Norton Gifts Complete Your List

6 min readDec 5, 2023

Whether your bookish loved ones prefer novels, nonfiction or cookbooks — W. W. Norton has the perfect gifts to complete your list this holiday season.

Fiction

The Wren, The Wren (Anne Enright)

An NPR 2023 “Books We Love” Pick
Named a Most Anticipated Book of the Year by TIME, The Millions, and Literary Hub

An incandescent novel from one of our greatest living novelists (The Times) about the inheritance of trauma, wonder, and love across three generations of women.

This Other Eden (Paul Harding)

Shortlisted for the 2023 Booker Prize
Finalist for the 2023 National Book Award for Fiction

One of Time’s 100 Must-Read Books of 2023
An NPR 2023 “Books We Love” Pick
A New York Times Book Review Best Historical Fiction of 2023 Selection

From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Tinkers, a novel inspired by the true story of Malaga Island, an isolated island off the coast of Maine that became one of the first racially integrated towns in the Northeast.

The Iliad (Homer, translated by Emily Wilson)

One of the Atlantic’s 10 Best Books of 2023
One of Time’s 100 Must-Read Books of 2023

The greatest literary landmark of antiquity masterfully rendered by the most celebrated translator of our time.

White House Clubhouse (Sean O’Brien)

From a former White House speechwriter: a middle grade series following two First Daughters who team up with historical presidential children to save the nation.

Nonfiction

Going Infinite (Michael Lewis)

From the best-selling author of The Big Short and Flash Boys, the story of FTX’s spectacular collapse and the enigmatic founder at its center.

The Story of Art Without Men (Katy Hessel)

The story of art as it’s never been told before, from the Renaissance to the present day, with more than 300 works of art.

Once Upon a Tome (Oliver Darkshire)

An Inc. Non-Obvious Book Awards Selection for 2023
A Literary Hub and BookPage Most Anticipated Book of 2023

Welcome to Sotheran’s, one of the oldest bookshops in the world, with its weird and wonderful clientele, suspicious cupboards, unlabeled keys, poisoned books, and some things that aren’t even books, presided over by one deeply eccentric apprentice.

The Race to Be Myself (Caster Semenya)

World champion runner Caster Semenya offers an empowering account of her extraordinary life and career, and her trailblazing battle to compete on her own terms.

Alfie & Me (Carl Safina)

A moving account of raising, then freeing, an orphaned screech owl, whose lasting friendship with the author illuminates humanity’s relationship with the world.

Crossings (Ben Goldfarb)

A New York Times Notable Book of 2023 and Editors’ Choice • A Science News Favorite Book of 2023 • A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of 2023 • Named a Fall 2023 Must-Read by Outside, Sierra, and the Boston Globe

An eye-opening account of the global ecological transformations wrought by roads, from the award-winning author of Eager.

I’ve Been Thinking (Daniel C. Dennett)

“How unfair for one man to be blessed with such a torrent of stimulating thoughts. Stimulating is an understatement.” — Richard Dawkins

A memoir by one of the greatest minds of our age, preeminent philosopher and cognitive scientist Daniel C. Dennett.

How the Talmud Can Change Your Life (Liel Leibovitz)

A witty and wide-ranging exploration of a book that has perplexed and delighted people for centuries: the Talmud.

Cookbooks

Invitation to a Banquet (Fuchsia Dunlop)

An NPR 2023 “Books We Love” Pick
A Financial Times Best Food and Drink Book of 2023
One of Smithsonian’s Ten Best Books About Food of 2023

The world’s most sophisticated gastronomic culture, brilliantly presented through a banquet of thirty Chinese dishes.

Portico (Leah Koenig)

One of Food & Wine’s Best Cookbooks of Fall 2023
A Los Angeles Times Best Cookbook of 2023

A captivating tour through Rome’s centuries-old Jewish community with more than 100 simple, deeply flavorful, vegetable-forward recipes. “Naming the book Portico is my way of saying, ‘Welcome. I’m glad you are here.’”

The Secret of Cooking (Bee Wilson)

A culinary companion to simplify cooking while making it more enjoyable, The Secret of Cooking is packed with solutions for how to make life in the kitchen work better for you, whether you’re cooking for yourself or for a crowd.

Crave (Karen Akunowicz)

Spicy, sour, salty-sweet-crunchy, cold and creamy — 100 recipes from award-winning chef Karen Akunowicz capture what you crave!