Yours for the Giving: 2020 Gift Guide No. 1

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Things sure are different this holiday season, but when it comes to bookish gift ideas, we’ve still got you covered!

This year, in addition to posts like these here on Musing, we’ve put together a special catalog-style virtual gift guide — with tons of great suggestions — that you can shop online. For those in the Nashville area, a quick reminder that we are open for limited browsing, while also still offering curbside pickup if you’d prefer. And as always, we ship! Speaking of shipping, look for those holiday-sensitive deadlines below.

And now, books!

Recommended by Ann
What It’s Like to Be a Bird: From Flying to Nesting, Eating to Singing–What Birds Are Doing, and Why

By David Allen Sibley

Gather ’round the window and watch the birds! This is a beautiful book that’s also educational and fun for all.


Recommended by Karen

Lane Motor Museum: A Hobby Gone Wild

By Ken Gross

I love collecting and I love quirky. Boy, the cars featured in this book are absolutely the quirkiest, most delightful collection I’ve ever seen. And they are in town! Why have I never been there?


Recommended by Cat

Songs of America: Patriotism, Protest, and the Music That Made a Nation

By Jon Meacham & Tim McGraw

Perfect for the history and music lover, and we’ve got signed copies of this beautiful book!


Recommended by Rae Ann

Dog Mom: A Love Story

By Isabel Serna

This is the perfect gift for all the dog moms in your life! A cute little coffee table book.


Recommended by Heather

National Geographic Family Reference Atlas

By National Geographic

Even if we can’t travel, we can dream! Search out new destinations in this extraordinary family friendly atlas. Good for everyone itching to learn about their world!


Recommended by Cat

Humans

By Brandon Stanton

Stanton is the creator of the outstanding Humans of New York Instagram and this coffee table-sized book collects some fan favorites and new people from around the world. This is the perfect gift for people who can’t get enough of reading other people’s stories and treasuring human connection.


Recommended by Kathy

Greetings from New Nashville: How a Sleepy Southern Town Became It City

By Steve Haruch

This is my No. 1 gift book for anyone interested in how we got to be where we are as a city today. Treat yourself to one too!


Recommended by Sissy

The Best of Me

By David Sedaris

I promise you, if your loved one is insane over Sedaris, they will need this hard-bound collection of greatest hits. Do I have all his books, personalized? Yes, I do. Did I pre-order this months ago? Yes, I did.


Recommended by Cat

Spirited: Cocktails from Around the World

By Adrienne Stillman & Andy Sewell (photographer)

The perfect housewarming gift, this is a collection or recipes for cocktails from around the globe with a variety of ingredients!


Recommended by Patsy

Modern Comfort Food: A Barefoot Contessa Cookbook

By Ina Garten

The Barefoot Contessa here offers recipes that are just right for today’s world: satisfying, manageable for beginning cooks, and varied. This is the gift for anyone who needs some inspiration after preparing many home-cooked meals thus far in 2020!


Recommended by Cat

The French Laundry, Per Se (The Thomas Keller Library)

By Thomas Keller

It’s hard to think of a restaurant that matches The French Laundry in terms of iconic status — making this big, artful cookbook a necessary addition to any fan’s collection.


Recommended by Chelsea

Lives of the Stoics: The Art of Living from Zeno to Marcus Aurelius

By Ryan Holiday & Stephen Hanselman

A collection of mini-biographies about famous (and not-as-famous) Stoics from throughout history. Perfect for someone who has read all the latest biographies already.


Recommended by Steve

Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics

By Dolly Parton

Someone recently quipped (and I’m paraphrasing here) that they’re envisioning a new system in which taxes go directly to Dolly Parton and she just takes care of the rest. Put another way: You can’t go wrong with Dolly.

Shipping Deadlines*

Media Mail: Tuesday, Dec. 15

Priority Mail: Thursday, Dec. 17

*Please keep in mind that shipping times have been a little unpredictable this year, so earlier is better!