87. Perfectly paired gifts for every bookworm

Our penchant for pairings goes far beyond books and in today's gift guide rerelease we're offering a variety of suggestions for what to give the literary minded loved ones in your life. Each book and gift pairing is put together with a particular type of reader in mind to help you find the perfect holiday gift no matter who you're shopping for this season.  Our Gift Guide: https://novelpairings.com/2020/11/10/35-a-2020-gift-guide-for-every-literary-taste/ For more bonus episodes, nerdy classes, and extra book talk,  join our Classics Club: patreon.com/novelpairings.com. Connect with us  on Instagram or Twitter. Subscribe to our weekly newsletter to get updates and behind-the-scenes info. Get two audiobooks for the price of one from Libro.fm. Use our Libro.fm affiliate code NOVELPAIRINGS and support independent bookstores. Books mentioned: Luster by Raven Leilani (9/1) Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney Normal People by Sally Rooney Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi (9/1) The Mothers by Brit Bennett Daddy by Emma Cline (9/1) The Girls by Emma Cline Florida by Lauren Groff Sabrina & Corina by Kali Farjado-Anstine Lot by Bryan Washington Recommended for You by Laura Silverman (9/1) Tweet Cute by Emma Lord By the Book by Amanda Sellet Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam (9/1) The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas 13th on Netflix The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander When They See Us on Netflix Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds Pride by Ibi Zoboi His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie (9/1) Queenie by Candace Carty-Williams Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston Never Look Back by Lilliam Rivers (9/1) Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie Episode 18 The Odyssey When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole (9/1) The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin Jack by Marilynne Robinson (9/15) Lila by Marilynne Robinson Gilead by Marilynne Robinson New Gilead covers The Dearly Beloved by Cara Wall Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson (9/15) Let Me Hear a Rhyme by Tiffany D. Jackson Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson The Midnight Library by Matt Haig (9/29) How to Stop Time by Matt Haig Mr. Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan Ties That Tether by Jane Igharo (9/29) The Best Worst Man by Mia Sosa Magic Lessons by Alice Hoffman (10/6) Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman The Witches: Suspicion, Betrayal, and Hysteria in 1692 Salem by Stacy Schiff The Invisible Life of Addie Larue by V.E. Schwab (10/6) A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde Dolly Parton's America She Come by It Natural: Dolly Parton and the Women Who Lived Her Songs by Sarah Smarsh (10/13) Natural Acts: Gender, Race, and Rusticity in Country Music by Pamela Fox Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth (10/20) Dare Me by Megan Abbott Jane in Love by Rachel Givney (10/27) The Jane Austen Project by Kathleen A. Flynn Austenland by Shannon Hale Cobble Hill by Cecily Von Ziegesar (10/20) Gossip Girl by Cecily Von Ziegesar The Gifted School by Bruce Holsinger  I Wanna Be Where the Normal People Are by Rachel Bloom (11/17) Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (and Other Concerns) by Mindy Kaling Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling Wow, No Thank You by Samantha Irby