I have always believed that you can never go wrong with gifting someone a book. It's not like one genre fits all, there’s something for everyone, at every age! Personally, books are my first go-to present to give, especially if I know someone who appreciates the magic of literary words. More often than others, these random waves of giving a book to someone happens without occasion at all; simply because I’ve come across a book they might like, or I’ve gotten really excited about a book and have to immediately share it with someone. One thing I love doing is, gifting books to children (of all ages); I would like to believe this is my way spreading the joy of reading and opening the world of infinite character and stories to their young minds.
As much as I have enjoyed sharing these new found books i’ve read in the last couple of years. I realised how fitting it is gifting books during this quarantine. No better way to take a break from the current state of affairs than picking up a book for a few minutes or a couple of hours and just getting lost in it.
Along with sending some fun books for my nephews (including a 2 month old :P) and niece this lockdown, I sent one to my bookworm friend. To try something different, my friend and I decided to do a book exchange. We would pick a completely new book from the genre of our choosing and send it across. We did pick rather accurately; now I have a new murder mystery to read and my friend got the quirky fun book she wanted. This swap got us a little excited and some new books to read. Would suggest you try this with your bookworm friends, or generally just send a book and make someone’s day with a little surprise that puts a smile on their face.
Sharing a few personal recommendations of different genre of books that you can gift someone or even yourself! I definitely have loved picking these out for others and myself.
Fiction for the Bookworms-
The Storied Life of A J Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
The Strange Library by Haruki Murakami
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
All the Light we Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Celebrity Memoirs-
Mrs. Funnybones by Twinkle Khanna
The Perils Of Being Moderately Famous by Soha Ali Khan
The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo by Amy Schumer
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? By Mindy Kaling
Yes Please by Amy Poehler
Light Non-Fiction Books- (From the few I’ve read and gifted)
The Little Book of Sloth Philosophy by Jennifer McCartney
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson
The Little Book of Otter Philosophy by Jennifer McCartney
Barking Up the Wrong Tree by Eric Barker
Coffee Table Books-
Humans of New York 1 & 2 by Brandon Stanton
An Uncommon Man by R K Laxman
Whiskey in Teacup by Reese Witherspoon
Life: The Classic Collection
Books to Keep You Busy-
Wreck This Journal by Keri Smith
Adult Colouring Books (No, I’m not kidding!)
One Line A Day Journals (for the writers)