Strand 2018 Holiday Gift Guide 🎁
Strand’s Top Picks in Gifts
Last year you had no idea what to get your loved ones for the holidays until you stepped foot into Strand and realized we’ve got you covered. This year, we’re making it even easier to experience holiday shopping relief at Strand with our 2018 Holiday Gift Guide. Your one-stop shop for the holidays, Strand has something for everyone on your list. From best sellers to staff picks, here are our best holiday gifts!
For Everyone
Here are some of our top selling books and popular gift items that everyone will enjoy.
Your Duck Is My Duck: Stories by Deborah Eisenberg, $23.39
Everything’s Trash, But It’s Okay by Phoebe Robinson, $23.40
Strand Book Hookup Fiction Subscription (Single Box), $50
Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, $13.49
Tote Bag: Denim Indie Script, $19.95
Fiction, Poetry, and Comics
These fiction, poetry, and comic picks are pretty much on every book recommendation list on the internet.
Evening in Paradise: More Stories by Lucia Berlin, $23.40
Killing Commendatore: A Novel by Haruki Murakami, $26.95
The Carrying: Poems by Ada Limón, $19.80
Sabrina by Nick Drnaso, $27.95
Belonging: A German Reckons with History and Home by Nora Krug, $30
Non-Fiction, Biographies, and Food
These much-anticipated non-fiction new arrivals are perfect for those who love true stories and how-to books.
Becoming by Michelle Obama, $29.95
Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women’s Anger by Rebecca Traister, $24.30
Beastie Boys Book by Michael Diamond, $44.95
Solo: A Modern Cookbook for a Party of One by Anita Lo, $28.95
Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon, $23.40
Award Winners
Choose from some of the most important books released this year.
Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie, $14.40
Flights by Olga Tokarczuk, $23.40
Half-Light: Collected Poems 1965–2016 by Frank Bidart, $17.95
Less by Andrew Sean Greer, $14.39
The Future Is History: How Totalitarianism Reclaimed Russia by Masha Gessen, $15.30
For Pre-Teens & Teens
Find the perfect gift for your voracious reader.
Children of Blood and Bone: The Orisha Legacy (Children of Orisha: Book 1) by Tomi Adeyemi, $18.99
Pouch: Iconic New York, $9.95
Making Friends by Kristen Gudsnuk, $12.95
What If It’s Us by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera, $16.99
Pride by Ibi Zoboi, $17.99
For Kids
Kids love reading too! Here are some of our most popular gifts for the little ones.
I Am Human: A Book of Empathy by Susan Verde and Peter H. Reynolds, $14.99
Strand Book Hookup Little Reader Subscription (Single Box), $37.50
Carmela Full of Wishes by Matt De La Peña and Christian Robinson, $17.99
Contrary Dogs by Elo, $12
Julian Is a Mermaid by Jessica Love, $16.99
Staff Picks
Everyone loves a staff pick! Find out what Strand employees are reading and loving.
Sexographies by Gabriela Wiener, $16.19
Goodbye Vitamin by Rachel Khong, $14.40
There, There by Tommy Orange, $23.35
She Would Be King by Wayétu Moore, $23.40
Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero, $15.25
Gifts & Vinyl
Browse through our most popular gift items from this year, including some designs made in-house at the Strand!
Tote Bag: Skull of a Reader, $19.95
Candle: Old Books (Spicy Clove & Cinnamon), $32.95
Vinyl: Golden Hour by Kacey Musgraves, $21.99
Tote Bag: Queen of the Stacks, $19.95
Vinyl: Call Me By Your Name — Original Motion Picture Soundtrack — 180g, $42.99
Art Books
These art books would look amazing on any coffee table.
Strand Subscription: Art & Photography (Single Box) — Mirror Mirror by Ryan McGinley, $65
Deana Lawson: An Aperture Monograph by Deana Lawson, Zadie Smith, and Arthur Jafa, $75
Hilma af Klint: Paintings for the Future by Hilma af Klint, $65
Kay Nielsen: East of the Sun and West of the Moon by Kay Nielsen and Noel Daniel, $15
Women Design: Pioneers in architecture, industrial, graphic and digital design from the twentieth century to the present day by Libby Sellers, $30
Rare Book Lovers
Do you have to find a gift for a collector? Look no further than Strand’s rare book picks!
Sex and the City by Candace Bushnell, $150
Jacob’s Room by Virginia Woolf, $100
The Memoirs of Richard Nixon, $175
White Shroud: Poems 1980–1985 by Allen Ginsberg, $175
Jackson Pollock: Catalogue Raisonne of Paintings, Drawings and Other Works (4 volumes) by Jackson Pollock and Francis O’Connor, $750
The Person Who Has Everything
Some people are hard to shop for! Here are some can’t-go-wrong classic gifts to get for the person who has everything.
Gift Card, Any Amount
Strand Book Hookup Timeless Classics Subscription (Single Box), $37.50
Puzzle: NYer At the Strand, $18.95
Large Tote: Lost in the Stacks, $24.95
1,000 Books to Read Before You Die: A Life-Changing List by James Mustich, $31.50
Stocking Stuffers
Here are some perfect gifts for stocking stuffers or holiday gift exchanges, all under $20!
The Mini Bar: 100 Essential Cocktail Recipes; 8 Notebook Set by Editors of Punch, $17.95
Sock: Strand Logo (Gym), $9.95
Scarf: Knit Black, $16.95
Mug: Bold Logo, $9.95
Sock: Liberty Harbor, $9.95
