The Most Giftable Books of 2025 

One of the most critically acclaimed spy-thriller series of recent years, Slow Horses is currently streaming on Apple TV, with a sixth and seventh season in development.

But this show, starring Gary Oldman as Jackson Lamb, is based on Mick Herron's Slough House series, focusing on washed-up MI5 agents on the long, ragged road to redemption. 

The first season of this show draws heavily from this book—and the collector’s edition comes with a few surprises. It’s filled with illustrations, full-color endpapers, stenciled edges, and even a fold-out poster of Slough House. It also includes a new preface by Mike Herron.   

For older generations, The Beatles are the band they grew up with, and even half a century on, their music remains just as iconic. This 25^th anniversary edition of the international bestseller is the definitive biography of one of the world’s most influential bands. 

It’s filled with over 1300 images—including many previously unseen memorabilia—and records the story of the band’s formation, success, and eventual break-up in their own words, along with contributions from their managers and record producers. 

Overall, it’s an in-depth dive into the global phenomenon of Beatlemania and a must-have for music lovers.

We all have that friend who’s an art aficionado—who hangs out at galleries, blogs about the latest exhibitions and can rattle off obscure art history facts. 

Well, Mifflin Lowe’s Art: An Interactive Guide is the perfect book for them. It allows readers to “interactively” explore over 150 great works of art—with the help of flaps, translucent pages, spinning wheels, and more. 

For those who’ve always been fascinated by the geometric wonders of Mondrian’s art or the mysteries of Leonardo da Vinci’s notebooks, Art: An Interactive Guide will definitely be a well-cherished book—one that can even be enjoyed by kids!

If you’re looking for a unique gift for a mystery fan, you can’t go wrong with Jacqueline Winspear’s 2003 novel, Maisie Dobbs, which was the winner of the Agatha Award. 

This historical mystery novel, set in the aftermath of World War I and featuring a female private investigator, led to seventeen more books over the next two decades, culminating in The Comfort of Ghosts (2024). 

Thus, the collector’s edition of Maisie Doobs is quite the keepsake, with lovely endpapers, copper foil, and a new afterword from the author herself. A must-have for crime lovers with a soft spot for history and strong female protagonists!

If you have a family member or friend who’s a little esoteric or into all things New Age, Practical Moon Magic by Katie Huang and illustrated by Amirah Sheikh might help them reconnect with their spiritual side more deeply. 

It offers an in-depth guide to planning one’s life as per the different moon phases, and getting in touch with one’s intuition and instincts. It also teaches readers to harness the moon’s energy to clear obstacles, find success, and manifest one’s secret desires.

The perfect whimsy gift for the witch or wizard in your life!

Creating a beautiful and iconic home isn’t just a matter of passion and creativity but also of taste.

For design and architecture lovers, a subscription to Architectural Digest is essential, and this luxe collector’s edition of Architectural Digest at 100 celebrates a century of style with elan—gilded edges, a ribbon marker, and gold foil case lettering. 

The book offers a sneak-peak into the lives of the wealthy and the classy, including David Bowie, the Obamas, India Mahdavi, and more—delivering inspiration, timelessness, and magic at your fingertips. The ultimate coffee table book to adorn your own home!