I’ve broken the list down into categories to make it easier for you to locate the special book to meet your gift-giving needs. Happy shopping!
Beautiful Books
Because who doesn’t judge at least some books by their covers? Also, I can’t be the only one who likes illustrations in my books.
Books With a Social Justice Focus
These books might help make sense of what’s happened in 2020 and move toward positive change in 2021.
Books About the Natural World
These books are for the nature lovers in your life. With focuses ranging from environmental activism to the simple beauty of nature, you can’t go wrong.
Books With an Escapist Bent
Well, 2020 has been a rough year. These books might help bring a little imaginative distance from everyday woes.
Books By Women, About Women
These books may be written by women and feature amazing female characters, but they’re not only for women!
Literature to Get You Thinking
That’s the goal, right? These books are page-turners. Provocative and engrossing, they’ll keep anyone’s nose buried for a few hours!
The Best Books To Give As Gifts
No book is has universal appeal, but these come close. Encompassing fiction, memoir, poetry, and nonfiction, this list has is sure to inspire. Still need suggestions for the best books to give as gifts this year? Check out these posts: Best Books of 2020 So Far Most Anticipated Books of 2020 You could also check out this year’s Riot Roundups of best books from each season: The Best Books We Read in July–Sept 2020 The Best Books We Read April–June 2020 The Best Books We Ready January–March 2020