October Book Recommendations

Get a jump start on your holiday shopping and check out our great gifts for children, teens, adults, and families. Books make great gifts and with GiftLit the books are chosen by literary experts, come with personalized bookplates and offer complete flexibility to substitute any selection.

This month we have some terrific recommendations from award-winning authors to share with you.

October Book Recommendations

Children’s Book Recommendations

For Ages 2 to 5
Nightsong by Ari Berk

Part of our Animals & Pets Age 2-5 collection.
See more recommendations for ages 2-5.


For Ages 5 to 8
Cecil the Pet Glacier by Matthea Harvey

Part of our Favorites for Girls Age 5-8 collection.
See more recommendations for ages 5-8.


For Ages 8 to 10
Who Could That Be at This Hour? ( All the Wrong Questions ) by Lemony Snicket

Part of our Great New Releases Age 8-10 collection.
See more recommendations for ages 8-10.


For Ages 10 to 12
Keeping Safe the Stars by Sheila O'Connor

Part of our Historical Fiction Age 10-12 collection.
See more recommendations for ages 10-12.


For Ages 12 to 14
Unspoken ( Lynburn Legacy (Hardcover) #01 ) by Sarah Rees Brennan

Part of our Favorites for Girls Age 12-14 collection.
See more recommendations for ages 12-14.


Teen Book Recommendations

For Teen Girls
The Diviners ( Diviners ) by Libba Bray

Part of our Fiction for Teen Girls collection.
See more recommendations for teens.


For Teen Boys
Monument 14 by Emmy Laybourne

Part of our Fantasy & Magic for Teens collection.
See more recommendations for teens.




Adult Book Recommendations

For Women
The Life of Objects by Susanna Moore

Part of our Favorites for Women collection.
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For Men
Sutton by J R Moehringer

Part of our Fiction for Men collection.
See more recommendations for men.


For Fiction Fans
The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson

Part of our Great New Paperback Fiction collection.
See more fiction recommendations.


For Nonfiction Fans
The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo by Tom Reiss

Part of our History collection.
See more nonfiction recommendations.


For Couples
The Revenge of Geography: What the Map Tells Us about Coming Conflicts and the Battle Against Fate by Robert D Kaplan

Part of our Great New Hardcover Nonfiction collection.
See more recommendations for couples.


For Mystery Fans
The Beautiful Mystery: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel ( Chief Inspector Gamache Novel #NO. 8 ) by Louise Penny

Part of our Mysteries & Thrillers collection.
See more mystery and thriller recommendations.


Family Book Recommendations

Parent and Teen Reads
The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom

Part of our Parent & Teen Hardcover Fiction collection.
See more recommendations for parent and teen reads.


Family Reads Age 8 to 12
Return to the Willows by Jacqueline Kelly

Part of our Read Aloud Ages 8-12 collection.
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We hope you share our love of literature and passion to inspire people of all ages to read and will consider GiftLit for your next gift purchase.

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