Booksmith Recommends!

 

 


 

 

Find below our full list of gift suggestions, hand-picked by our staff. There's something for everyone on your list.

 

(For kids' books, go here!)

 

Or, shop in person at one of our Holiday Shopping Nights: School Benefit Day on the 5th, and Bindery Shopping Nights on the 12th and 19th.

 

 

And remember: we offer full concierge service and free gift-wrapping. 

 

 

 

Staff Pick Badge
All the Dirty Parts By Daniel Handler Cover Image
Email or call for price
ISBN: 9781632868046
Availability: Out of Print
Published: Bloomsbury USA - August 29th, 2017

Another History of the Children's Picture Book: From Soviet Lithuania to India By Jankevi&#269i&#363te Giedre, V. Geetha Cover Image
$45.00
ISBN: 9789383145454
Availability: Special Order - Subject to Availability
Published: Tara Books - October 17th, 2017

Artemis: A Novel By Andy Weir Cover Image
$28.99
ISBN: 9780553448122
Availability: Out of Stock - Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Ballantine Books - November 14th, 2017

Basketball (and Other Things): A Collection of Questions Asked, Answered, Illustrated By Shea Serrano, Arturo Torres (Illustrator), Reggie Miller (Foreword by) Cover Image
By Shea Serrano, Arturo Torres (Illustrator), Reggie Miller (Foreword by)
$19.99
ISBN: 9781419726477
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Abrams Image - October 10th, 2017

Bob Dylan: The Essential Interviews By Jonathan Cott (Editor) Cover Image
By Jonathan Cott (Editor)
$35.00
ISBN: 9781501173196
Availability: Special Order - Subject to Availability
Published: Simon & Schuster - October 31st, 2017

Staff Pick Badge
Bookshops: A Reader's History (Biblioasis International Translation #21) By Jorge Carrión, Peter Bush (Translator) Cover Image
By Jorge Carrión, Peter Bush (Translator)
$24.95
ISBN: 9781771961745
Availability: Out of Stock - Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Biblioasis - October 31st, 2017

The California Field Atlas By Obi Kaufmann Cover Image
$45.00
ISBN: 9781597144025
Availability: Out of Stock - Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Heyday Books - September 1st, 2017

Close Enough for the Angels By Paul Madonna Cover Image
$34.99
ISBN: 9781513260815
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Petty Curse Books - September 5th, 2017

Coming to My Senses: The Making of a Counterculture Cook By Alice Waters Cover Image
$27.00
ISBN: 9780307718280
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Clarkson Potter - September 5th, 2017

Staff Pick Badge
Cuz: The Life and Times of Michael A. By Danielle Allen Cover Image
$24.95
ISBN: 9781631493119
Availability: Special Order - Subject to Availability
Published: Liveright - September 5th, 2017

David Sedaris Diaries: A Visual Compendium By David Sedaris, Jeffrey Jenkins, David Sedaris (Foreword by), Jeffrey Jenkins (Editor) Cover Image
$50.00
ISBN: 9780316431712
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Little, Brown and Company - October 10th, 2017

Staff Pick Badge
Dawn of the New Everything: Encounters with Reality and Virtual Reality By Jaron Lanier Cover Image
Email or call for price
ISBN: 9781627794091
Availability: Out of Print
Published: Henry Holt and Co. - November 21st, 2017

Devotion (Why I Write) By Patti Smith Cover Image
$15.95
ISBN: 9780300218626
Availability: Out of Stock - Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Yale University Press - September 12th, 2017

Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver By Mary Oliver Cover Image
$31.00
ISBN: 9780399563249
Availability: Out of Stock - Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Penguin Press - October 10th, 2017

Father's on the Phone with the Flies: A Selection (The German List) By Herta Müller, Thomas Cooper (Translated by) Cover Image
By Herta Müller, Thomas Cooper (Translated by)
Email or call for price
ISBN: 9780857424723
Availability: Out of Print
Published: Seagull Books - June 15th, 2018

Staff Pick Badge
From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death By Caitlin Doughty, Landis Blair (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Caitlin Doughty, Landis Blair (Illustrator)
$25.95
ISBN: 9780393249897
Availability: Out of Stock - Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: W. W. Norton & Company - October 3rd, 2017

The House of Government: A Saga of the Russian Revolution By Yuri Slezkine Cover Image
$47.94
ISBN: 9780691176949
Availability: Out of Stock - Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Princeton University Press - August 22nd, 2017

Hunter of Stories By Eduardo Galeano, Mark Fried (Translated by) Cover Image
By Eduardo Galeano, Mark Fried (Translated by)
$26.00
ISBN: 9781568589909
Availability: Hard to Find (or) Out of Stock Indefinitely
Published: Bold Type Books - November 14th, 2017

I Can't Breathe: A Killing on Bay Street By Matt Taibbi Cover Image
$28.00
ISBN: 9780812988840
Availability: Hard to Find (or) Out of Stock Indefinitely
Published: Spiegel & Grau - October 24th, 2017

I, Parrot: A Graphic Novel By Deb Olin Unferth, Elizabeth Haidle (Illustrator) Cover Image
$18.95
ISBN: 9781936787654
Availability: Special Order - Subject to Availability
Published: Catapult - November 1st, 2017

Insomniac Dreams: Experiments with Time by Vladimir Nabokov By Vladimir Nabokov, Gennady Barabtarlo (Editor), Gennady Barabtarlo (Commentaries by) Cover Image
By Vladimir Nabokov, Gennady Barabtarlo (Editor), Gennady Barabtarlo (Commentaries by)
$29.94
ISBN: 9780691167947
Availability: Special Order - Subject to Availability
Published: Princeton University Press - November 28th, 2017

The Juhu Beach Club Cookbook: Indian Spice, Oakland Soul By Preeti Mistry, Sarah Henry Cover Image
$30.00
ISBN: 9780762462452
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Running Press Adult - October 31st, 2017

Staff Pick Badge
Leave Me Alone with the Recipes: The Life, Art, and Cookbook of Cipe Pineles By Cipe Pineles, Sarah Rich (Volume editor), Wendy MacNaughton (Volume editor), Debbie Millman (Volume editor), Maria Popova (Volume editor) Cover Image
By Cipe Pineles, Sarah Rich (Volume editor), Wendy MacNaughton (Volume editor), Debbie Millman (Volume editor), Maria Popova (Volume editor)
Email or call for price
ISBN: 9781632867131
Availability: Out of Print
Published: Bloomsbury USA - October 17th, 2017

Leonardo da Vinci By Walter Isaacson Cover Image
$37.50
ISBN: 9781501139154
Availability: Out of Stock - Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Simon & Schuster - October 17th, 2017

Staff Pick Badge
Little Fires Everywhere By Celeste Ng Cover Image
$27.00
ISBN: 9780735224292
Availability: Out of Stock - Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Penguin Press - September 12th, 2017

Lou Reed: A Life By Anthony DeCurtis Cover Image
$32.00
ISBN: 9780316376556
Availability: Hard to Find (or) Out of Stock Indefinitely
Published: Little, Brown and Company - October 10th, 2017

Staff Pick Badge
The Lying Game: A Novel By Ruth Ware Cover Image
$26.99
ISBN: 9781501156007
Availability: Hard to Find (or) Out of Stock Indefinitely
Published: Gallery/Scout Press - July 25th, 2017

Staff Pick Badge
Made for Love: A Novel By Alissa Nutting Cover Image
$26.99
ISBN: 9780062280558
Availability: Special Order - Subject to Availability
Published: Ecco - July 4th, 2017

Staff Pick Badge
Manhattan Beach: A Novel By Jennifer Egan Cover Image
$28.00
ISBN: 9781476716732
Availability: Backordered
Published: Scribner - October 3rd, 2017

Christopher Kimball's Milk Street: The New Home Cooking By Christopher Kimball Cover Image
$40.00
ISBN: 9780316437288
Availability: Special Order - Subject to Availability
Published: Little, Brown and Company - September 12th, 2017

Staff Pick Badge
My Absolute Darling: A Novel By Gabriel Tallent Cover Image
$27.00
ISBN: 9780735211179
Availability: Hard to Find (or) Out of Stock Indefinitely
Published: Riverhead Books - August 29th, 2017

A New Map of Wonders: A Journey in Search of Modern Marvels By Caspar Henderson Cover Image
$37.20
ISBN: 9780226291918
Availability: Special Order - Subject to Availability
Published: University of Chicago Press - November 15th, 2017

Staff Pick Badge
The Origin of Others (Charles Eliot Norton Lectures #56) By Toni Morrison, Ta-Nehisi Coates (Foreword by) Cover Image
By Toni Morrison, Ta-Nehisi Coates (Foreword by)
$22.95
ISBN: 9780674976450
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Harvard University Press - September 18th, 2017

The Origins of Creativity By Edward O. Wilson Cover Image
$24.95
ISBN: 9781631493188
Availability: Special Order - Subject to Availability
Published: Liveright - October 3rd, 2017

The Planets: Photographs from the Archives of NASA (Planet Picture Book, Books About Space, NASA Book) (NASA x Chronicle Books) By Nirmala Nataraj, Bill Nye (Preface by), NASA (Photographs by) Cover Image
By Nirmala Nataraj, Bill Nye (Preface by), NASA (Photographs by)
$40.00
ISBN: 9781452159362
Availability: Out of Stock - Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Chronicle Books - November 7th, 2017

Staff Pick Badge
Reactions: An Illustrated Exploration of Elements, Molecules, and Change in the Universe, Book 3 of 3 By Theodore Gray Cover Image
$29.99
ISBN: 9780316391221
Availability: Out of Stock - Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Black Dog & Leventhal - October 17th, 2017

The Red Atlas: How the Soviet Union Secretly Mapped the World By John Davies, Alexander J. Kent, James Risen (Foreword by) Cover Image
$35.00
ISBN: 9780226389578
Availability: Out of Stock - Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: University of Chicago Press - October 17th, 2017

The Rise and Fall of Adam and Eve By Stephen Greenblatt Cover Image
$27.95
ISBN: 9780393240801
Availability: Special Order - Subject to Availability
Published: W. W. Norton & Company - September 12th, 2017

Staff Pick Badge
The River of Consciousness By Oliver Sacks Cover Image
$27.00
ISBN: 9780385352567
Availability: Hard to Find (or) Out of Stock Indefinitely
Published: Knopf - October 24th, 2017

Staff Pick Badge
Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking By Samin Nosrat, Wendy MacNaughton (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Samin Nosrat, Wendy MacNaughton (Illustrator)
$37.50
ISBN: 9781476753836
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Simon & Schuster - April 25th, 2017

Staff Pick Badge
Sing, Unburied, Sing: A Novel By Jesmyn Ward Cover Image
$27.00
ISBN: 9781501126062
Availability: Out of Stock - Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Scribner - September 5th, 2017

Smitten Kitchen Every Day: Triumphant and Unfussy New Favorites: A Cookbook By Deb Perelman Cover Image
$35.00
ISBN: 9781101874813
Availability: Out of Stock - Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Knopf - October 24th, 2017

Vivian Maier: A Photographer’s Life and Afterlife By Pamela Bannos Cover Image
$38.50
ISBN: 9780226470757
Availability: Hard to Find (or) Out of Stock Indefinitely
Published: University of Chicago Press - October 10th, 2017

We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy By Ta-Nehisi Coates Cover Image
$28.00
ISBN: 9780399590566
Availability: Out of Stock - Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: One World - October 3rd, 2017

Staff Pick Badge
White Fur: A Novel By Jardine Libaire Cover Image
$26.00
ISBN: 9780451497925
Availability: Hard to Find (or) Out of Stock Indefinitely
Published: Hogarth - May 30th, 2017

The Written World: The Power of Stories to Shape People, History, Civilization By Martin Puchner Cover Image
$32.00
ISBN: 9780812998931
Availability: Hard to Find (or) Out of Stock Indefinitely
Published: Random House - October 24th, 2017