It's Christmas time!
But it's also National Read A New Book Month!
Which do we celebrate? It seems strange to make a big deal out of reading new books since the majority of novels the random number generator assigns are new to at least one member of the cast. "New books" are, basically, what they do here every month.
Rodney was inspired to combine Christmas and National Read A New Book Month into one very unique gift exchange. Each member of the cast came to the table with two book recommendations. It had to be a writer or book not on the curated list, a specialized gift based on what they have learned from each other over the last year of broadcast. To wit: Rodney buys a new book for Aaron, one for Rebecca. Rebecca buys a new book for Rodney, one for Aaron. Aaron . . . well . . . you get the idea. As it turns out, the challenge was harder than expected.