This week, Gabi and Megan share their book recommendations for last-minute holiday gift ideas. They go through some general recommendations and then respond to guest submissions!

For the person who wants to get into fiction: Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

For the person who's ready to escape to a small town: A Season for Second Chances by Jenny Bayliss

For the person who has read everything: My Reading Life: A Book Journal by Anne Bogel

For the hostess: 100 Cookies by Sarah Kieffer

For the person who loves a cozy mystery: A Deadly Inside Scoop by Abby Colette

For the person who needs rest: The Rose Code by Kate Quinn

For the person who loves a wild story: Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder

For the man in your life: Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

For the person who loves family drama: All Adults Here by Emma Straub

For the traveler: American Royals by Katherine McGee

Guest Submissions:

Holly's Request: teenage sons, books with adventure, and quirky characters. Stay away from anything that is too heavy.

Recommendation: Legendborn by Tracy Deonn, Pendergast series by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, Orange World by Karen Russell, The Book of Joe by Jonathan Tropper

Hannah's Request: sci-fi, fantasy, young-adult thrillers

Recommendation: Brandon Sanderson The Stormlight Archives (The Way of the Kings) Legend by Marie Lu 

Yente's Request: historical fiction, historical non-fiction, WWII lover, loves Band of Brothers

Recommendation: Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown, The Bomber Mafia by Malcolm Gladwell

Amie's Request: loved the Thursday Murder Club

Recommendation: Agatha Christie, Sleep Donation by Karen Russell, The Switch by Beth O'Leary

Ashley's Request: sweet books, loves decorating, lives in a small town, loves to bake/cook/spend time with her dog

Recommendation: Cozy Minimalist Home by MyQuillyn Smith, The Late Bloomer's Club by Louise Miller

Julia's Request: A friend who wants to diversify her reading collection

Recommendation: Infinite Country by Patricia Engel and Somebody's Daughter by Ashley C. Ford