While Carrie and Jake take a break to deal with the holidays and other life events -- we'll be back in January -- we thought we'd give you some book recommendations, and some ideas of what we might be reading in the coming year. Enjoy!

Jake recommends:

• The Accidental Terrorist by William Shunn
• The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Vol. 1: Squirrel Power by Ryan North and Erica Henderson
• A Key, An Egg, An Unfortunate Remark by Harry Connolly

Carrie recommends:

• Anna Dressed In Blood by Kendare Blake
• Blood of My Blood (book 3 of I Hunt Killers) by Barry Lyga
• Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
• Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz

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