The Best Books of 2019 That We’d Like to See Under the Tree | Arts and Culture - The Daily Beast

From major awards to stocking stuffers, we’ve got lots of suggestions for the bookworm, the art lover, the baker, and every other reader on your list by Malcolm Jones and Shannon Robinson.

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We’d be delighted to receive any of these books as gifts. From Krazy Kat to sheep, from a book about what lies underground to a book about a house that sometimes seems heavenly, from glitter pop music to Italian westerns, from the Irish Troubles to the Jim Crow South, from British cakes to Southern fried chicken, all of these books contain images and stories (and yes, recipes) that stick with you. And in the spirit of the season, we’ve tossed in a couple of worthy oldies for extra measure. 
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