The holidays are finally here! I’m a little biased but I do think that books are pretty much always the perfect gift. Books are thoughtful, they last forever, and they remind the gift recipient of the person who gave them the books whether they are on the shelves or in their hands.
We have been in business for 23 years now and I am so grateful to our team, to all of the authors and publishers we work with, and to all of our customers who love books and design. My holiday gift guide this year features something for everyone on your list!
The BESO Classics Book Set For the The Appreciator of Fine Things
BESO, our acronym for “Books Everyone Should Own”, is a thoughtfully curated collection of classic literature wrapped in some of our most intricately designed dust jackets. Featuring novels that have stood the test of time including Pride and Prejudice, Moby-Dick, The Odyssey, Don Quixote, and Oliver Twist, this set is the perfect gift for a classics lover or your friend or family member who is elegant and somewhat of a modern traditionalist. Did I mention this set’s stellar shelf appeal? We normally reserve foil details for our Limited Edition sets, but these jackets were too stunning not to offer foil all year round! Inspired by Victorian book designs, each book has a unique spine and cover design, so they can stand strongly on their own while also looking cohesive as a set.
The Influential Women Writers Book Set - For Every Wonderful Woman
If I asked you to think of a wonderful woman in your life, I’m sure many fantastic women would flash into your mind. Whether it’s your mother, sister, wife, best friend, or daughter, our Influential Women Writers Book Set might just be the perfect gift for them this holiday season. Featuring Joan Didion, Margaret Atwood, Virginia Woolf and others, this set offers a collection of influential stories from the last 100 years. The spine design is simplistic and atmospheric, so it will fit wonderfully with any interior design aesthetic in your loved one’s home.
The Fashion Book Set - For the Friendly Fashionista
While books displayed on bookshelves are always stunning, we also can’t deny the importance of coffee table books (or books in a Zoom background) when it comes to a well rounded home. Nothing brings warmth and depth to a living room space like beautiful books! If you’re shopping for a friend who is a verified fashionista, I think our Fashion Book Set is the perfect gift for them. These three books explore the influence of Cecil Beaton, the legacy of Chatsworth House, and the evolution of fashion from the MET Costume Institute Curator. The jackets are bold and vibrant, which will of course match the personality of your fashionista friend!
The Crescent City Book Set - For the Pop Culture Protégé
As a father to a teenage daughter, I know first hand how pop culture has played a role in the book industry in recent years. With communities like #bookstagram and #booktok taking social media by storm, certain book series are put on a digital pedestal, and rightfully so! Sarah J. Maas is the queen of Romantasy, and her books are a surefire gift for any pop culture enthusiast. Whoever you give these to will pin you to the top of their contacts, they are that good and that stunning on the shelf. Crescent City is the shortest of Maas’ series, so it is a great place to start when collecting her special edition sets. If you want to start a holiday tradition, each of our Mass sets fit together in a continuous design, so you can continue to gift the other two sets for birthdays or other special events!
The MinaLima Enchanting Children's Classics Book Set - For the Curious Child
Christmas shopping for children can be challenging, should you give toys or books? Why not give books that are so fun that young readers will think of them more like toys? These books are great for ages eight and up. They are so fun to look at with all sorts of magical pop-ups, spinning dials, fold out maps, and beautiful illustrations. These classic fairy tales have gained a new life in these MinaLima editions.
The Chicken Cookbook Set - For the Creative Culinary
Everyone on social media fawns over our pop culture book series, and rightfully so (THANK YOU!) But did you know that our cookbook sets were one of the first book set products we introduced back in 2011? Everyone’s home should have a few cookbooks, and the five we put together in this set should be in every kitchen. If you don’t have any cookbooks in your kitchen, gift these to yourself, you might just find your new favorite recipe inside these wonderful volumes of dishes. If you need a gift for someone hosting you at Christmas, or as a present for friends with a new house or for newlyweds, you cannot go wrong with this heavy duty kitchen upgrade.
The Little House on the Prairie Book Set - For the Gentle Grandperson
Little House on the Prairie, based on books by Laura Ingalls Wilder, was a huge TV hit from 1974 to 1983. If your parents or grandparents watched TV in that era, they might love this gem of a book set. This Little House book set features illustrations faithful to the original stories. The jacket design is styled after a needlework sampler, adding to the vintage appeal of the set. Even if you never saw the show, there is a lot about these books that is timeless and appealing, we predict that these books will be read for generations to come.
Science Fiction Classics Book Set - For the Galactic Genius
One of the best things about reading is that we get to escape our own lives for a little while and journey to new worlds. For a science fiction lover, they take the term “new worlds” to a whole new, literal, level! If you are shopping for a space obsessed loved one this year, why not gift them our Science Fiction Classics book set? This collection of visionary science fiction authors features a vintage design that mirrors the aesthetic of these classic books. From the iconic Foundation Trilogy to The Handmaid’s Tale, this set brings together some of the most groundbreaking science fiction classics.
For more gift ideas, check out my full gift guide as well as all of our Juniper Books gift guides this season.