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Home • Books

16 Books For Everyone On Your Holiday Gift List

From a picture book by a trailblazing ballerina to a juicy romance by an award-winning scribe, there’s a pick for everyone in your life.
16 Books For Everyone On Your Holiday Gift List
By Bridgette Bartlett Royall · Updated December 18, 2025
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Books are the gifts that keep on giving: They can transport the reader to another space and time by the turning of a page. They also make ideal presents for just about everyone since sizes are not required, they are typically low in cost but high on value and they’re easy to travel with in case you need to throw a few in your suitcase this holiday season.

With so many great book releases this year, the hunt for the right one for your friends and family is tough. So, we did the heavy lifting for you! Don’t be afraid to treat yourself too—you deserve it. Bonus: All our carefully curated selections are by Black authors.

“Baby, Express Yoself”
by Elizabeth McConaughy-Oliver

An ideal book for newborns to 3 years old.

Available at Barnes & Noble
8 Hardcover Shop Now
Bunheads, Act 2
by Misty Copeland

Early reader children’s book.

Available at Barnes & Noble
19 Shop Now
Black History Is Your History
by Taylor Cassidy

The perfect book for ‘Tweens.

Available at Barnes & Noble
20 Shop Now
Audre & Bash Are Just Friends
by Tia Williams

One of the best young adult novels of the year.

Available at Barnes & Noble
20 Shop Now
Flirting Lessons
by Jasmine Guillory

A juicy romance novel.

Available at Barnes & Noble
30 Shop Now
Shot Ready
by Stephen Curry

A sports book for the athlete in you.

Available at Barnes & Noble
50 Shop Now
Matriarch
by Tina Knowles

A celebrity memoir to read during the holidays.

Available at Barnes & Noble
25 Shop Now
Listen To Your Sister
by Neena Viel

A good, old-fashioned horror story.

Available at Barnes & Noble
31 Shop Now
The Look
by Michelle Obama

A coffee table book from our forever First Lady.

Available at Barnes & Noble
40 Shop Now
Black Crosswords
by Jan Buckner Walker

A nice stocking stuffer.

Available at Barnes & Noble
15 Shop Now
Make Do With What You Have
by Kardea Brown

A cookbook for the kitchen.

Available at Barnes & Noble
32 Shop Now
Blood in the Water
by Tiffany D. Jackson

Mystery books never go out of style.

Available at Barnes & Noble
19 Shop Now
Cursed Daughters
by Oyinkan Braithwaite

A genre-bending novel.

Available at Barnes & Noble
29 Shop Now
The Man Of Many Fathers
by Roy Wood, Jr.

A humor book with a bit of heart.

Available at Barnes & Noble
32 Shop Now
Tenderheaded
by Michaela Angela Davis

A table-shaking memoir.

Available at Barnes & Noble
29 Shop Now
Trash Bag Tales
by Charell Star

The kind of read for you if you want to feel empowered.

Available at Barnes & Noble
18 Shop Now
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