Christmas Book Guide: What to Buy & What to SKIP!

Tired of guessing which book to gift? Every year, the same tired recommendations circulate, but I'm here to save your Christmas shopping! In this ultimate Christmas book gift guide, I break down the best books to gift in 2025, and, perhaps more importantly, the worst books to gift (the ones you should definitely not be giving grandma!)

Books mentioned:
Everything is Tuberculosis - Hank Green
Taste - Stanley Tucci
All in her head - Elizabeth Comen
Survive the night - Riley Sager
anything from Anthony Horowitz
The eyes are the best part - Monika Kim
Feast while you can - Onjuli Datta, Mikaella Clements
Human acts - Han Kang
anything from Kristin Hannah


Not the best gifts (but still great books!):
A little life - Hanya Yanagihara
Earthlings - Sayaka Murata


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