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Books

Your guide to nearly 60 books to give (and love) over the holidays

Our holiday books guide features nearly 60 titles — picture books for kids, novels for teens, and biographies, histories, novels and story collections for all.

By Laurie Hertzel and

Jamie Hutt

November 25, 2018 at 12:26AM

(Billy Steve Clayton/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

about the writers

Laurie Hertzel

Senior Editor

Freelance writer and former Star Tribune books editor Laurie Hertzel is at lauriehertzel@gmail.com.

Jamie Hutt

Digital design director

Jamie Hutt is the digital design director, overseeing news design for the Minnesota Star Tribune's digital products. Hutt was a member of the team that developed the Minnesota Star Tribune’s first online service in 1994.