An Editor's Advent Calendar: 22 December

​Are you struggling to think of gift ideas for the editorial professional in your life? Or are you a freelancer looking to drop some heavy hints about the presents you’d appreciate? Maybe you just fancy treating yourself in the run-up to Christmas – and what’s wrong with that? Even if the commercialism of Christmas leaves you cold, I hope you'll find some inspiration here.

​Seasonal gifts for editorial freelancers

22 December: Books

We’ve talked about reference books, but there’s plenty of other reading material to interest the editorial freelancer. David Crystal’s books (perhaps The Gift of the Gab, or his autobiographical Just a Phrase I’m Going Through), Oliver Kamm’s Accidence Will Happen, Stephen Pinker’s The Sense of Style and Diane Athill’s Stet all come highly recommended. And a book token never goes amiss…