Your festive books are here! From creative cookbooks and memoirs to fun puzzles, discover the perfect gift, or even a treat for yourself. There’s something for all tastes >>

The best new books you’ll love

Our books editor Zoe West’s favourite picks for the month

Lives and how to live them

MARIE peered out of the front room window, wondering if people would be on time. And not only that – what if nobody showed? She let the net curtain drop, listening to the kettle whistling in the kitch

Here are our recommendations – and yours – of what to enjoy reading this fortnight