We're finishing up our slew of recommendations with one last truly gorgeous gift for children. Written by an educator and historian, this beautiful and engaging introduction to art history features exciting and imaginative tales and beautiful illustrations. #CopperfieldsRecommends

Curious kids will love this nonfiction book about oceans! Gorgeous design and quirky illustrations make this a book to be pored over again and again. #CopperfieldsRecommends

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The #1 New York Times-bestselling, multiple Eisner Award-winning author of Smile, Drama, and Sisters has masterfully created a moving, insightful story about the power of family and friendship, and how it gives us the courage to do what we never thought possible. #CopperfieldsRecommends

In this touching YA novel, the bestselling author of Mosquitoland brings us another batch of unforgettable characters in a tragicomedy about first love and devastating loss. #CopperfieldsRecommends

Linking great artistic achievement to the personal and historical dramas unfolding around it, Ross King presents an intimate and revealing portrait of Monet. #CopperfieldsRecommends

New Murakami?! 🎶 This is a deeply personal, intimate conversation about music and writing between the internationally acclaimed, best-selling author Haruki Murakami and his close friend Seiji Ozawa, the former conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. 🎶 Absolutely on Music gives readers an unprecedented glimpse into the minds of these two maestros—essential reading for book and music lovers everywhere 🎼 #CopperfieldsRecommends

We love this elementary-grade novel about a young girl raised by a witch, a swamp monster, and a Perfectly Tiny Dragon. She must unlock the dangerous magic buried deep inside her in this epic coming-of-age fairy tale from the highly acclaimed author of The Witch's Boy. #CopperfieldsRecommends #CopperfieldsKids

From Newbery Medal winner Patricia MacLachlan comes a poignant story about two children, a poet, and a dog, and how they help each other survive loss and recapture love. #CopperfieldsRecommends

If you're looking for something for the littlest reader on your list, #CopperfieldsRecommends this adorable board book.

Breathtaking, soulful, and profound, Derek Palacio's The Mortifications is an intoxicating family saga and a timely, urgent expression of longing for one‘s true homeland. #CopperfieldsRecommends #Recommendsday

New York Times-bestselling author/illustrator Oliver Jeffers and fine artist Sam Winston deliver a lyrical picture book, inspiring readers of all ages to create, question, explore, and imagine. #CopperfieldsRecommends

Two years ago, filmmaker Molly Schiot began the Instagram account @TheUnsungHeroines, posting a photo each day of a female athlete who had changed the face of sports around the globe in the pre-Title IX age. Slowly but surely, the account gained a following, and the result is Game Changers, a beautifully illustrated collection of these trailblazers‘ rarely-before-seen photos and stories. #CopperfieldsRecommends

Nora Ephron, one of the most famous writers, film makers, and personalities of her time is captured by her long-time and dear friend in a hilarious, blunt, raucous, and poignant recollection of their decades-long friendship. #CopperfieldsRecommends

To have been alive during the last sixty years is to have lived with the music of Paul Simon who has received 15 Grammy awards and been twice installed in the Rock ‘n‘ Roll of Fame. Get the inside scoop on the life of Paul Simon—one of our fav biogragphies of 2016! 🎶 #CopperfieldsRecommends

In this surprising, at times heart-wrenching, but always inspirational personal story of struggle, grief, and ultimate redemption, Arce takes readers deep into the little-understood world of a generation of undocumented immigrants in the United States today. #CopperfieldsRecommends

A must-read for any Carol Burnett fan! Only she has the timing, talent, and wit to pull back the curtain on the Emmy-Award winning Carol Burnett Show and share the stories of the guests, skits, and antics that made it legendary. This book is Burnett‘s love letter to a golden era in television through the lens of her brilliant show. Written with all the charm, wit, and humor that fans expect from this masterful entertainer. #CopperfieldsRecommends

The Boss is back! Like many of his songs, Bruce Springsteen‘s much-anticipated autobiography is written with the lyricism of a singular songwriter and the wisdom of a man who has thought deeply about his experiences. Born to Run is revelatory for fans, but this book is much more than a legendary rock star‘s memoir—it's for anyone who has ever wanted to be baptized in the holy river of rock and roll. #CopperfieldsRecommends

This gorgeous atlas mashes up the geography of NYC with sociopolitical factlets and essays by wonderful writers including Rebecca Solnit, Joshua Jelly-Schapiro, Teju Cole, and others. It's the ultimate gift book, whether you're a New Yorker or not!

From the intriguing mind behind Codex Seraphinianus comes this beautifully illustrated tribute to the famed Neapolitan character Pulcinella (an Italian Charlie Brown-esque character dating from 16th-century Naples). First published in Italy in 1984 but now in English with new authorial revisions, Pulcinellopaedia Seraphiniana contains over one hundred extraordinary graphite illustrations with scarlet accents. #CopperfieldsRecommends

The first and much anticipated book—a luxurious, illustrated event of a book—from the world-famous, beloved decoupage and home goods designer John Derian. Aesthetes will love this HUGE tome. #CopperfieldsRecommends

The ultimate gift for gardeners and art-lovers, this fresh and visually stunning survey features 300 of the most beautiful and pioneering botanical images ever. Combining photographs and cutting-edge micrograph scans with watercolors, drawings, and prints, this book brings a universally popular and captivating subject vividly to life. #CopperfieldsRecommends

Don't know what to get someone for the holidays? Our selection of gift books are beautiful tomes that will interest almost anybody. This one, an awe-inspiring guide to hidden wonders around the globe, is culled from the popular Atlas Obscura project and presented as a beautiful hardcover just in time for the holidays. #CopperfieldsRecommends

If you're anticipating hosting picky eaters over the holidays, this is a must-buy. The debut cookbook from Jessica Koslow, award-winning chef of popular L.A. restaurant Sqirl, features more than 100 healthy and flavorful recipes that are easily adapted for exclusive diets. #CopperfieldsRecommends

In Cook‘s Science, the all-new companion to the New York Times-bestselling The Science of Good Cooking, America‘s Test Kitchen dives deep into the surprising science behind 50 favorite ingredients, using that science to make them taste their best. #CopperfieldsRecommends

The James Beard Award-winning culinary writer zeroes in on the Jiangnan region in this evocatively written peek at one of China‘s most fascinating culinary regions. #CopperfieldsRecommends

Among our Holiday Picks for 2016 is Anthony Bourdain's first cookbook in 10 years! A look at home cooking with Bourdain's infamous no-holds-barred style, "Appetites" will save the day on Thanksgiving and the rest of the year too. #CopperfieldsRecommends #CopperfieldsBooks

Batali injects down-home delicacies with his lovable personality in this big—and we mean BIG—treasury of American cooking. We have signed copies in stock in all 8 stores!

As a member of The Beach Boys, I was the one most apt to find the positives, the silver lining, even in moments of despair.

We tried Mario Batali's Fried Green Tomatoes with Pimento Cheese: 5/5 stars! #litsyfeature

Bennett explores motherhood and loss in ways as multifaceted as the gorgeous cover of her debut novel. An astute read from a bright new author.

Equal parts silliness and profundity, Rosenthal's follow-up to Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life is a wonderful series of vignettes and games loosely organized by grammar school subject. The author's whimsical personality radiates through as she touches on the little things in life—and the big ones.

"So," said the young priest. "I think that I'm the man you're looking for."

"Oh, I hope so," I said to him. "Oh Lord, I do hope you are."

You will develop a palate. A palate is a spot in your tongue where you remember. Where you assign words to the textures of taste. Eating becomes a discipline, language-obsessed. You will never simply eat food again.

Dark but beautifully written, this debut novel by one of the hottest young authors will command your attention. Cline's story of a woman haunted by the summer she was drawn into an infamous cult retains the wisdom of retrospect even as she burrows deep into the angsty mind of a 14-year-old girl.

This novel—huge in scope scope for anyone, let alone such a young author—blends history with folklore in an epic tale of what it means to be African American in the modern age. You'll have trouble putting it down once you start!