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Best Book Gifts for 2026: 12 Gift Ideas for Every Reader

Books are the easiest gift to get right when you pick one that matches the reader. Here are 12 gift ideas for 2026, grouped by the kind of reader on your list, with deluxe and illustrated editions where they exist. Editions and prices change, so check the version you're buying.

Updated October 2026 · 12 hand-picked books

Cover of A Married Little Christmas by Abby Jimenez

1. A Married Little Christmas

by Abby Jimenez

Gift for the romance reader: three linked Christmas novellas with recipes and full-page illustrations, a book that looks as good as it reads.

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Cover of Christmas in Austenland by Shannon Hale

2. Christmas in Austenland

by Shannon Hale

Gift for the Jane Austen fan: Shannon Hale's Christmas return to Austenland, in a festive deluxe edition with colorful edges and a foil case stamp.

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Cover of A Court of Splintered Harmony by Sarah J. Maas

3. A Court of Splintered Harmony

by Sarah J. Maas

Gift for the romantasy fan: the sixth ACOTAR book is one of the season's biggest releases, with book seven following in January 2027.

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Cover of Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros

4. Onyx Storm

by Rebecca Yarros

Gift for the Fourth Wing fan: the third Empyrean book, a #1 bestseller that dragon-rider fans will be thrilled to unwrap.

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Cover of The Witch by Freida McFadden

5. The Witch

by Freida McFadden

Gift for the thriller lover: Freida McFadden's haunting family-secrets thriller, from the author of The Housemaid.

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Cover of Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid

6. Heated Rivalry

by Rachel Reid

Gift for the hockey romance fan: the enemies-to-lovers book behind the streaming hit Heated Rivalry.

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Cover of Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry

7. Great Big Beautiful Life

by Emily Henry

Gift for the rom-com reader: Emily Henry's big, romantic Reese's Book Club pick about two writers competing to tell one woman's story.

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Cover of Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree

8. Legends & Lattes

by Travis Baldree

Gift for the cozy reader: a retired orc warrior opens a coffee shop in a story that calls itself high fantasy with low stakes.

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Cover of The Land and Its People by David Sedaris

9. The Land and Its People

by David Sedaris

Gift for the humor lover: David Sedaris's new essays on being a foreigner, a brother and a lifelong friend.

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Cover of Famesick by Lena Dunham

10. Famesick

by Lena Dunham

Gift for the memoir fan: Lena Dunham's frank and funny reflection on fame, illness and ambition.

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Cover of Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins

11. Sunrise on the Reaping

by Suzanne Collins

Gift for the Hunger Games fan: Haymitch's story, with the film coming in November 2026.

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Cover of Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid

12. Atmosphere

by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Gift for the book club friend: Taylor Jenkins Reid's epic love story set against the 1980s space shuttle program.

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