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Some of the best books to give as a Christmas gift

From transportive fiction to inspiring memoirs, pulse-pounding thrillers to mouth-watering cookbooks, check out some of the best books to gift for Christmas this year.

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Rick Stein

Ottolenghi SIMPLE

Yotam Ottolenghi

Stocking stuffers

Forest and Bird

Angas Tiernan, Liam Runnalls

Bluey: Bartlebee's First Christmas

Bluey

Bluey: The Most Amazing Advent Calendar Book Collection

Bluey

Absorbing award-winners

The Land of Sweet Forever

Harper Lee

What We Can Know

Ian McEwan

The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny

For the tamariki

Taniwha

Gavin Bishop

Hairy Maclary's First 100 Words

Lynley Dodd

Partypooper: Diary of a Wimpy Kid (20)

Jeff Kinney

The Rose Field: The Book of Dust Volume Three

Philip Pullman, Chris Wormell

Mum's Busy Work

Jacinda Ardern, Ruby Jones

Dreamslinger: Slinger Series Book 1

Graci Kim

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Christmas Gift Ideas for Kids: The Best Children’s and YA Books

All the best books to celebrate Christmas, featuring some of our favourite characters including Bluey, Peppa Pig, Spot, and Peter Rabbit for the little ones, and some top picks for the big kids!

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Exit Strategy

Lee Child, Andrew Child

Jack Reacher, \"the coolest continuing series character\" (Stephen King), returns in 2025 with his 30th adventure - a brand new, pulse-pounding read from global No.1 bestselling authors Lee and Andrew Child.

Ara

Dr Hinemoa Elder

From the best-selling author of Aroha, Wawata, Waitohu and E Moko Dear Moko, comes a unique exploration of how to think about thinking, rooted in the wisdom of Māori culture.

Perspective

Shaun Johnson

Discover the man behind the magic as rugby league sensation Shaun Johnson tells the story of his life on and off the field for the very first time in his own words.