One other vacation season is nearly upon, which suggests one other nice motive to purchase and reward all issues books! And there are some actually lovely choices from the publishing world this 12 months, such some new illustrated editions of J.R.R. Tolkien works and Recreation Of Thrones/Home Of The Dragon tomes, in addition to Star Wars field units; tie-ins for Star Trek, Stranger Issues, and the Marvel and DC universes; graphic novel collections; arduous rock and heavy steel memoirs; book-related presents; enjoyable, pop-culture-themed cookbooks, and far more!
Take a look at our Vacation Reward Information 2022 for Books, eBooks, and Audiobooks for our favourite vacation reward picks for the readers in your life.
Recreation of Thrones: The Rise of the Dragon
An Illustrated Historical past of the Targaryen Dynasty, Quantity One (The Targaryen Dynasty: The Home of the Dragon)
Hardcover | Kindle Version | Audiobook
By George R.R. Martin, Elio M. García Jr., Linda Antonsson
Writer: Ten Velocity Press
Followers of Recreation of Thrones had a brand new prequel tv collection to get pleasure from this 12 months with The Home of the Dragon, which facilities on the Targaryens, the dragonlord dynasty that dominated Westeros for a whole lot of years. Now, a brand new deluxe version illustrated historical past of Targaryens has been launched that features over 180 all-new illustrations. This reference information covers the historical past first advised in writer George R.R. Martin’s Hearth & Blood, from Aegon Targaryen’s conquest of Westeros by means of to the Dance of the Dragons, the civil conflict proven within the new HBO collection.
352 pages; E book Dimensions: 9.37 x 1.34 x 12.25 inches
Right here’s some extra Recreation of Thrones reward choices:
– Recreation of Thrones: A Information to Westeros and Past
Hardcover
– Hearth & Blood: 300 Years Earlier than A Recreation of Thrones
Hardcover
The Silmarillion
Illustrated Version: Illustrated by J.R.R. Tolkien
Hardcover | Kindle Version
By J.R.R. Tolkien
Writer: William Morrow
With The Silmarillion, writer J.R.R. Tolkien started to inform an historic story of Center-earth which the writer by no means acquired to publish earlier than his loss of life. He left it to his son Christopher Tolkien, who to edited and launched it. Now, a brand new particular version is out there that incorporates an introduction with a letter written by the writer in 1951, in addition to colourful illustrations by J.R.R. Tolkien himself offered for the primary time with the story. This can be a beautiful illustrated version that’s excellent for Tolkien followers.
432 pages; E book Dimensions: 6 x 1.5 x 9 inches
Right here’s some extra J.R.R. Tolkien reward choices:
– The Lord of the Rings: Particular Version Illustrated
Hardcover
– The Fall of Númenor: And Different Tales from the Second Age of Center-earth
Hardcover
Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy Boxed Set
Star Wars Legends: Inheritor to the Empire, Darkish Drive Rising, The Final Command
Paperback | Kindle Version
By Timothy Zahn
Writer: Random Home Worlds
This 3-book field set consists of the unique Star Wars: Thrawn trilogy from writer Timothy Zahn that launched the Expanded Universe in 1991 with occasions taking locations after the Return of the Jedi movie. Contains Inheritor to the Empire, Darkish Drive Rising, and The Final Command in commerce paperback.
1,504 pages; E book Dimensions: 5.87 x 3.43 x 8.5 inches
Right here’s some extra Star Wars reward choices:
– Funko Pop! Introduction Calendar: Star Wars
Calendar
– Star Wars Insider Presents: Star Wars: The Mandalorian Season 2: Collectors Version Vol. 1
Hardcover
– Star Wars: Convergence (The Excessive Republic)
Hardcover
– The Artwork of Star Wars: The Excessive Republic (Quantity One)
Hardcover
– Star Wars: Galactic Baking
Hardcover
– Star Wars: Brotherhood
Hardcover | Kindle Version | Audiobook
Star Wars: The Princess and the Scoundrel
Hardcover | Kindle Version | Audiobook
By Beth Revis
Writer: Random Home Worlds
One in every of pop cultures hottest {couples} is getting married! Princess Leia and Han Solo are tying the knot — nicely, technically, they’re already hitched within the Star Wars universe, however now we lastly get the story of the marriage. Then there’s their luxurious honeymoon, the place they after all run into extra harmful adventures, because the Empire isn’t precisely accepting defeat. I personal this one and beloved lastly attending to learn this storyline, so I wished to provide this novel its personal highlight. Lengthy-time Star Wars will love this ones, whereas those that are simply entering into the franchise can be fortunate to get this backstory so shortly of their journey.
368 pages; E book Dimensions: 6.45 x 1.3 x 9.55 inches
Possums Are Not Cute!
And Different Myths about Nature’s Most Misunderstood Critter
Hardcover | Kindle Version
By Ally Burguieres
Writer: Quirk Books
Animal lovers will completely get pleasure from this enjoyable and informative e-book all about possums and the way they really are extraordinarily cute. Full with cuteness overload coloration images. Nice for adults and children.
128 pages; E book Dimensions: 6.24 x 0.54 x 7.29 inches
Star Trek: Discovery: The E book of Grudge
The Cat from Star Trek Discovery
Hardcover
By Robb Pearlman
Writer: Hero Collector
Right here’s an acceptable reward for Star Trek followers who love animals, particularly cats. The E book of Grudge is written from the attitude of Grudge, the cat on the Paramount+ collection Star Trek: Discovery. Grudge talks about her life in area and assembly alien species, in addition to a few of her favourite pastimes, similar to napping. This 96-page hardcover additionally consists of images of the gorgeous area cat, together with a few of her well-known quotes, like “Meow it so.”
96 pages; E book Dimensions: 6.8 x 0.5 x 6.8 inches
Right here’s some extra Star Trek reward choices:
– Star Trek 2023 Wall Calendar: The Authentic Sequence
Calendar
– Star Trek: Picard: Second Self
Hardcover | Kindle Version | Audiobook
Dragons of Deceit
Dragonlance Destinies: Quantity 1
Hardcover | Kindle Version | Audiobook
By Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman
Writer: Del Rey | Random Home Worlds
Followers of the Dragonlance e-book collection, which started in 1984 with Dragons of Autumn Twilight will need this new installment within the fantasy collection from authors Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman that contains a new heroine.
400 pages; E book Dimensions: 6.4 x 1.38 x 9.55 inches
The Andy Warhol Diaries
Hardcover | Paperback | Kindle Version
By Andy Warhol; Edited by Pat Hackett
Writer: Twelve
Netflix lately shined a highlight on the Andy Warhol with a Ryan Murphy-produced documentary collection primarily based on the late artist’s 1989 nonfiction e-book The Andy Warhol Diaries. Now, Warhol’s e-book, which is from his journal from the mid-Nineteen Seventies til his loss of life in 1987, has been rereleased in paperback.
864 pages; E book Dimensions: 8.05 x 2.3 x 9.15 inches
Fairy Story
Hardcover | Kindle Version | Audiobook
By Stephen King
Writer: Scribner
Horror legend and bestselling writer Stephen King is again with a brand new novel a couple of 17-year-old boy who inherits the keys to a parallel world the place good and evil are at conflict, and each worlds are in peril.
608 pages; E book Dimensions: 6.13 x 1.9 x 9.25 inches
Right here’s some extra Stephen King reward choices:
– Fort Rock Kitchen: Depraved Good Recipes from the World of Stephen King (Foreword by Stephen King)
Hardcover | Kindle Version
– The Eyes of the Dragon: thirty fifth Anniversary Version
Mass Market Paperback | Kindle Version | Audiobook
Dracula
Paperback | Deluxe Version Illustrated Hardcover (Edward Gorey) | Kindle Version | Audiobook (forged manufacturing)
By Bram Stoker
Writer: Union Sq. & Co
This 12 months marks the a hundred and twenty fifth anniversary of Bram’s Stoker’s Dracula, the best vampire story ever written. Union Sq. & Co. lately launched a Deluxe Collector’s Version Hardcover that incorporates illustrations by famed artist Edward Gorey (The Gashlycrumb Tinies), which had been created for a Broadway adaptation. This version consists of an introduction and appendices by fantasy editor Marvin Kaye.
Deluxe Version: 464 pages; E book Dimensions: 7.25 x 1.25 x 9.5 inches
America of Cryptids
A Tour of American Myths and Monsters
Hardcover | Kindle Version | Audiobook
By J. W. Ocker
Writer: Quirk Books
Journey author and weird-tales chronicler J. W. Ocker places collectively this hardcover compendium of tales involving Cryptids, animals believed to probably exist within the wild, similar to Bigfoot, Mothman, the Lizard Man of South Carolina, and lots of extra.
Deluxe Version: 288 pages; E book Dimensions: 5.44 x 0.92 x 8.19 inches
Basic Monsters Unleashed
E book 1: Unleashed Sequence (Anthology)
Hardcover | Paperback | Kindle Version | Audiobook
Edited by James Aquilone
Writer: Black Spot Books
This anthology takes reimagines the tales of well-known basic monsters, together with Dracula, Frankenstein’s Monster, the Bride of Frankenstein, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, the Headless Horseman, the Invisible Man, the Phantom of the Opera, and lots of extra, written by a few of at present’s finest horror writers, similar to Joe R. Lansdale, F. Paul Wilson, Jonathan Maberry, Ramsey Campbell, Dacre Stoker, and lots of others. Contains illustrations by Colton Worley and Mister Sam Shearon, and an introduction by Kim Newman.
Hardcover: 443 pages; E book Dimensions: 6 x 1.2 x 9 inches
Batman Returns: One Darkish Christmas Eve
The Illustrated Vacation Basic
Hardcover | Kindle Version
By Ivan Cohen (Creator), JJ Harrison (Illustrator)
Writer: Perception Editions
Batman followers, rejoice! Right here’s a vacation basic grownup storybook adaptation of Tim Burton’s 1992 superhero movie Batman Returns. This illustrated hardcover celebrates the movie’s thirtieth anniversary with a tongue-in-cheek retelling, that includes well-known villains The Penguin and Catwoman. Written in verse and meant to be learn aloud, you can begin a brand new Christmas custom with this e-book.
Hardcover: 32 pages; E book Dimensions: 8 x 0.4 x 8 inches
Sands of Dune
Hardcover | Kindle Version | Audiobook
By Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson
Writer: Tor Books
As we look ahead to Half 2 of the 2021 epic scifi remake Dune, there’s nonetheless a lot for followers to do to remain immersed in Frank Herbert’s world. For one, there’s Sands of Dune, a brand new assortment of Dune novellas by Herbert’s son Brian Herbert and his longtime collaborator Kevin J. Anderson.
176 pages; E book Dimensions: 6.75 x 0.85 x 18.25 inches
Right here’s some extra Dune reward choices:
– The Artwork and Soul of Dune
Hardcover
– Dune: The Graphic Novel Quantity 1
E book 1: Deluxe Version | Hardcover | Kindle Version
E book 2: Hardcover | Kindle Version
AUDIOBOOK SPOTLIGHT
The Sandman: Act III
Audiobook | Audio CD
Written by Neil Gaiman; Tailored by Dirk Maggs
Narrated by (forged): Neil Gaiman, James McAvoy, Okay.J. Apa, Kat Dennings, Shruti Haasan, David Harewood, Regé-Jean Web page, Kristen Schaal, Wil Wheaton
Writer: Audible Originals
The Sandman: Act III audiobook, which contains a full forged of voice actors like James McAvoy, Kat Dennings, Regé-Jean Web page, and Wil Wheaton, adapts the DC/Vertigo Comics graphic novels collected Volumes 7 (Transient Lives) and eight (Worlds’ Finish). Additionally, comedian e-book author and creator Neil Gaiman narrates the audiobook.
Listening Size: 11 hours and 32 minutes
Eye Of The World
The Wheel of Time: E book 1
Paperback | Kindle Version | Audiobook
By Robert Jordan; Audiobook new narration by Rosamund Pike
Writer: Tor E book | Macmillan Audio
Amazon Prime has plans for a second season of Wheel of Time, which adapts the long-running novel collection of the identical identify by Robert Jordan. Macmillan Audio launched a brand new audiobook model of E book 1 — Eye Of The World — with narration by the tv present’s lead actress Rosamund Pike, who does a incredible job.
Listening Size: 32 hours and 55 minutes
Elric of Melniboné: Quantity 1
Elric of Melnibone, The Fortress of the Pearl, The Sailor on the Seas of Destiny, and The Bizarre of the White Wolf
Hardcover | Kindle Version | Audiobook
Written by Michael Moorcock; Introduction by Neil Gaiman
Narrated by Samuel Roukin
Model: Unabridged
Writer: Recorded Books
The Elric Saga is such an incredible excessive fantasy collection, and now there’s a brand new audiobook launched this 12 months that collects 4 of the books! And, it consists of an Introduction (“One Life, Furnished in Early Moorcock”) by Neil Gaiman. The re-release can be out there in Hardcover and Kindle.
Listening Size: 32 hours and 55 minutes
MUSIC-RELATED
Jimi
Hardcover
By Janie Hendrix, John McDermott
Writer: Chronicle Chroma
One of many biggest guitarists of all time, Jimi Hendrix, would have turned 80 years previous this 12 months. For this milestone, Chronicle collaborated with the late guitarist’s sister Janie Hendrix on this complete visible information. This hardcover contains a new introduction by Janie, intensive biographical texts, and plenty of lesser-known and never-before-published images, private memorabilia, lyrics, and extra regarding the musician well-known for “Purple Haze,” “Cunning Girl,” and “Voodoo Chile.” Additionally, Jimi consists of quotations from different legendary musicians, similar to Paul McCartney, Ron Wooden, Lenny Kravitz, Dave Grohl, and others, who discuss Hendrix’s lasting affect.
E book Dimensions: 9.25 x 1.25 x 12.25 inches
A E book of Days
Hardcover | Kindle Version
By Patti Smith
Writer: Random Home
Singer-songwriter Patti Smith collects her Instagram images taken along with her Land Digital camera 250 that given perception to her day by day life, together with portraits of her children, cat, garments, books, and meals, in addition to classic images authentic to this e-book of her household and her life on the street as a musician. The e-book incorporates over 365 images and introduction by Smith that explores her documentary course of.
400 pages; E book Dimensions 5.48 x 1.49 x 7.34 inches
Transformer: A Story of Glitter, Glam Rock, and Loving Lou Reed
Hardcover | Kindle Version | Audiobook
By Simon Doonan
Writer: HarperOne
This memoir from Doonan, a TV character, columnist, and writer of Drag, revolves round Lou Reed’s album Transformer, which celebrates its fiftieth anniversary this 12 months. The album, which was produced by produced by David Bowie and Mick Ronson, yielded the hit track “Stroll On the Wild Aspect” (which was at first banned on radio!) and never solely made its mark on fashionable music, however on the LGBTQ+ group. This new hardcover e-book consists of 16 pages of black-and-white and coloration images.
160 pages; E book Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.5 x 8.25 inches
Punk Paradox: A Memoir
Hardcover | Kindle Version | Audiobook
By Greg Graffin
Writer: Hachette Books
This new memoir is from Greg Graffin, is the lead vocalist and songwriter of the band Unhealthy Faith, the place he talks about his life and his band’s regular rise, in addition to the Los Angeles punk scene’s early years and far more.
368 pages; E book Dimensions: 6.35 x 1.5 x 9.45 inches
COOKBOOKS
Ghostbusters: The Official Cookbook
Hardcover | Kindle Version | Spiral-Certain
By Jenn Fujikawa, Erik Burnham
Writer: Perception Editions
Searching for a singular reward for somebody who likes to prepare dinner? Then Ghostbusters: The Official Cookbook is it! This e-book incorporates 50 recipes impressed by the Ghostbusters franchise, from the beloved 1984 movie by means of the newest Ghostbusters: Afterlife. There’s recipes for everybody to strive, from the newbie to skilled chef, all celebrating the personalities of the characters. There’s Dana’s Demon Eggs, Venkman’s Burn in Hell-openo Poppers, and Louis’s Social gathering Brie, together with loads of marshmallow-centric dishes, after all! Contains full-color recipe images.
128 pages; E book Dimensions: 8 x 0.7 x 10 inches
The Rubbish Pail Youngsters Cookbook
Hardcover | Kindle Version
By Elisabeth Weinberg, Matt Stine, Joe Simko (Illustrator), R.L. Stine (Introduction)
Writer: Abrams Books
You don’t actually need to hear “gross” and “cookbook” mentioned collectively, however relating to The Rubbish Pail Youngsters, it makes excellent sense — and it’s enjoyable, too! If you wish to make some reminiscences within the kitchen with the youngsters, then give them The Rubbish Pail Youngsters Cookbook. There’s greater than 35 loopy recipes impressed by the 1980’s TOPPS buying and selling playing cards, which can be surprisingly not even tremendous unhealthy. Check out the Tacky Charlie’s Pizza Snotcorn, Saucey Sarah’s Sloppy Spaghetti Sliders, and Potty Scotty’s Poop Cookies.
Contains security suggestions, a listing of kitchen instruments and provides, glossary of cooking phrases and measurement explanations.
Studying age: 8 – 12 years; Grade degree: 3 – 7
96 pages; E book Dimensions: 7.35 x 0.6 x 9.35 inches
BOOK GIFTS
Stranger Issues: The Official Hellfire Membership Pocket book
A Grid-Paper Pocket book for Journaling, Drawing, Coloring, and Extra
Hardcover
By Netflix
Writer: Clarkson Potter
Followers of the Netflix collection Stranger Issues can be prepared to hitch Eddie Munson and his buddies within the Hellfire Membership with this Official Hellfire Membership Pocket book! This hardbound e-book incorporates 176 clean clean pages with a grid sample — excellent for D&D periods, in addition to another journaling, note-taking, sketching, or doodling. The entrance cowl options the present’s Hellfire Membership brand with designed inside covers; there’s additionally a detachable half-jacket. (FYI – I really like that it’s bigger than a journal. I’ve been having fun with mine a lot that I already purchased 5 extra copies for myself and to provide as presents!)
176 pages; E book Dimensions: 7.2 x 0.7 x 9.3 inches
Right here’s some extra Stranger Issues reward choices:
– Stranger Issues: The Official Coloring E book
Paperback
– Stranger Issues: Hawkins Horrors
Hardcover | Kindle Version | Audiobook
– Stranger Issues: The Tomb of Ybwen
Paperback | Kindle Version
– Stranger Issues: Mad Libs: World’s Best Phrase Recreation
Paperback
– Stranger Issues: Lucas on the Line
Hardcover | Kindle Version | Audiobook
Black Panther Journal
Do One Empowering Factor Each Day
Paperback
By Marvel
Writer: Clarkson Potter
This formally licensed journal facilities on Marvel’s Black Panther movie and options inspirational prompts, questions, and directions on the high of every web page to gasoline your creativity and assist empower you to do one empowering factor per day. There’s 368 pages containing lined areas providing up loads of room to jot down, in addition to illustrations and different options, all certain by a sturdy paperback cowl.
368 pages; E book Dimensions: 5.85 x 1.06 x 7.21 inches
Right here’s some extra Black Panther reward choices:
– Marvel Studios’ Black Panther: Goals of Wakanda
Hardcover | Kindle Version | Audiobook
The Nightmare Earlier than Christmas Tarot Deck and Guidebook Reward Set
Hardcover
By Minerva Siegel (Creator), Abigail Larson (Illustrator)
Writer: Perception Editions
Impressed by Tim Burton’s basic animated characteristic The Nightmare Earlier than Christmas, this fantastically illustrated tarot deck incorporates authentic artwork that includes favourite characters like Jack Skellington, Sally, Oogie Boogie, and even Sandy Claws. This reward set features a 78-card Tarot Deck in a sturdy ornamental reward field; a 128-page illustrated Guidebook; a Tarot altar material; a Guided pocket book with inspirational prompts for reflection, and a deluxe drawstring material pouch to carry the playing cards and booklet.
128 pages; Dimensions: 5.88 x 2.1 x 10.75 inches
QUICK PICKS
Nonetheless Only a Geek
An Annotated Memoir
Hardcover | Kindle Version | Audiobook
By Wil Wheaton
Writer: William Morrow
Venomous Lumpsucker
Hardcover | Kindle Version
By Ned Beauman
Writer: Soho Press
Ghost Eaters
Hardcover | Kindle Version | Audiobook
By Clay McLeod Chapman
Writer: Quirk Books
This Is Not the Actual World
That is Not the Jess Present: E book 2
Hardcover | Kindle Version (E book 1)
By Anna Carey
Writer: Quirk Books
The Kaiju Preservation Society
Hardcover | Kindle Version | Audiobook
By John Scalzi
Writer: Tor Books
Lycanthropy and Different Continual Diseases: A Novel
Hardcover | Paperback | Kindle Version | Audiobook
By Kristen O’Neal
Writer: Quirk Books
Bother With The Cursed
The Hollows: E book 16
Hardcover | Kindle Version | Audiobook
By Kim Harrison
Writer: Ace Books
Bullet Practice
Hardcover | Paperback | Kindle Version | Audiobook
By Kotaro Isaka; Translated by Sam Malissa
Writer: Abrams Books
Bones and All: A Novel
Paperback | Kindle Version | Audiobook (media tie-in version)
By Camille DeAngelis
Writer: Wednesday Books
A NOTE ON GIFTING A KINDLE EBOOK:
To reward somebody a Kindle Version e-book, go to the product web page on Amazon. On the precise facet underneath the principle buy field, is a field known as Purchase for others. In that field, click on the underside that claims Purchase for others. It can convey you to a web page the place you possibly can select a supply technique: 1) Have a redemption hyperlink despatched on to your recipient, or 2) have the hyperlink despatched on to you. Should you select Possibility 1, you enter the recipient’s electronic mail tackle, a present message, and the date you need it despatched to them (now, or any day as much as 45 days from the date of buy). Should you select Possibility 2, the redemption hyperlink can be despatched to you and you may select the way you’d like to provide it to the recipient — electronic mail it to them any time you need, or possibly print it out and put it in a card (though positively nonetheless electronic mail it to them in some unspecified time in the future to make it simpler for them).
Take a look at all of our Vacation Reward Guides for extra concepts, and bear in mind, if all else fails, there’s additionally the Amazon.com Reward Card, you possibly can have emailed to the recipient (arrives instantly for those who select) or you possibly can print out the reward card at house and provides it to the meant that method. Should you order in sufficient time, you will get the bodily reward card despatched on to you or to the recipient.
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