Your Holiday Gift Giving Guide is Here! The Best Biographies and Gift Books

By Laura Kemp | November 18 2021 | Children'sAdult

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It’s time to stock up on the most giftable books of the year! Utilizing proprietary consumer insights data, we’ve compiled the top books in trending categories your readers will be looking for this season. Please enjoy these weekly roundups of top categories, complete with social media assets, author videos, downloadables, and more! A complete order form for all top gift titles can be found here.We will be promoting these titles with advertising, influencer outreach, and much more. Please reach out to your sales representative for any additional holiday promotional needs!
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Biographies and Autobiographies
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Inspire your readers to learn from some of the most influential figures in history. From Will Smith to President Obama and Billie Jean King to Led Zeppelin, there is something for ever reader on this list! Download social media assets here.
 
Renegades
Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen
Two longtime friends share an intimate and urgent conversation about life, music, and their enduring love of America, with all its challenges and contradictions, in this stunningly produced expansion of their groundbreaking Higher Ground podcast, featuring more than 350 photographs, exclusive bonus content, and never-before-seen archival material.
9780593236314
$48 Export Price $50 US  |  Hardcover
US, Canada, Open Mkt
10/26/2021
 
Will
Will Smith with Mark Manson
One of the most dynamic and globally recognized entertainment forces of our time opens up fully about his life, in a brave and inspiring book that traces his learning curve to a place where outer success, inner happiness, and human connection are aligned. Along the way, Will tells the story in full of one of the most amazing rides through the worlds of music and film that anyone has ever had.
9781984879868
$20 US  |  Int’l C
US, Canada, Open Mkt
11/09/2021
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My Life in Full
Indra Nooyi
An intimate and powerful memoir by the trailblazing former CEO of PepsiCo. Generous, authoritative, and grounded in lived experience, My Life in Full is the story of an extraordinary leader’s life, a moving tribute to the relationships that created it, and a blueprint for 21st century prosperity.
9780593421321
$18 US  |  Int’l C
US, Canada, Open Mkt
09/28/2021
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Beautiful Country
Qian Julie Wang
The moving story of an undocumented child living in poverty in the richest country in the world—an incandescent debut from an astonishing new talent. Inhabiting her childhood perspective with exquisite lyric clarity and unforgettable charm and strength, Qian Julie Wang has penned an essential American story about a family fracturing under the weight of invisibility, and a girl coming of age in the shadows, who never stops seeking the light.
9780385548021
$19 US  |  Int’l C
US, Canada, Open Mkt
09/07/2021
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All In
Billie Jean King, with Johnette Howard and Maryanne Vollers
An inspiring and intimate self-portrait of the champion of equality that encompasses her brilliant tennis career, unwavering activism, and an ongoing commitment to fairness and social justice. Billie Jean King’s is the story of a pathbreaking feminist, a world-class athlete, and an indomitable spirit whose impact has transcended even her spectacular achievements in sports.
9781524712082
$20 US  |  Int’l C
US, Opn Mkt (no CAN)
08/17/2021
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Led Zeppelin
Bob Spitz
From the author of the definitive New York Times bestselling history of the Beatles comes the authoritative account of the group many call the greatest rock band of all time, arguably the most successful, and certainly one of the most notorious. Led Zeppelin is the full and honest reckoning the band has long awaited, and richly deserves.
9780399562426
$35 US  |  Hardcover
World
11/09/2021
 
The Beauty of Living Twice
Sharon Stone
The Beauty of Living Twice is a book for the wounded and a book for the survivors; it’s a celebration of women’s strength and resilience, a reckoning, and a call to activism. It is proof that it’s never too late to raise your voice and speak out.
9780525656760
$27.95 US  |  Hardcover
US, Canada, Open Mkt
03/30/2021
 
Mike Nichols
Mark Harris
A magnificent biography of one of the most protean creative forces in American entertainment history, a life of dazzling highs and vertiginous plunges–some of the worst largely unknown until now–by the acclaimed author of Pictures at a Revolution and Five Came Back.
9780399562242
$35 US  |  Hardcover
World
02/02/2021
 
1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows
Ai Weiwei
In Ai Weiwei’s widely anticipated memoir, “one of the most important artists working in the world today” (Financial Times) tells a century-long epic tale of China through the story of his own extraordinary life and the legacy of his father, the nation’s most celebrated poet.
9780593240694
$20.5 US  |  Int’l C
US, Opn Mkt (no CAN)
11/02/2021
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This Year’s Most Giftable Titles
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Whether your readers are looking for gorgeously illustrated books or journals and activity books, Penguin Random House has a gift title that fits! These top gift titles range from puzzles and sticker books to journals that will inspire and remind readers just how much they love their furry best friends. Download social media assets to highlight these and other titles here.
 
Murakami T
Haruki Murakami
The international literary icon opens his eclectic closet: Here are photographs of Murakami’s extensive and personal T-shirt collection, accompanied by essays that reveal a side of the writer rarely seen by the public.
9780593320426
$20.50 Export Price $25 US  |  Hardcover
US, Opn Mkt (no CAN)
11/23/2021
 
Get Untamed
Glennon Doyle
This stunning hardcover journal is a bold, interactive guide to discovering and creating the truest, most beautiful lives, families, and world we can imagine, based on the #1 New York Times bestseller Untamed.
9780593235652
$18 Export Price $19.99 US  |  Hardcover
US, Canada, Open Mkt
11/16/2021
 
Burn After Writing (Dots)
Sharon Jones
Write. Burn. Repeat. Now with new covers to match whatever mood you’re in. Push your limits, reflect on your past, present, and future, and create a secret book that’s about you, and just for you.
9780593421802
$14 US  |  Trade Paperback
US, Canada, Open Mkt
10/05/2021
 
30 Days of Creativity
Johanna Basford
The creator of the worldwide bestselling coloring books is back with a new book to unlock that inner creative lurking in us all, a guide that encourages comfort, pushes us to experiment, and above all, empowers us to discover joy in our own lives.
9780143136941
$17.95 US  |  Trade Paperback
US, Canada, Open Mkt
10/26/2021
 
My 52 Lists Project: Journaling Inspiration for Kids!
Moorea Seal
Create 52 lists, one for every week of the year, in this fun and easy guided journal for kids 8-12 to express themselves, practice writing, and reap the mental health benefits of journaling–the latest in the bestselling 52 Lists series.
9781632173942
$16.95 US  |  Non-traditional book
World
09/07/2021
 
This Book Is for You
Worry Lines
Worry Lines has captured hearts around the world by posting daily drawings on Instagram. In this book, Worry Lines interweaves these fan-favorites into an entirely new story about the making of the book itself. Charting the creative process from its anxiety-riddled beginning to its (hopefully) hopeful end, This Book Is for You is a charming and honest portrait of worry.
9781984860262
$16.99 US  |  Hardcover
World
10/12/2021
 
Doodle Days
Jane Maday
Simple and fun doodle ideas and inspiration for anyone who loves to draw, sketch, or journal. Whether you’re into journaling, drawing, or both, this delightful guide will provide creative ideas and simple instruction for doodling to your heart’s content. The perfect way to add whimsy and fun to any sketchbook, journal, or bujo page, these doodles will make you smile and help you express your creativity, one adorable little doodle at a time.
9780593331873
$15 US  |  Trade Paperback
World
07/06/2021
 
Book Club: A Journal
Editors of Read It Forward
Whether your meetings are organized affairs or excuses to gather with friends, this brightly designed journal gives you plenty of space for writing, a reading list of crowd pleasers, and fun icebreakers so you can show up and share. Book Club: A Journal acknowledges the wide range of interests and reading habits within book clubs, with recommendations organized in a way to help readers discover new voices from all kinds of backgrounds. Never again will you have to search far and wide to find your next great read!
9780525575535
$14.99 US  |  Non-traditional book
World
02/23/2021
 
The New York Times Book Review
Edited by Tina Jordan with Noor Qasim
A “delightful” (Vanity Fair) collection from the longest-running, most influential book review in America, featuring its best, funniest, strangest, and most memorable coverage over the past 125 years. With scores of stunning vintage photographs, many of them sourced from the Times’s own archive, readers will discover how literary tastes have shifted through the years—and how the Book Review’s coverage has shaped so much of what we read today.
9780593234617
$50 US  |  Hardcover
World
11/02/2021
 
Stickerology
Potter Gift
Broadcast your sun sign and celebrate other facets of your star chart with this book of 928 astrology-themed stickers. Both personal and practical, these stickers will remind you to nurture your Pisces moon, indulge in a little Taurus luxury, and never again forget when Mercury is in retrograde.
9780593233344
$14 US  |  Non-traditional book
World
09/28/2021
 
Tarot of the Divine Puzzle
Yoshi Yoshitani
A 1000-piece puzzle featuring stunning artwork from Yoshi Yoshitani’s Tarot of the Divine. Connect 1000 sturdy, premium-quality puzzle pieces to complete this 20 x 27-inch work of art. This jigsaw will delight anyone looking to get offline and into a soothing groove.
9780593235140
$19.99 US  |  Puzzle
World
11/23/2021
 
Puppy Love
Blue Star Press
Preserve your favorite memories with your four-legged friend in this fun dog keepsake journal! Document your dog’s first days at home and then keep track of their growth and milestones over the years using this adorable book’s writing prompts and journaling pages.
9781950968466
$17.95 US  |  Hardcover
World
10/12/2021

Newsletter Order Form & Edelweiss Catalog
All gift titles highlighted in this newsletter–plus many other categories–appear on our Holiday 2021 Order Form and Edelweiss Collection.

Download the complete Holiday 2021 Order Form here.

Go to the Edelweiss Collection for the Holiday 2021 Top Titles.

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