Searching For the Very Best Christmas Gift Ideas

Step inside our Waterstones Christmas Market! Our special online Christmas gift guide is brimming with the finest books of 2017 and features carefully chosen toys, gifts and games for the entire family. With stocking fillers and fabulous Christmas books for children too, it's all the Christmas inspiration you need.

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Nina Stibbe's on Surviving a Family Christmas

The author of An Almost Perfect Christmas rustles up some essential advice for getting through the season without losing your Christmas cheer.

Nadiya's Christmas Cranberry Shortbread

A special story and delicious recipe for Christmas cranberry shortbread from Nadiya's Bake Me a Festive Story.

Matt Haig's Top 10 Christmas Reads

We sent Matt on a special Waterstones mission to the North Pole to collect a sackful of his top 10 favourite Christmas reads; here’s what he brought back with him.

Katherine Rundell's Favourite Children's Books of 2017

Katherine Rundell, author of The Explorer and One Christmas Wish, selects some of 2017's most remarkable children's stories.

Diana Henry: The Best Cookery Books of 2017

The bestselling author of Simple, Diana Henry, rustles up a selection of 2017's best cookbooks that has something to tempt everyone’s tastebuds.

Joanna Cannon on the Best Fiction of 2017

The Trouble With Goats and Sheep's Joanna Cannon presents a selection of her favourite novels of the year.

Anna Jones Picks the Best Cookery Books of 2017

As she presents her new cookbook, The Modern Cook's Year, Anna Jones selects the best cookbooks of 2017.

Sue Hendra&Paul Linnet's Best Picture Books of 2017

The husband and wife team behind the bestselling Supertato stories recommend their favourite picture books of 2017.

Anthony Horowitz Picks 2017's Best Crime Books

The author of Magpie Murders and The Word for Murder selects some choice crime reads for under the Christmas tree this year.

Philip Ardagh Chooses his Best Books of 2017

A reader's answer to Father Christmas, Philip Ardagh, author of The World of Moominvalley picks his favourite books of 2017.

Holly Webb's Favourite Winter Stories for Children

The author of The Snow Leopards and Lost in the Snow, recommends the best children's books to curl up with this winter.

David Litchfield's Best Picture Books of 2017

As he presents his new book, Grandad's Secret Giant, David Litchfield selects his favourite picture books of 2017.

Adam Rutherford's Best Science Reads of 2017

From a love letter to space to a graphic novel that takes in the Big Bang and hip hop, Adam Rutherford picks his favourite books of 2017.

Patrick Bishop's Best History Books of the Year

The author of Bestselling military historian and author of Air Force Blue, Patrick Bishop, presents his choice of the best history books of 2017.

Patrice Lawrence's Top 5 YA Reads of 2017

The author of the bestselling teen novels Orangeboy and Indigo Donut recommends five YA reads she couldn't put down this year.

Nicholas Crane on the Best Travel Writing of 2017

Nicholas Crane, author of The Making of the British Landscape recommends the best travel writing of 2017, exclusively for Waterstones.

Tracey Corderoy's Favourite Children's Books of 2017

Tracey Corderoy, author of Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam Jingle Bells, on the children's books that have made her smile this year.

Holly Bourne's Favourite Reads of 2017

The author of the hilarious anti-romantic comedy novel It Only Happens in the Movies, Holly Bourne recommends her top reads of 2017.

10 Books to Get You in the Mood for Christmas

Ten reads simply guaranteed to put you in a jolly, (deck the halls with boughs of) holly, festive frame of mind.

The Greatest Presidential Christmas List in History

After more FAKE NEWS saying the White House has declared a no-fly on Santa, as president, I’m proud to deliver THE BEST CHRISTMAS LIST IN HISTORY.

The Top 10 Wilderness Reads

If wild travels, open fires and log cabins are your catnip then check out these reads. The wild is calling, it’s time to get lost.

We Should All Be Feminists

Warning: the following books contain multiple, emphatic uses of the F-word.

Test Your Little Grey Cells This Christmas

Score cards at the ready, here’s our pick of the best gifts to give your brains a festive workout.

A Literature-Lover's First Aid Kit

A prescription of literary tonics. From cocktails from the classics to poetic panaceas, it's just what the doctor ordered.

Read Yourself Calm

In a world that never seems to stop moving here are some recommended reads to help you find the calm through the storm.

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