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Authors' Picks: Gift Ideas for Every Reader On Your List

We asked some of our favorite authors which books they plan to give this season, and which they'd most love to get.
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HARLAN COBEN, Long Lost
I would give the same book I give almost every holiday season. Bird by Bird, by Anne Lamott. Purportedly a guide to writing, it is really about the neurotic mind of anyone who creates for a living. It is also hilarious and filled with valuable insights.

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