Gifting books has become one of my favorite things each holiday season. It’s such a meaningful and affordable gift to give to a friend, co-worker, family member, or basically anyone in your life. 

If you are looking for more gift ideas other than books, click here to see my complete 2022 guide. 

For the Friends of Friends

I always like to include a category for people in your life that you plan to get a gift for but that you don’t know THAT well. Maybe you got them for secret Santa or it’s a new client you started working with. All of these books would make great gifts. 

The Daily Stoic (this was gifted to me and I loved) // Lessons in Chemistry // 101 Essays That Will Change the Way You Think // Crying in H Mart // This Time Next Year // Normal People

For your 20 Something Bestie

You definitely don’t have to be in your 20s to enjoy these books, but these are some standouts that I cannot stop recommending to all my friends. 

Everything I Know about Love: A Memoir // This Time Tomorrow // The Ex-Boyfriend Yard Sale // Big Friendship // Yolk // Ghosts // Careering 

For the Creative

If there is someone in your life who is focusing more on living a creative life, then these books are all must haves. 

Big Magic // Find Your Unicorn Space // The Poet X (I recommend getting this one with an audible subscription) // The Artists Way // Bird by Bird // The Roughest Draft 

For the Newly Book Obsessed

I don’t know what’s in the air, but it seems like everyone is reading these days! If someone you know has recently fallen in love with reading these are the books I think everyone should read. There is something for everyone!

Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow // Verity // The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo // Black Cake // People We Meet on Vacation // I’m Glad My Mom Died // Nightbitch // Beautiful World Where Are You // All My Rage // Transcendent Kingdom // The Midnight Library 

For the Foodie 

You may have expected a stack of cookbooks, but I thought it would be fun to have a mix of nonfiction and fiction books in this section. 

Cook This Book // Arsenic and Adobo // Alice B. Tolkas Cookbook // Snacking Cakes // A Pho Love Story //  NY Times Cooking No-Recipe Book // A Cook’s Tour