THE HOME STYLE HANDBOOK by Lucy Gough, a very inspirational handbook by a noted interior stylist that will help every reader create imaginative spaces for themselves.

We all want to live in a home that reflects our personalities, our experiences, our life’s journey. But if we are not a professional decorator or stylist, where do we start?

In this helpful book, Lucy will teach you how to understand your true style and how to implement it in how you decorate your living space. Your dream home needn’t be a spacious, architecturally designed building – it could be small or rented. With this book you’ll discover what YOU love and what makes YOU happy so you can surround yourself with the colors, furniture, furnishings and finishing touches that inspire you. For Lucy, every good room scheme starts with a moodboard – she explains how to create your own and features them throughout the book to explore the elements within a series of home case studies and why they work. Published by Mitchell Beazley.

COPACABANA PALACE, Where Rio Starts by Francisca Matteoli is a sumptuous effort that tells the story of the famous hotel from its extraordinary beginnings in the 20s to the stylish destination is is today. The Copa has been an important part of life in Rio for over 100 years and there is no where more famous for events such as the annual Carnaval balls and New Year’s festivities.

This stylish book has stunning photos that capture the magnificent design and magical guests of the hotel, and tells a story of people and culture of both old world elegance and contemporary flamboyance. Published by Vendome $85.

THE GARDEN JOURNAL by garden personality and QVC host Linda Vater is an essential record-keeping tool for every gardener, no matter what they grow. From daily happenings and garden successes to plant lists, variety names and seasonal to-dos, this heirloom-quality journal is designed to keep gardeners well organized with a curated record of current activities and future tasks.

Sprinkled with season-by-season guidance, inspirational words of wisdom, and growing tips from Linda, this tastefully designed journal is bursting with dozens of useful charts and tables to track everything from planting dates to weather events, right along with all of the other pertinent details you need to make the most of your passion for the garden. An interior cover pocket for keeping plant tags or seed packets and a ribbon page marker further serve to help you stay organized and on task. 

This is a gorgeous book, an essential tool to achieve goals and beauty, with 50 illustrations published by Cool Springs Press.

For the kids:

NOSY CROW–THE BIG BOOK OF MYSTERIES by Tom Adams. Does the Loch Ness monster really exist? What ever happened to the crew of the Mary Celeste? And where exactly are the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Get ready to be amazed as you uncover the world’s greatest mysteries, from Bigfoot to the Bermuda Triangle. Including alien abductions, haunted houses, mind-blowing natural phenomena and much more, this book will explain the extraordinary – unless the extraordinary can’t be explained, of course. Then you’ll just have to make up your own mind.

WELCOME TO OUR TABLE, a beautifully illustrated book by bestselling poet and author Laura Mucha, alongside trained chef and food writer Ed Smith, that tells what children eat all around the world  From biltong to biryani, papaya to passionfruit, and ramen to roti, there are so many different dishes and delicacies all around the world. In this fascinating book, young children can learn all about what people in other countries eat for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, as well as where our food comes from, and the stories, cultures, and traditions behind what we eat.  A unique, warm-hearted book that will teach children understanding, empathy, and respect, and inspire a love of food and flavor.  With engaging, colorful artwork on every page by award-winning illustrator Harriet Lynas.