The Best Boxed Sets to Gift This Season

The first book of Elena Ferrante's highly lauded series of Neapolitan Novels was named best book of the century by the New York Times this year. The full quartet of novels ushers readers into the world of a literary friendship that feels so specific, yet relatable, that it feels like you’re “riding a bike on gravel: It’s gritty and slippery and nerve-racking, all at the same time,” according to The New York Times Book Review.

This famed chef’s two-volume set is the tastiest gift they’ll open this year, with a combined 280 recipes for vegetarians and omnivores alike that showcase his widely-admired Middle Eastern-inspired, vegetable-centric cuisine.

Among the nine timeless crime reads there’s a tightly-wound heist from Richard Stark, a gritty cop caper by Ed McBain, cerebral suspense from Patricia Highsmith, and other 60s classics so good they’re criminal.

This literary treasure is the perfect gift - whether you’re shopping for a bonafide Didion fanatic or someone starting to dabble in the zeitgeist-defining Californian writer. This stunner features all of her major works of fiction, journalism, and memoir together for the first time in an irresistible 3-volume boxed set, including renowned works like Slouching Towards Bethlehem, The White Album, Play It As It Lays, and the New York Times best sellers The Year of Magical Thinking, Blue Nights, and South and West.

Which sci-fi lover on your list will receive this alien invasion saga that’s beloved by President Obama, George R. R. Martin and legions of sci-fi fans? The Three-Body Problem Boxed Set contains all three volumes of the groundbreaking, Hugo Award-winning series by China's most beloved science fiction author, Cixin Liu.

They’ve seen the movie, devoured the hit TV series - now grace their kitchen shelf with the two cookbooks that turned the California native into an international food world legend. "What a cookbook should be: packed with sumptuous recipes, detailed instructions, and precise line drawings. Some of the instructions look daunting, but as Child herself says in the introduction, 'If you can read, you can cook,'" declared Entertainment Weekly.

A touching tale of a robot learning to live in the wilderness—now even more exciting with its 2024 DreamWorks animated adaptation featuring Lupita Nyong'o and Pedro Pascal.

Get the esteemed literary and culture magazine’s award-winning views - on everything from gossip to grief to K-pop and the future of work - compiled into these vibrant books culled from the vaunted monthly’s 165-year old archive.

This is a beautifully bound collection of timeless regency romances and witty social commentary, wrapped in gorgeous floral covers perfect for any bookshelf.

Seven beloved books, beautifully packaged in a collectible trunk, perfect for fans ready to relive every spell, secret, and adventure of the wizarding world.