nudging me. I have been listening to Christmas music already and I can’t wait to make desserts for Thanksgiving with the grandparents. Now, the question becomes: handheld pie, cookies, bonbons, brittle or cake pops?!
Sweet for sure! Thank you for sharing all these great books with us. It makes it easier for me when I go to that section in the bookstore! All of them seem like great gift suggestions too! Thanks for the discount code too. That will come in handy!
So difficult to choose, would like them all!! But will have to go with sweet this time…
Sweet please! :)
The sweet look great! I’d really be interested in seeing the gluten free Christmas cookies one. All the others looks great. Sweet for me!
Savory for sure!
What a difficult decision! I think I’m going to have to go with…Sweet!
Totally sweet!! I’m working at The Candy House this holiday season and I’m going nuts watching them make all of these delectable treats! I’d love some great cookbooks so I can make some yummy stuff too!
The Sweet set looks amazing especially your book!
I will take the sweets, Thank You! They look so fun!
I would love to win the Sweet books! I have quite the collection of dessert books, but the only one I have from this list is yours!
Savory for me! Happy Thanksgiving!
MMM, savory is my choice. I can feed the family on those recipes. Even though those sweets look delicious.
Sweet!! Just in time for the holidays :)
Hello Bakerella,
Big fan from DR! I would go with the sweet pack, thanks!
Sweet…. Always.
Sweet, definitely.
Sweet for sure!
savoury!! :) i’d like the newly wed cookbook
They all look great, but I would most love to have the savory collection.
As tempted as I (always) am to pick sweet, I already have 3 of the ones on that list, so I’m going to choose savory this time :)
I’d love to win the savory set since I have quite a few sweet cookbooks. Thanks!
What lovely groupings of books! Guess I’d have to choose the sweet selection. Yum!
Savory please! The Cheesemongers book is right up my alley!!
Mmmmmmm, SWEETS!
Cannot go wrong with the sweet set! Seriously good stuff there!
Sweet! Both look great but i’m more likely to follow recipes for sweet things!
Sweet! Hands down I would love the SWEET book collection. I love to bake and I just love your blog. You have such cute cake pop ideas, I only wish I had time to try them all myself.
Mmmmmm SWEETS!
Sweet!!!
Definitely the sweet set! Yum!
I would like the sweet collection!!
Savory!!
Thanks for offering this! Definitely the sweet option!
Loving the sweet set! Yummy!
the sweet ones!
Savory!
Sweet :D
Sweet please!
I would have to pick the Sweet Set. Looks yummy!
Savory for sure!
Sweets is my fav