10 Last-Minute Unique Gift Books That Should be On Your Radar
You've seen the "best of the year" lists and browsed the bookshelves for that unique gift but still haven't found something special. The latest add-on to our holiday guide includes 10 unique books that make amazing gifts.
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This pocket-size cookbook from a Chez Panisse alum was a chef insider top pick back in 2021 for its philosophy of beauty and simplicity. Chefs love it, but it can be hard to find!
Helen Rosner & Joanne L. Molinaro, The Korean Vegan
Cooking as Though You Might Cook Again
Daniel LichtHelen Rosner & Joanne L. Molinaro, The Korean VeganPaperback, 2021
$23.00$11.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Brilliant gift to inspire the young woman in your life - or anyone really! (How did it take so long for this book to come out?) 
Connie Schultz & RealClearPolitics
Speaking While Female: 75 Extraordinary Speeches by American Women
Dana RubinConnie Schultz & RealClearPoliticsHardcover, 2023
$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
If youâre a Ferrante fanatic looking to indoctrinate your friends or family, this new graphic novel is a sure bet - or treat yourself!
My Brilliant Friend: The Graphic Novel: Based on the Novel by Elena Ferrante
Chiara LaganiHardcover, 2023
$26.00$13.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Do you have some streaming bingewatchers in your life? Get them this cozy analog guide to start scheming for their long winter ahead! 
Erik Davis & @thatjacqueline.bsky.social #VeniceFilmFestival
Rotten Tomatoes: The Ultimate Binge Guide: 296 Must-See Shows That Changed the Way We Watch TV
Editors of Rotten TomatoesErik Davis & @thatjacqueline.bsky.social #VeniceFilmFestivalHardcover, 2021
$25.00$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
With all this obsession with the Roman Empire over the past year, weâve not seen enough homage paid to the OG Roman storyteller Marguerite Yourcenar. â"If you want to know what 'ancient Roman' really means, in terms of war and religion and love and parties, read Memoirs of Hadrian." - The New Yorker
Anne Hathaway & Simon Schama
Memoirs of Hadrian
Marguerite YourcenarAnne Hathaway & Simon SchamaPaperback, 2005
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Itâs always a good time to experience Art Spiegelmanâs Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece about the Holocaust. Get a copy for a loved one this year in defiance of the many bans against it. 
Karen Heller & Pantheon Books
The Complete Maus: A Survivor's Tale
Art SpiegelmanKaren Heller & Pantheon BooksHardcover, 1996
$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The popularity of Emily Wilsonâs new translation of Homer proves that The Iliad can still very much be a page-turner after all these centuries.
The Iliad
HomerHardcover, 2023
$39.95$19.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A nominee for this yearâs national book award, this is as much a sublime art project as it is a book. Read your way through a series of 248 notes that gather meaning as you go - an immersive look at everyday Black existence that will shift your perspective.
J(enna) Wortham & Tin House
Ordinary Notes
Christina SharpeJ(enna) Wortham & Tin HouseHardcover, 2023
$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Yes, the Cloud Appreciation Society is a real thing - and this beautiful yet quirky coffee table book makes anyone want to be an honorary member.
EarthSky & Yeovil Literary Fest
A Cloud a Day: (Cloud Appreciation Society Book, Uplifting Positive Gift, Cloud Art Book, Daydreamers Book)
Gavin Pretor-PinneyEarthSky & Yeovil Literary FestHardcover, 2019
$26.95$13.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
For both kids and adults, learning a little code can go along way in understanding and surviving the next era of our digital future. This is THE book to gift to a beginner.
Code to Joy: Why Everyone Should Learn a Little Programming
Michael L. LittmanPaperback, 2023
$27.95$13.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book