Nov 16, 2021
Our penchant for pairings goes far beyond books and in today’s gift guide rerelease we’re offering a variety of suggestions for what to give the literary minded loved ones in your life. Each book and gift pairing is put together with a particular type of reader in mind to help you find the perfect holiday gift no matter who you’re shopping for this season.
Our Gift Guide: https://novelpairings.com/2020/11/10/35-a-2020-gift-guide-for-every-literary-taste/
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Books mentioned:
Luster by Raven Leilani (9/1)
Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney
Normal People by Sally Rooney
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi (9/1)
The Mothers by Brit Bennett
Daddy by Emma Cline (9/1)
The Girls by Emma Cline
Florida by Lauren Groff
Sabrina & Corina by Kali Farjado-Anstine
Lot by Bryan Washington
Recommended for You by Laura Silverman (9/1)
Tweet Cute by Emma Lord
By the Book by Amanda Sellet
Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam (9/1)
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
Pride by Ibi Zoboi
His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie (9/1)
Queenie by Candace Carty-Williams
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
Never Look Back by Lilliam Rivers (9/1)
Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie
When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole (9/1)
The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin
Jack by Marilynne Robinson (9/15)
Lila by Marilynne Robinson
Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
The Dearly Beloved by Cara Wall
Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson (9/15)
Let Me Hear a Rhyme by Tiffany D. Jackson
Monday’s Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig (9/29)
How to Stop Time by Matt Haig
Mr. Penumbra’s 24 Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
Ties That Tether by Jane Igharo (9/29)
The Best Worst Man by Mia Sosa
Magic Lessons by Alice Hoffman (10/6)
Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman
The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman
The Witches: Suspicion, Betrayal, and Hysteria in 1692 Salem by Stacy Schiff
The Invisible Life of Addie Larue by V.E. Schwab (10/6)
A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
She Come by It Natural: Dolly Parton and the Women Who Lived Her Songs by Sarah Smarsh (10/13)
Natural Acts: Gender, Race, and Rusticity in Country Music by Pamela Fox
Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth (10/20)
Dare Me by Megan Abbott
Jane in Love by Rachel Givney (10/27)
The Jane Austen Project by Kathleen A. Flynn
Austenland by Shannon Hale
Cobble Hill by Cecily Von Ziegesar (10/20)
Gossip Girl by Cecily Von Ziegesar
The Gifted School by Bruce Holsinger
I Wanna Be Where the Normal People Are by Rachel Bloom (11/17)
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (and Other Concerns) by Mindy Kaling
Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling
Wow, No Thank You by Samantha Irby