Jayda Justus recommends books for gift giving this holiday.

Her recommendations:

Favorite Fiction:

Maria: A Novel of Maria von Trapp by Michelle Moran 

What the Mountains Remember by Joy Callaway 

Maisie Dobbs series by Jacqueline Winspear 

Evelyne Redfern series by Julia Kelly 

Shogun by James Clavell

The Turtle House by Amanda Churchill

London or New York by Edward Rutherfurd 

A Woman of Intelligence by Karin Tanabe 

Only the Beautiful by Susan Meissner 

Presidential or First Lady history buff:

The Official White House Christmas Ornament: Collected Stories Of A Holiday Tradition by White House Historical Society 

Remember the First Ladies: The Legacies of America's History-Making Women by Diana B. Carlin, Anita B. McBride, and Nancy Kegan Smith

Jackie: A Novel by Dawn Tripp 

The Loves of Theodore Roosevelt: The Women Who Created a President by Edward O’Keefe 

Classics lovers:

Anne of Green Gables or Pride and Prejudice illustrated by Barbara Heller

Anne, Little Women, and The Secret Garden by Rachel Dodge

Christmas with Louisa May Alcott or Christmas with Charles Dickens

Christmas books:

Christmas Bells by Jennifer Chiaverini 

Mr. Dickens and his Carol by Samantha Silva 

Always, in December by Emily Stone 

Historical cooking:

Eat Like a Heroine by Lorilee Craker and Jenny Williams 

Tasting History by Max Miller 

Want to know which new titles are publishing in January - May of 2025? Check out our third Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead.    

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