As a librarian and devoted book reader, I have always given the gift of books. Everybody needs a good book (or many good books) for Christmas!

So if you are shopping for books this holiday season, please consider my books as gifts for children or adults. My Golden State Biographies are perfect for the 4th grade teacher in your life, or for any young reader who loves true stories and great adventures. Let them read about John and Annie Bidwell, Peter Lassen, Nancy Kelsey, or Alvin Coffey.

You can order online on Amazon or at anchr.org. Chico vendors like Bidwell Mansion, Chico History Museum, Made in Chico, and Bidwell Supply Co. carry my books, as well as Treasures from Paradise and the Rusty Wagon in Orland. The Tehama County Genealogical and Historical Society is selling great local history books at the Tehama County Library.

The Association for Northern California Historical Research publishes one or two books every year. At the ANCHR website you will find a host of titles about Northern California history, including the latest publication, Bidwell Park by Paul Belz. History makes great gifts!

There’s more information about where to buy and how to order my books on the My Books tab at the top of this page. So when you are making your holiday gift lists, consider the wonderful gift of good books.

Happy holiday reading!!!