Mother’s Day Gifts
April 24, 2025
With Mother’s Day around the corner, it’s the perfect moment to honor the remarkable women who shape our lives with love and care. From moms and grandmothers to aunts, godmothers, and every mother figure in between, now is the time to celebrate them with a meaningful gift. Whether she enjoys hosting, gardening, or finding new ways to style her space, our curated collection of gift-worthy books is a beautiful way to show your gratitude.
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GARDEN & FLORAL DESIGN GIFTS
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Legendary hostess and style icon Aerin Lauder shares ideas for how to bring flowers into our home, inspiring both special occasions and the everyday moments with beauty and joy. Photo: Thomas Loof |
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Cordelia de Castellane, true ambassador of French lifestyle, returns with her second book that offers inspiring ideas and secrets for gardening, unique flower arranging, and entertaining. Photo: Billal Taright |
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The beauty and extraordinary history of the rose is celebrated through stunning photography of famous gardens throughout the world. Photo: Ngoc Minh Ngo |
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A spectacular, oversized facsimile edition of a famous text by best-loved garden writer William Robinson brings this historic estate to new life. Photo: Claire Takacs |
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From one of today’s leading garden designers, known for her keen eye for color and modern romanticism, comes a volume that reveals dozens of ideas on how to adapt traditional garden design elements for today’s more ecologically based aesthetics. Photo: Jason Ingram |
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Discover La Foce, the Renaissance villa and classically inspired twentieth-century garden, at the dawn of its hundredth anniversary—once a barren Tuscan estate brought to life through the extraordinary vision and determination of Iris and Antonio Origo. |
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A private view of intensely creative residential gardens—lovingly designed and tended by the owners themselves—shows home gardeners how to successfully inject elements of their own personality into their own yards. |
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This book is a resource for enthusiasts and crafters seeking authoritative information about the natural dyeing process from sourcing plants, extracting dyes, and materials to use. Photo: Céline Philippe |
COOKING & ENTERTAINING GIFTS
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Journey through the seasons with over forty farm to fork recipes—created by the castle’s resident cook Teena Mahon—made with what is fresh and available from the garden. Photo: Anna Batchelor |
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Celebrate summer any time and wherever you are through the flavors of 100 island recipes and stunning, immersive photographs from America’s summer home destination. Photo: Jocelyn Filley |
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A compilation of the tastiest, most popular Instagram- and TikTok-famous recipes from top food bloggers, chefs, and influencers, selected for everyday foodies to recreate their own viral moments at home. Photo: Chelsea Chorpenning |
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Discover the lifestyle embodied by Dolce & Gabbana Casa through the evocative recipes of Sicilian tradition and the brand’s distinctive tableware. |
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This volume is the ultimate bartender’s manual—a delightful concoction of vintage cocktails with Art Deco style and glamour. |
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From chef Stephanie Nass comes a charming guide to twenty-first- century entertaining with parties and accompanying recipes. Photo: Collins Nai |
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With delicious culinary suggestions alongside magical inspiration, this deck serves as an spiritual tool and the answer to the question, What’s for dinner? |
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The internationally recognized hostess, also known for being a master chocolatier, showcases her table settings and fusion-style savory recipe. Photo: Mark Roskams |
INTERIOR DESIGN GIFTS
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Marshall Watson shares all-new work from a range of environments and explains how he translates each owner’s lifestyle, the house’s history, and the setting into elegance. Photo: Lisa Romerein |
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Best-selling author Mark Sikes returns with a new collection of fresh yet classic American interiors that celebrates a full year of beautiful design inspired by nature. Photo: Amy Neunsinger |
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The first book from Brittany Bromley, whose rooms brim with a welcoming sensibility that reveal her fresh, colorful, pattern-filled take on traditional design. Photo: Annie Schlecter |
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Renowned interior designer Marie Flanigan delivers detailed, expert guidance for designing each part of the house, from living rooms to closets, kitchens to baths. Photo: Julie Soefer |
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The chic, soulful, livable spaces of Texas-based interior designer Marcus Mohon exert a universal appeal with their air of timeless serenity. Photo: Lisa Romerein |
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The highly anticipated second book from esteemed interior designer Beth Webb, known for her ethereal, lushly textured interiors, is a study in organic elegance. Photo: Lisa Romerein |
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Artist and designer Josh Young’s first book showcases his distinct design aesthetic, with its emphasis on serene and modern classicism. Photo: Josh Young |
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Celebrated for fusing artisanal elements into contemporary spaces, Nicole Hollis’s second book presents an inspirational look at the role of art and craft in interior design. Photo: Douglas Friedman |
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Designer Jeffrey Alan Marks’s second book celebrates his relaxed and refined interiors inspired by the stylish ease and laid-back coastal feel of Southern California. Photo: Trevor Tondro |
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Design icon and AD100 Hall of Fame member Michael S. Smith’s highly anticipated new book of interiors featuring extraordinary projects across the world. Photo: Magnus Mårding |
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The first book by the interior designer who made his name as chief creative officer for Ralph Lauren, Alfredo Paredes shows us how to fashion our own homes to reflect his signature casual and comfortable look. Photo: Noe DeWitt |
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A visionary known for revolutionizing American design, Holly Hunt shares her nearly 40 years of design collections and her philosophy behind her modern, elegant designs. Photo: Paul Warchol |
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This incredibly exciting design duo presents its most intriguing domestic projects in this eagerly awaited debut. Photo: Matthew Williams |
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New York–based modernist interior design firm TORREY delivers its first signature monograph showcasing a decade in design. Photo: Manolo Yllera |
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With her trademark style and love of heirlooms and beautiful old objects, best-selling author Mary Randolph Carter delves into the interiors of real-life tastemakers to explore how our homes are the perfect canvas for our self-expression. Photo: Carter Berg |
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Visually lush, this book takes readers on a journey through the lavish steampunk caravan in the wilds of New England—built almost entirely from recycled film sets, thrift, flea market, and junkyard find—that became a dark cottagecore TikTok sensation. Photo: Morgan Karanasios |
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With its revered past, Nantucket Looms distinctive style—bespoke handwoven textiles, artisanal furnishings, and local art that exudes the island’s heritage—is coveted by today’s tastemakers. Photo: Matt Kisiday |
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The first book from the imaginative mind of Coral & Tusk, a textile designer, whose lovely animal and natural designs have become popular staples for interior designers and embroiderers everywhere. Photo: Kate Lacey Photography |
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A fresh perspective on classic American interior design and practical advice on living well in our modern world, in this much-anticipated work from a rising decorator. Photo: Isabel Parra |
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An intimate look at the interiors of a design aficionada both working with preeminent interior designers and creating her own environments. |
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AD100 and Elle Decor A-List designer Timothy Corrigan shares the joys of decorating and living in his Paris apartment and new chateau, infectiously inspiring us to design à la française. Photo: Xavier Béjot |
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Afficianados of Spanish Style architecture recognize Santa Barbara as a mecca. This book is an invitation to explore not just the Spanish, but a variety of period revival styles found throughout the region. Photo: Matt Walla |
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A glorious celebration of America’s most storied hand-painted wallpaper company, family owned for 125 years, featuring dozens of rooms by today’s top interior designers. Photo: Deborah Whitlaw Llewellyn |
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Lady Henrietta Spencer-Churchill, the 12th generation of the family, takes us on a privileged tour of Blenheim’s magnificent interiors and priceless collections. Photo: Hugo Rittson-Thomas |
FASHION GIFTS
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The celebrated film star’s ode to her unforgettable fashion moments. Narrated by Keaton in her self-deprecating, charming voice, Fashion First is filled with her favorite looks and self-proclaimed fashion faux pas. |
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The first illustrated book to chronicle the dramatic 1973 face-off between French and American fashion designers, which left an indelible mark on the fashion industry and challenged the cultural norms of the time. |
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The definitive monograph on iconic Parisian designer Madame Grès, renowned for her signature draping and innovative asymmetrical dresses. |
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David Morris celebrates color, flawless craftsmanship, and unique creativity in jewelry design. This is the jewelry house’s first major book. Photo: Guy Lederman |
WORLD HISTORY & CULTURE GIFTS
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India Hicks’s affectionate tribute to her beloved mother, Lady Pamela Hicks—first cousin to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh—and her extraordinary life surrounded by dazzling people, places, houses, and history. Image courtesy India Hicks |
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The history of the LGBTQ+ community’s marriage equality movement from the 1950s until today, this triumphant journey is presented in compelling stories of pioneering couples, along with winning photographs. |
THE ARTS GIFTS
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Celebrating women directors and their incredible contributions to filmmaking, this fascinating survey includes in-depth interviews with singular female directors, and a comprehensive list of noteworthy talents and their films. Little Women, 1994 |
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A magnificent publication—the first large survey published in over twenty years—this lavish volume celebrates 400 of the most beloved works from the nation’s world-renowned collection of paintings, sculpture, photographs, and works on paper. William Merritt Chase, Study of Flesh Color and Gold, 1888 |
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The theme of writing and receiving letters, a subject that recurs frequently in the work of Johannes Vermeer, is explored through three of the artist’s iconic paintings. Johannes Vermeer, Lady Writing a Letter, with her Maid, ca. 1670–72 |
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Centering on Henry Clay Frick and his daughter Helen Clay Frick, this story traces the journey that led to the creation of one of America’s finest art collections. Photo: Michael Bodycomb |
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Gorgeously displayed in an accordion-fold binding, this is a visual ode to the beauty of cherry blossoms—harbingers of spring—by legendary artists of Japanese woodblock printing. Print: Matsumura Keibun |
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This collection of woodblock prints celebrates the seasons and is designed as a Japanese-style accordion-fold book with open binding and slipcased with a booklet for the text. The Japanese-style accordion-fold layout of both Cherry Blossoms in Bloom and The Four Seasons |
NATURE & WILDLIFE GIFTS
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From Highland cows to Polish chickens to Arabian horses, Randal Ford’s compelling animal photography invites readers of all ages on a delightful adventure through the barnyard. Photo: Randal Ford |
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A collection of 100 unparalleled photographs of African wildlife and the indigenous communities who live alongside them by one of the world’s best-known sports personalities. Photo: Randy Johnson |
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A photographic celebration of the landscapes that have influenced some of America’s most important nature writers—from John Muir to Terry Tempest Williams to Barbara Kingsolver. |
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Renowned naturalist and artist James Prosek applies his extensive field research and artistry to the natural abundance of America’s sweeping prairies. |
TRAVEL & SPORTS GIFTS
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This photographic ode to the beloved racket sport spotlights the beauty and pull of the tennis court, and ranges from high-altitude to semi-secret locations, taking in everything from chic clubs to concrete courts. Photo: Mark Arrigo |
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The ultimate reference guide to the best things to do in Paris—many of which are hidden or unexpected—carefully curated by the editors of the famous “Do It in Paris” online magazine. Photo: Emanuela Cino |
Top image from Aerin Lauder: Living with Flowers
Photos: Thomas Loof
