Do you give books as gifts? If you have book-loving friends or family on your gift-giving list this year, I have some recommendations for you from my 2025 reading!
Ideas For 2025 Book Gifts
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For this Book Gift post, I’ve drawn from my 2025 reading (even though a few may not have been published this year). Please read my linked reviews for content summaries and possible trigger warnings. You might also enjoy pursuing the gift list from 2024.
I’m linking up today with That Artsy Reader Girl for Top Ten Tuesday: December Freebie.
Ten + categories of books to choose from for your bookish friends and family.
Christmas Contemporary (Women’s Fiction)
Once Upon a Christmas Carol by Melody Carlson
Christmas Historical
A Carol for Mrs. Dickens by Rebecca Connolly
Historical/Contemporary Women’s Fiction/Family Drama
Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson
Mystery
The Guest in Room 120 by Sara Ackerman
Contemporary Literary Fiction
The Correspondent by Virginia Evans (epistolary)
FREE Book Club Kit for The Correspondent
Theo of Golden by Allen Levi
FREE Book Club Kit for Theo of Golden
Book About Books
The Book of Kindness (aka The Second Chance Book Club) by Stephanie Butland (contemporary)
Kate & Frida by Kim Fay (historical, epistolary)
Mature Middle Grade/Young Adult
The Trouble with Heroes by Kate Messner
WWII Historical Fiction
One Good Thing by Georgia Hunter
Historical Fiction: NOT WW2
The Harvey Girls by Juliette Fay
The Lawyer and the Laundress by Christine Hill Suntz
White Mulberry by Rosa Kwon Easton
Narrative Nonfiction
She Came to Slay: The Life and Times of Harriet Tubman by Erica Armstrong Dunbar
Light and Delightful Women’s Fiction
Abigail and Alexa Save the Wedding by Lian Dolan
Easy Reading, Thoughtful, Reflective Essay Collection (NF)
Ordinary Time by Annie B. Jones
Science Nerds, Ocean Lovers, and Environmentalists (NF)
The Blue Machine by Helen Czerski
More Ideas for Book Gifts:
Books as Gifts 2024
Books as Gifts 2023
Books as Gifts 2022
Books as Gifts 2021
Books as Gifts 2020
Books as Gifts 2019
QOTD:
What books are on your gift-giving list?
Please let me know if you found something useful on this list for gift-giving!
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So many of these sound good, Carol. I might have a couple in my TBR pile somewhere. Thanks for sharing.
https://thebookconnectionccm.blogspot.com/2025/12/top-ten-tuesday-top-ten-favorite.html
Happy December reading! 🎄
Thanks for the recommendations!
Happy Tuesday!
My pleasure! 🎄Happy December reading!
Great picks on here. The kids I buy for always get books as presents, I’m quite militant about it 🤣🤣🤣
Thanks! My fav gifts to receive at Christmas were books…and I’d spend the entire school break reading them! Fond memories!
I have read a couple of these and have a couple more on my TBR! Good list!
Thanks! Happy December reading!🎄
This is an interestesting list of books. I may have to check a few out for myself.
Pam @ Read! Bake! Create!
https://readbakecreate.com/december-2025-holiday-tbr-will-i-read-them-all/
All are TBR worthy!
Books are great gifts for me.
The best gifts! 🎄
The Blue Machine sounds super interesting.
It’s interesting and comprehensive! I listened to this one and it’s narrated by the author.
Great picks. Great idea as well. Have a great week. Here is my TTT.https://dmhoisington.wordpress.com/2025/12/02/top-ten-tuesday-12/
Thanks! Happy December reading!🎄
I might have to check out the historical fiction books you’ve included.
All good reading! 🎄
great list! I really enjoyed The Lawyer & the Laundress 🙂
It’s a memorable story!
I do but usually know what book they want ahead of time 😅 good suggestions!
Thanks for stopping by and commenting! 🎄
I like the range of genres and bits at the end!
Have a great week!
Emily @ Budget Tales Book Blog
My post:
https://budgettalesblog.wordpress.com/2025/12/02/top-ten-tuesday-freebie-christmas-books/
Thanks for stopping by and commenting! 🎄
That’s ok ☺️
She Came to Slay–such a fun play on Christmas words! Good work!
😂 now if I only done that on purpose and could take the credit!
Good girl!
Always love a good recommendation! Thank you!
My pleasure! Thanks for stopping in and commenting! 🎄
It looks like you have a lot of good recommendations! Here is our Top Ten Tuesday. Thank you!
Tbr worthy! Thanks for stopping in and commenting!🎄
I still give books to my grandkids and one friend, but everyone else I give gifts to aren’t readers. 😥 I have only read a couple of these, but know that I have several on my TBR shelf. Lots of good suggestions here, Carol.
Thanks Carla! Happy giving season! 🎁
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I appreciate the shoutout! 💯
Some great choices, never mind as gifts, I want to read them myself!
Right?! Do you ever read books first that you’re gifting? 😂
You’ve covered a lot of genres here Carol. Excellent list. Is it bad that I’m adding books to my own TBR for myself?
Thanks, Jo! All tbr worthy! 📚