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If you are looking for a gift idea for a family member, friend or even yourself, here is a list of wonderful books that cover a wide range of topics.

Juicy memoirs, engrossing fiction, delicious cookbooks, gorgeous coffee table tomes, thought-provoking non-fiction reads, adorable offerings for children make for perfect holiday gifts.

NPR released its much-anticipated year-end “Books We Love” list this week.

New Yorks Metropolitan Museum of Art through one mans eyes

The convergence of literary happenings in Charleston this month is keeping me up at night, well past my preferred 10 p.m. Mind you, I am not fretting. I am reading.

“All the Beauty in the World: A Museum Guard’s Adventures in Life, Loss and Art” is Patrick Bringley’s best-selling memoir about the decade he spent working at New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.

There’s Martin Puchner, whose new book, “Culture,” tracks arts and culture — from the Chauvet cave dating to 35,000 B.C. to the works of Nigerian playwright and novelist Wole Soyinka

These online-only pieces were featured in the print issue of The Nation. Log in to access all Nation stories with your subscription.

Here are a few of our staff picks for things to do Oct. 20-26.

A recent memoir by Patrick Bringley about his time working at the Metropolitan Museum of Art illustrates the intimate knowledge guards possess of the pieces they protect.