Mother's Day Gift Ideas: Books & Reading
8 top-rated mother's day gifts in books & reading, from $12 to $30. Our picks include Mom, The Correspondent: A Novel and The Nightingale.
No gift matches all of these: widen the budget or remove an effect.
8 gift ideas
2026 PERFECTGIFT Mom, I Want to Hear Your Story (Deluxe Edition)
A guided journal with 300 questions for a mother to write down her life, in a leatherette cover with gold foil.
Favorite The Correspondent: A Novel
A Women's Prize-winning novel told in letters, about a woman reconnecting with the people she loves.
The Nightingale, by Kristin Hannah
Kristin Hannah's World War II novel about two French sisters, one enduring the occupation, one joining the resistance.
Favorite Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth
A twisty, funny novel about an 81-year-old woman hiding a past as Australia's youngest convicted murderer.
Atlas Obscura, 2nd Edition: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders
A cabinet of curiosities in book form: strange, little-known places on every continent, with twelve city guides.
The Other Bennet Sister by Janice Hadlow
Janice Hadlow's novel gives Mary, the overlooked Bennet sister from Pride and Prejudice, her own story.
Favorite Magnolia Table, Volume 3: A Collection of Recipes for Gathering
Joanna Gaines's third cookbook: family recipes reworked for today's home cook, made for gatherings.
Favorite Hollow Bones: A Novel
A #1 bestselling novel about a woman who lost her mother on 9/11 and now plans for disasters for a living.