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| Hello there! Welcome to Likewise’s Holiday Gift Guide for Readers! A perfectly chosen book makes a great gift, but knowing what to give someone whose taste is different from your own can be tricky. But never fear! We’ve picked out the best of the best from the year’s new books, and you’ll find something for every reader on our list. | | Our Top Picks |
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For Someone Who Loves to Cook for Their Family | |
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| Korean American | The delicious recipes in Eric Kim's cookbook showcase his talent for combining Korean and American ingredients and techniques, but it's the essays about his childhood in Atlanta and his Korean-American family that make this part-cookbook, part-memoir shine. | |
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| For the Person in Your Book Group Who Never Spoils the Plot Twists | |
| Blood Sugar | Rothchild's hidden gem of a debut has a delicious premise: Ruby's been arrested on suspicion of the murder of her beloved husband Jason. She didn't kill him—but she has killed before, and she'd rather the police didn't discover those crimes while investigating Jason's death. | |
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For Your Cousin Who Still Raves about The Martian | | The Mountain in the Sea | This thought-provoking and gripping sci-fi thriller delves into the world of artificial intelligence after a race of super smart octopuses is discovered and corporations and governments race to take advantage of the species. | |
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| For the CoHo Fan Who Has Read All of Colleen Hoover's books | | Before I Let Go | The bestselling queen herself praised Ryan's emotional second chance love story as "Raw. Real. Magnificent!" | |
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For the Co-worker Whose Dog Attends All of Your Zoom Meetings | | An Immense World | Science writer Ed Yong turns his attention to the sensory experiences of animals in this surprising and fascinating book, which was one of Publishers Weekly's 10 Best Books of the year. | |
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| For Any (and Every) Child on Your List | | Does a Bulldozer Have a Butt? | The illustrations in this hilarious and charming picture book will give any young reader the giggles. A silly (but not gross) celebration of curiosity, questions and, yes, butts. | |
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| For a Stranger Things Fan Looking for More Teen-Centric Horror | | The Honeys | When genderfluid teen Mars' twin sister Caroline dies suddenly and violently, Mars takes Caroline's place at Aspen, a prestigious summer camp. They're convinced something happened that led to Caroline's death, and as they fall in with her former cabinmates, the feeling that something is very wrong at Aspen only deepens. | |
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| See the rest of our gift-giving picks here. |
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