Best Books to Gift Christmas 2024

Looking for the best book gifts for someone special in your life? Look no further!

We have a comprehensive list of suggestions for the best books as gifts across various categories and genres. Whether you're looking for a book for your best friend, husband, wife, boyfriend, girlfriend, partner, parent, or kid's teacher, this list of adult book recommendations will have something for everyone!

For Someone Getting Back into Reading  

Lying in Wait by Liz Nugent

Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

For Those Who Want to Get Into Romance

The Rebound by Catherine Walsh

Happy Place by Emily Henry

This Summer Will be Different by Carley Fortune

The Break-Up Pact by Emma Lord 

For the Busy Reader Who Needs a Quick Escape

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Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty 

The Duke and I by Julia Quinn

For Fans of Short Story Collections

Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror by Jordan Peele  

Antarctica by Claire Keegan

For the Reader Looking for a Comfort Read  

The House in the Cerulean Sea / Somewhere Beyond The Sea by TJ Klune

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Annie Barrows and Mary Ann Shaffer

For Those Who Want to Try Nonfiction for the First Time

Becoming by Michelle Obama (audiobook)

Educated by Tara Westover

A History of Women in 101 Objects by Annabelle Hirsch

Africa Is Not A Country: Breaking Stereotypes of Modern Africa by Dipo Faloyin

Poor by Katriona O’ Sullivan

For Someone Who Loves Books About Books  

The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak

The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams

The Paris Bookseller by Kerri Maher

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

For the Reader Exploring a New Genre

Breakdown by Cathy Sweeny

Kala by Colin Walsh

James by Percival Everett

Against the Loveless World by Susan Abulhawa

Biography of X by Catherine Lacey

For Thrill-Seekers  

Three Little Birds by Sam Blake

Before I Go to Sleep by SJ Watson

In My Dreams I Hold A Knife by Ashley Winstead

For Fans of Poetry  

Staying Alive: Real Poems for Unreal Times by Nick Astley

Crash Centre by David McLoghlin

To Star the Dark by Doireann Ní Ghríofa

For the Reluctant Reader Who Needs a Fun Hook  

Mammy Banter, the Secret Life of an Uncool Mom by Serena Terry

The Cows by Dawn O’ Porter

One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

Remarkable Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

For the Audiobook Curious  

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe

Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon

A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

For Fans of Bite-Sized Wisdom and Self-Help

Atomic Habits by James Clear

The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod

Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice From Dear Sugar by Cheryl Strayed

For Someone Trying to Rediscover Fantasy  

A Court Of Thorns And Roses series by Sarah J Maas

Fourth Wing series by Rebecca Yarros

Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

Tales of a Monstrous Heart by Jennifer Delaney

Babel by R.F. Kuang

For Fans of Quirky, Offbeat Stories  

Morbidly Yours by Ivy Fairbanks

A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

The Axeman’s Carnival by Catherine Chidgey

Patricia Wants a Cuddle by Samantha Allen

For the Reader Who Wants an excellent Memoir  

Home Work by Julie Andrews

Anne Frank Remembered by Miep Gies 

My Thoughts Exactly by Lily Allen

Nature Boy by Seán Ronayne

They Called Me a Lioness: A Palestinian Girl's Fight for Freedom by Dena Takruri, Ahed Tamimi

Thunderclap: A Memoir of Art and Life & Sudden Death by Laura Cumming

For Someone Who Loves Exploring Local Settings in Fiction  

The Spinning Heart by Donal Ryan

Kala by Colin Walsh

Topographia Hibernica by Blindboy Boatclub

Though the Bodies Fall by Noel O’ Regan

Prophet Song by Paul Lynch

The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard

For Readers Who Love a Bit of Humour in Their Stories

This is Going to Hurt by Adam Kay

In Case of Emergency by Poorna Bell

The Drink Shrink by Zoe McCann

Spirit Level by Richie Craven

For True Crime Fans

The West Cork Podcast

I’ll Be Gone In The Dark by Michelle McNamara

A Lethal Legacy by Fin Dwyer

For those looking for a whimsical or magical story

The Life Impossible by Matt Haig

I’ll Give You The Sun by Jandy Nelson

Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

The Keeper of Enchanted Rooms by Charlie N. Holmberg

For the reader who wants a Sweeping Saga

The Love Songs of WEB du Bois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers

All The Colours of the Dark by Chris Whitaker

The Glassmaker by Tracey Chevalier    

Historical Fiction that will stay with you for a long time to come

Take my Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez

The Last Lifeboat by Hazel Gaynor

The Women by Kirsten Hannah

The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue

The Alice Network by Kate Quinn

Trespasses by Louise Kennedy