Booksmith Recommends: 2018 Holiday Season Edition!

Submitted by amyatbooksmith on December 4, 2018 - 10:09am

 

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Apéritif: Cocktail Hour the French Way: A Recipe Book By Rebekah Peppler Cover Image

Apéritif: Cocktail Hour the French Way: A Recipe Book (Hardcover)

By Rebekah Peppler
$18.99
ISBN: 9781524761752
Availability: Out of Stock - Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Clarkson Potter - October 16th, 2018
Beastie Boys Book By Michael Diamond, Adam Horovitz Cover Image

Beastie Boys Book (Hardcover)

By Michael Diamond, Adam Horovitz
$50.00
ISBN: 9780812995541
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Random House - October 30th, 2018
Belonging: A German Reckons with History and Home By Nora Krug Cover Image

Belonging: A German Reckons with History and Home (Hardcover)

By Nora Krug
$30.00
ISBN: 9781476796628
Availability: Special Order - Subject to Availability
Published: Scribner - October 2nd, 2018
Circe By Madeline Miller Cover Image

Circe (Hardcover)

By Madeline Miller
$30.00
ISBN: 9780316556347
Availability: Backordered
Published: Little, Brown and Company - April 10th, 2018
Cocktail Codex: Fundamentals, Formulas, Evolutions [A Cocktail Recipe Book] By Alex Day, Nick Fauchald, David Kaplan Cover Image

Cocktail Codex: Fundamentals, Formulas, Evolutions [A Cocktail Recipe Book] (Hardcover)

By Alex Day, Nick Fauchald, David Kaplan
$40.00
ISBN: 9781607749707
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Ten Speed Press - October 30th, 2018
Contact High: A Visual History of Hip-Hop By Vikki Tobak, Questlove (Foreword by) Cover Image

Contact High: A Visual History of Hip-Hop (Hardcover)

By Vikki Tobak, Questlove (Foreword by)
$40.00
ISBN: 9780525573883
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Clarkson Potter - October 16th, 2018
Coyote Doggirl By Lisa Hanawalt Cover Image

Coyote Doggirl (Hardcover)

By Lisa Hanawalt
$22.95
ISBN: 9781770463257
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Drawn and Quarterly - August 21st, 2018
Creative Quest By Questlove Cover Image

Creative Quest (Hardcover)

By Questlove
$27.99
ISBN: 9780062670557
Availability: Hard to Find (or) Out of Stock Indefinitely
Published: Ecco - April 24th, 2018
The Death of Mrs. Westaway By Ruth Ware Cover Image

The Death of Mrs. Westaway (Hardcover)

By Ruth Ware
$26.99
ISBN: 9781501156212
Availability: Hard to Find (or) Out of Stock Indefinitely
Published: Gallery/Scout Press - May 29th, 2018
Fashion Climbing: A Memoir with Photographs By Bill Cunningham, Hilton Als (Preface by) Cover Image

Fashion Climbing: A Memoir with Photographs (Hardcover)

By Bill Cunningham, Hilton Als (Preface by)
$27.00
ISBN: 9780525558705
Availability: Hard to Find (or) Out of Stock Indefinitely
Published: Penguin Press - September 4th, 2018
Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom By David W. Blight Cover Image

Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom (Hardcover)

By David W. Blight
$37.50
ISBN: 9781416590316
Availability: Out of Stock - Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Simon & Schuster - October 16th, 2018
Fruit of the Drunken Tree: A Novel By Ingrid Rojas Contreras Cover Image

Fruit of the Drunken Tree: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Ingrid Rojas Contreras
$26.95
ISBN: 9780385542722
Availability: Hard to Find (or) Out of Stock Indefinitely
Published: Doubleday - July 31st, 2018
Gmorning, Gnight!: Little Pep Talks for Me & You By Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jonny Sun (Illustrator) Cover Image

Gmorning, Gnight!: Little Pep Talks for Me & You (Hardcover)

By Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jonny Sun (Illustrator)
$22.00
ISBN: 9781984854278
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Random House - October 16th, 2018
Heavy: An American Memoir By Kiese Laymon Cover Image

Heavy: An American Memoir (Hardcover)

By Kiese Laymon
$27.00
ISBN: 9781501125652
Availability: Backordered
Published: Scribner - October 16th, 2018
How Do We Look: The Body, the Divine, and the Question of Civilization By Mary Beard Cover Image

How Do We Look: The Body, the Divine, and the Question of Civilization (Hardcover)

By Mary Beard
$24.95
ISBN: 9781631494406
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Liveright - September 4th, 2018
How To Be A Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals By Sy Montgomery, Rebecca Green (Illustrator) Cover Image

How To Be A Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals (Hardcover)

By Sy Montgomery, Rebecca Green (Illustrator)
$22.00
ISBN: 9780544938328
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Mariner Books - September 25th, 2018
I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer By Michelle McNamara, Gillian Flynn (Introduction by), Patton Oswalt (Afterword by) Cover Image

I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer (Hardcover)

By Michelle McNamara, Gillian Flynn (Introduction by), Patton Oswalt (Afterword by)
$30.00
ISBN: 9780062319784
Availability: Out of Stock - Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Harper - February 27th, 2018
The Incendiaries: A Novel By R. O. Kwon Cover Image

The Incendiaries: A Novel (Hardcover)

By R. O. Kwon
$26.00
ISBN: 9780735213890
Availability: Hard to Find (or) Out of Stock Indefinitely
Published: Riverhead Books - July 31st, 2018
Kudos: A Novel (Outline Trilogy #3) By Rachel Cusk Cover Image

Kudos: A Novel (Outline Trilogy #3) (Hardcover)

By Rachel Cusk
$26.00
ISBN: 9780374279868
Availability: Hard to Find (or) Out of Stock Indefinitely
Published: Farrar, Straus and Giroux - June 5th, 2018
The Library Book By Susan Orlean Cover Image

The Library Book (Hardcover)

By Susan Orlean
$28.00
ISBN: 9781476740188
Availability: Hard to Find (or) Out of Stock Indefinitely
Published: Simon & Schuster - October 16th, 2018
Lost Soul, Be at Peace By Maggie Thrash, Maggie Thrash (Illustrator) Cover Image

Lost Soul, Be at Peace (Hardcover)

By Maggie Thrash, Maggie Thrash (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9780763694197
Availability: Special Order - Subject to Availability
Published: Candlewick - October 9th, 2018
The Noma Guide to Fermentation: Including koji, kombuchas, shoyus, misos, vinegars, garums, lacto-ferments, and black fruits and vegetables (Foundations of Flavor) By René Redzepi, David Zilber Cover Image

The Noma Guide to Fermentation: Including koji, kombuchas, shoyus, misos, vinegars, garums, lacto-ferments, and black fruits and vegetables (Foundations of Flavor) (Hardcover)

By René Redzepi, David Zilber
$40.00
ISBN: 9781579657185
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Artisan - October 16th, 2018
Oliver Jeffers: The Working Mind and Drawing Hand By Oliver Jeffers, Bono (Contributions by), John Maeda (Contributions by), Sharon Matt Atkins (Contributions by), Quentin Blake (Contributions by) Cover Image

Oliver Jeffers: The Working Mind and Drawing Hand (Hardcover)

By Oliver Jeffers, Bono (Contributions by), John Maeda (Contributions by), Sharon Matt Atkins (Contributions by), Quentin Blake (Contributions by)
$60.00
ISBN: 9780847862993
Availability: Out of Stock - Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Rizzoli - October 16th, 2018
Out There: A Scientific Guide to Alien Life, Antimatter, and Human Space Travel (For the Cosmically Curious) By Michael Wall, PhD, Karl Tate (Illustrator) Cover Image

Out There: A Scientific Guide to Alien Life, Antimatter, and Human Space Travel (For the Cosmically Curious) (Hardcover)

By Michael Wall, PhD, Karl Tate (Illustrator)
$27.00
ISBN: 9781538729373
Availability: Special Order - Subject to Availability
Published: Grand Central Publishing - November 13th, 2018
Rich Table: (Cookbook of California Cuisine, Fine Dining Cookbook, Recipes From Michelin Star Restaurant) By Sarah Rich, Evan Rich, Carolyn Alburger (With), Alanna Hale (Photographs by), Kate Williams (Contributions by) Cover Image

Rich Table: (Cookbook of California Cuisine, Fine Dining Cookbook, Recipes From Michelin Star Restaurant) (Hardcover)

By Sarah Rich, Evan Rich, Carolyn Alburger (With), Alanna Hale (Photographs by), Kate Williams (Contributions by)
$35.00
ISBN: 9781452156378
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Chronicle Books - September 18th, 2018
A River of Stars: A Novel By Vanessa Hua Cover Image

A River of Stars: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Vanessa Hua
$27.00
ISBN: 9780399178788
Availability: Special Order - Subject to Availability
Published: Ballantine Books - August 14th, 2018
Sabrina By Nick Drnaso Cover Image

Sabrina (Hardcover)

By Nick Drnaso
$27.95
ISBN: 9781770463165
Availability: Out of Stock - Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Drawn and Quarterly - May 22nd, 2018
Season: Big Flavors, Beautiful Food (Indian Cookbook, Books about Indian Seasoning, Beautiful Cookbooks) By Nik Sharma, John Birdsall (Foreword by) Cover Image

Season: Big Flavors, Beautiful Food (Indian Cookbook, Books about Indian Seasoning, Beautiful Cookbooks) (Hardcover)

By Nik Sharma, John Birdsall (Foreword by)
$35.00
ISBN: 9781452163994
Availability: Out of Stock - Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Chronicle Books - October 2nd, 2018
The Sommelier's Atlas of Taste: A Field Guide to the Great Wines of Europe By Rajat Parr, Jordan Mackay Cover Image

The Sommelier's Atlas of Taste: A Field Guide to the Great Wines of Europe (Hardcover)

By Rajat Parr, Jordan Mackay
$40.00
ISBN: 9780399578236
Availability: Out of Stock - Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Ten Speed Press - October 23rd, 2018
The Books of Earthsea: The Complete Illustrated Edition (Earthsea Cycle) By Ursula K. Le Guin, Charles Vess (Illustrator) Cover Image

The Books of Earthsea: The Complete Illustrated Edition (Earthsea Cycle) (Hardcover)

By Ursula K. Le Guin, Charles Vess (Illustrator)
$59.99
ISBN: 9781481465588
Availability: Out of Stock - Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Gallery / Saga Press - October 30th, 2018
The Flame: Poems Notebooks Lyrics Drawings By Leonard Cohen Cover Image

The Flame: Poems Notebooks Lyrics Drawings (Hardcover)

By Leonard Cohen
$28.00
ISBN: 9780374156060
Availability: Out of Stock - Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Farrar, Straus and Giroux - October 2nd, 2018
The New Yorker Encyclopedia of Cartoons: A Semi-serious A-to-Z Archive By David Remnick (Foreword by), Bob Mankoff (Editor) Cover Image

The New Yorker Encyclopedia of Cartoons: A Semi-serious A-to-Z Archive (Hardcover)

By David Remnick (Foreword by), Bob Mankoff (Editor)
$100.00
ISBN: 9780316436670
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Black Dog & Leventhal - October 2nd, 2018
There There: A novel By Tommy Orange Cover Image

There There: A novel (Hardcover)

By Tommy Orange
$30.00
ISBN: 9780525520375
Availability: Out of Stock - Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Knopf - June 5th, 2018
These Truths: A History of the United States By Jill Lepore Cover Image

These Truths: A History of the United States (Hardcover)

By Jill Lepore
$39.95
ISBN: 9780393635249
Availability: Out of Stock - Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: W. W. Norton & Company - September 18th, 2018
Tin Man: A Novel By Sarah Winman Cover Image

Tin Man: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Sarah Winman
$23.00
ISBN: 9780735218727
Availability: Hard to Find (or) Out of Stock Indefinitely
Published: G.P. Putnam's Sons - May 15th, 2018
Transcription: A Novel By Kate Atkinson Cover Image

Transcription: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Kate Atkinson
$28.00
ISBN: 9780316176637
Availability: Hard to Find (or) Out of Stock Indefinitely
Published: Little, Brown and Company - September 25th, 2018
Unsheltered: A Novel By Barbara Kingsolver Cover Image

Unsheltered: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Barbara Kingsolver
$29.99
ISBN: 9780062684561
Availability: Backordered
Published: Harper - October 16th, 2018