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Stacking up our most giftable books of the year

Contemporary, innovative, and beautiful books for everyone on your list

For the holidays, we’re highlighting our top 2025 titles — all designed to be given, displayed, and devoured. From culinary journeys and architectural deep dives to captivating photography and fine art, we’ve got your gift-giving covered, with books that read as good as they look.

Shop Figure 1 titles at your favourite bookstore, online retailers, and on our website.

 

 

For the culinary adventurer

Delight the chef in your life with flavourful storytelling. From vibrant global cuisines to allergen-aware cooking, and with recipes highlighting local ingredients and restaurant favourites, these cookbooks invite you to explore the world from your kitchen.
My New Indian Kitchen
Vikram Vij with Jennifer Muttoo
In Good Health: Uncomplicated, Allergen-Aware Recipes for a Nourished Life
Rachel Riggs
 
Perch: Soil • Land • Sea—A Cookbook
Justin Champagne-Lagarde
 
Gather, Savor, Share: Beloved Staff Meals from the Aiāna Kitchen
Raghav Chaudhary
 
The Joy Bus Cookbook: Meals That Matter
Jennifer Caraway
 
Phoenix Eats + Drinks: Recipes from the City’s Favorite Restaurants and Bars
Christina Barrueta

 

For the Ontario design buff

Offer the Ontario-based architecture and interior design lover on your list a new perspective on home, with titles that explore the modern interiors redefining urban living and the enduring charm of an iconic houseform.
Toronto Interiors: Modern Residential Design
Catherine MacIntosh
The Ontario Cottage: Perfect of Its Kind
Lynne D. DiStefano and Dan Schneider

 

For the shutterbug

Perfect for the picture-maker who sees stories in every frame, these titles examine how images preserve memory, place, and identity. These titles zoom in on their subjects, documenting landscapes that remember the history of Jewish life in Eastern Europe, convey the quiet solitude of ice huts and root cellars built across Canada, and share the powerful visual legacy of photographer Tamio Wakayama.
The Posthumous Landscape book cover
The Posthumous Landscape: Remnants of Jewish Life in Eastern Europe
David Kaufman
Richard Johnson: Resilience—Ice Huts and Root Cellars (2007–2021)
Lucie Bergeron-Johnson and Tom Smart
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enemy Alien: Tamio Wakayama
Edited by Paul Wong

 

For the art aficionado

Impress the creative on your list with immersive monographs featuring Canadian artists: explore the monumental carvings of 7IDANsuu James Hart, the provocative work of John Scott, Louis de Niverville’s layered dreamscapes, and the interdisciplinary vision of Charles Gagnon.
7IDANsuu James Hart: A Monumental Practice
7IDANsuu James Hart and Curtis Collins
John Scott: Firestorm
John O’Brian
 
Louis de Niverville: Pentimenti
Edited by Thomas Miller and Philip Ottenbrite
 
Charles Gagnon: The Colour of Time, the Sound of Space
Edited by Monika Kin Gagnon

 

For the collector

Curated for those who take pride in the stories behind their belongings, these titles reflect a desire to understand the world through material culture — from the story of artistic production in British Columbia as told through John David Lawrence’s esoteric personal collection, to objects from Oceania that weave together history and lived experience, to the expansive archive of drawings from Kinngait that documents Inuit culture.
The Place of Objects: The John David Lawrence Collection
Edited by Stephanie Rebick & Michael J. Prokopow
Sea of Islands: Exploring Objects, Stories, and Memories from Oceania
Carol E. Mayer
 
Worlds on Paper: Drawings from Kinngait
Emily Laurent Henderson
 

Check out the rest of our bookshop for more gift ideas.

 

HOLIDAY CLOSURE: Please note Figure 1 website orders placed after Dec. 18, 2025, may not be shipped out until the week of Jan. 5, 2026. If you’re looking to order a holiday gift during this period, we recommend shopping at your favourite local bookstore or online retailer. Happy holidays!

December 15, 2025
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