‘Tis the season to be snarky! Are you looking for that one perfect bookish gift, but don’t feel like doing research? We have exactly what you need. Over the years, Luddites has perfected the art of gift-giving, or at least making lists of books that would make good gifts, or possibly neither of those things, depending on who you talk to. Still though! Check out what we have to say about these hot titles.

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Cute & cosy colouring Winter Vibes

Cute & cosy colouring Winter Vibes

For your friend who likes the idea of reading but doesn’t actually want to commit....
€9,99*
This Way Up : When Maps Go Wrong (and Why it Matters)

This Way Up : When Maps Go Wrong (and Why it Matters)

Any book that claims the Netherlands "is 17% fake" is a good gift for a Belgian....
€22,95*
Alchemised

Alchemised

For your friend who knows what an AO3 account is....
€28,95*
Flesh

Flesh

Sure, your friend won't read it, but having the latest Booker Prize winnner on their shelf will make them seem well read....
€19,95*
The League of Lady Poisoners : Illustrated True Stories of Dangerous Women

The League of Lady Poisoners : Illustrated True Stories of Dangerous Women

For your friend who’s had enough of people’s bullsh*t. ....
€24,95*
Witsh

Witsh

For your friend who would 100% have been burned at the stake in medieval times....
€14,95*
Charlotte Van den Broeck Een vlam Tasmaanse tijgers

Charlotte Van den Broeck

Een vlam Tasmaanse tijgers

Because the only upside of mankind's disastrous impact on biodiversity, is that Charlotte Van Den Broeck gets to write about it....
€24,99*
Brimstone (Quicksilver 2)

Brimstone (Quicksilver 2)

Are you really friends if you don’t give your bestie Fae smut for Christmas?...
€42,95*
Jeroen Olyslaegers De wonderen

Jeroen Olyslaegers

De wonderen

A friendly reminder that, yes, we actually sell Dutch novels, and good ones too....
€27,99*
Good and Evil : 12 Philosophers on How to Live

Good and Evil : 12 Philosophers on How to Live

The perfect book to impress your friends while secretly wondering if you're holding it upside down....
€17,95*
A Passion for Mushrooms

A Passion for Mushrooms

No one will actually use this but omg ain’t it pretty?...
€33,95*
The Penguin Book of Penguins

The Penguin Book of Penguins

We're convinced someone came up with the idea for this book while they were in the shower. Or while they were high....
€19,95*
Vrouwen in duistere tijden

Vrouwen in duistere tijden

Because even we didn't know half of these women, and that's saying a lot for a bunch of feminists....
€29,99*
Murderland

Murderland

"A profound quest into the dark heart of the real American berserk" is also the name of my sex tape....
€22,95*
Sympathy Tower Tokyo

Sympathy Tower Tokyo

Found only in Japan: Locking up prisoners in a giant skyscraper while practising "radical sympathy" towards them....
€14,95*
Slags

Slags

Remember how embarrassing you were at 15? If not, read this book....
€19,95*
Kitchen Confidential

Kitchen Confidential

Good for anyone who wants to be a chef, or anyone who eats in restaurants....
€17,95*
Het Betonnen Beleid

Het Betonnen Beleid

For your dad, so he is at least a little informed when he starts ranting about politics at the dinner table again....
€21,95*
Wendy Cope Wendy Cope: Collected Poems

Wendy Cope

Wendy Cope: Collected Poems

Poetry that is accessible, profound, and funny is hard to come by. Good thing you have us....
€26,95*
All the Cool Girls Get Fired : How to Let Go of Being Let Go and Come Back on Top

All the Cool Girls Get Fired : How to Let Go of Being Let Go and Come Back on Top

Rebranding getting fired as a rite of passage is questionable, but don't tell that to your friend who just got fired....
€22,95*
The Devil's Best Trick

The Devil's Best Trick

For that friend who calls themselves “evil incarnate” but goes home every weekend so their mom can do their laundry....
€17,95*
Feminist History for Every Day of the Year

Feminist History for Every Day of the Year

For your friend who dressed up as a performative male for Halloween....
€26,95*
R.F. Kuang Katabasis

R.F. Kuang

Katabasis

For your friend who wants to go the distance for their thesis, but could use some inspiration....
€28,95*
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