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Gifts To Read Into
Olivia & Daisy Books owner, Kelsey Boyte, shares her top picks for the season — from cooking to kids to everything in between. Stop by the shop for these gift-worthy selections, holiday specials, events, and much more.
FOR THE HOSTESS
Around Our Table, Sara Forte
“Sara Forte's third and most personal cookbook, full of flexible, unfussy recipes that center the best of California’s bounty and the best in one another. From the blog boom of the early 2010s to the food-influencer craze of today, Sara's books have maintained their impeccable style and signature authenticity that will have you reaching for her books for school-night dinners and special gatherings week after week.”
FOR YOUR NEIGHBOR
The God Of The Woods, Liz Moore
“A pair of missing siblings sparks a reckoning during the summer of 1975 at a secluded summer camp in the Adirondacks. Equal parts literary thriller and historical fiction, Liz Moore delivers a master class on her protagonists' psychological and emotional lives and the grief that haunts an entire community. Woven timelines and narrators explore themes of family, class, poverty, loss, and the supernatural with an unexpected and deeply satisfying ending!”
FOR YOUR BESTIE
We All Want Impossible Things, Catherine Newman
“A book that will break your heart and put it back together better than it found you. We All Want Impossible Things is an impossibly funny and excruciating story about terminal illness, our messy, complicated lives, and the power of female friendship. Newman captures the limbo of hospice achingly well and centers the universality and particularity of the kind of big love that sits alongside big loss. You'll cry. You'll laugh out loud. Edi and Ash will stay with you long after the last page.”
FOR MOM
Backyard Bird Chronicles, Amy Tan
“A gorgeous celebration of birding, nature, and the beauty around us that hides in plain sight. Amy Tan, author of The Joy Luck Club, shares personal observations and insights into the fascinating behaviors and characteristics of various bird species that visit her backyard. Tan's own beautiful original sketches are paired with personal anecdotes in her signature voice.”
FOR YOUR IN-LAWS
James, Percival Everett
“A brilliantly soulful, subversive retelling of an American classic that touches on issues of inequality that persist today. Everett puts Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn on its head, offering a sharp and engaging thriller that centers Jim's humanity and challenges readers to interrogate the damaging stereotypes and complexities of the American South during the antebellum era. At the time of printing, James has been long-listed for the National Book Award and shortlisted for the Booker Prize.”
FOR THE LITTLES
My Hive, Meredith May
“From beloved local author Meredith May comes My Hive, an enchanting story of a young girl who finds solace and belonging with her grandfather and his honeybees. If you loved her memoir, The Honey Bus, this gorgeously illustrated rendition is a keepsake for local children and adults alike.”
Mention “Concept Carmel” in store for a special gift with purchase. Olivia & Daisy Books, 13766 Center St., Carmel Valley Village, oliviaanddaisy.com; @oliviadaisybooks on Instagram.