Dec. 21, 2011: Greater Boston's 2011 Holiday Book recommendations

Still need some last-minute gift ideas? Authors Andre Dubus III, Marianne Leone, and Casey Sherman share their suggestions for fiction, nonfiction, children’s books, and gift ideas – a must-see if you’re behind on your holiday shopping!

PANEL RECOMMENDATIONS

Carole Horne
General Manager, Harvard Book Store

Hot Holiday Pick: Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
Fiction: The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides
Non-Fiction: Blue Nights by Joan Didion
Gift Idea: Life Upon These Shores by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Children's/Young Adult: Press Here by Hervé Tullet

Mary Cotton
Owner, Newtonville Books

Hot Holiday Pick: The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes
Fiction: The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman
Non-Fiction: The History of the World in 100 Objects by Neil MacGregor
Gift Idea: Tender: A Cook and His Vegetable Patch by Nigel Slater
Children's/Young Adult: I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen

Casey Sherman
Author, The Finest Hours

Fiction: The Alienist by Caleb Carr
Non-Fiction: Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer by James Swanson
Gift Idea: Stealing Rembrandts by Anthony M. Amore and Tom Mashberg
Children's/Young Adult: Dr. Seuss's Beginner Book Collection by Dr. Seuss

Marianne Leone
Author, Jesse: A Mother's Story

Fiction: Faith by Jennifer Haigh
Non-Fiction: In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson
Gift Idea: Learn World Caligraphy by Margaret Shepherd
Children's/Young Adult: D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths by Ingri d'Aulaire and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire

Andre Dubus III
Author, Townie

Fiction: The Hair of Harold Roux by Thomas Williams
Non-Fiction: The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains by Nicholas Carr
Gift Idea: American Photobooth by Nakki Goranin
Children's/Young Adult: Night Cars by Teddy Jam