Books for the Holiday Season
The weather is finally warming up and the skies are clearing, just in time for the holiday season. It’s hard to beat a well-thought-out book as a present for the holiday season, and we’ve got you covered with different books to suit all tastes. For friends, family, readers of all shapes and sizes, check out our list below and fill those stockings early!
LITERARY LOVES
Explore the genre-bending and deeply personal story of Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies; the underbelly of 1930s Sydney with Iris; a technicolour love story with Electric and Mad and Brave; essays from the great modern writer Colm Tóibín, A Guest at the Feast; and the third book in the massively popular Before the Coffee Gets Cold series with Before Your Memory Fades.
FASCINATING FICTION
Our picks for fantastic fiction: All the Lovers in the Night is a short novel that packs a punch; Australia’s favourite storyteller Di Morrissey and her latest page-turning read The Night Tide; the gripping end to Aaron Falk’s story with Exiles; the thrilling story of The Couple Upstairs; and Sally Hepworth’s latest bestselling novel, The Soulmate.
ESSENTIAL NON-FICTION
Explore the world of cults with Do As I Say; learn about badass women of Australian history with Sheilas; be inspired by stories of great Australian men with A Caring Life and The Digger of Kokoda; and be uplifted by Grace Tame’s powerful memoir, The Ninth Life of a Diamond Miner.
KIDS’ READS
Nurture your little one’s love of reading with the treasured Treehouse series; The Happiest Boy on Earth, the younger edition of Eddie Jaku’s story that captured a nation; join Australia’s favourite maths teacher Eddie Woo in his two adventure-maths-mystery novels, Time Out! and Team Trouble!; and celebrate Australia’s diverse cultures with the Our Stories series, starting with the tender and thought-provoking Maku.
CLEVER COOKS
Discover the RecipeTin Eats sensation with Dinner; make incredible vegetarian meals with Tenderheart and Simple (Mostly) Vegan Kitchen; learn more about Poh Ling Yeow and the food she loves with What I Cook When Nobody’s Watching; and cook Yiayia’s favourite dishes with Yiayia Next Door.
YOUNG READERS
Laugh out loud with the riotous Stunt Kids; learn about our misunderstood insect friends in Eyes on Flies; enjoy the sparkling humour and adventures in How To Spell Catastrophe; marvel at the galaxy of record-breaking achievement in Guinness World Records 2023; and be moved by the heartfelt, warm and funny No Words.
FANTASTIC FANTASY
Join the hype with the runaway TikTok sensation Atlas Six; embark on a high-fantasy, low-stakes adventure with Legends & Lattes; experience the acclaimed historical fantasy She Who Became the Sun, immerse yourself in the eerie world of Forestfall, and join the pack in the acclaimed story Wolfsong.