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If you’re still doing holiday shopping, consider a gift of books or music from ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ faculty or alumni. We’ve compiled a list of suggestions for your friends and family members.

For the art lover, graphic designer, marketer or die-hard New Yorker

Brand by Hand: Blisters, Calluses, and Clients: A Life in DesignÌýby Jon Contino

Rough, sometimes cartoonish illustrations, tattoos and logos for sports teams and punk bands, a sense of humor and a spirit of rebellion—this sums upÌý‘s style.ÌýÌý(Abrams, 2018) includes more than 200 pages from sketchbooks from his successful career in graphic design and advertising , featuring his campaigns for clients such as Nike, Inc., American Eagle Outfitters, Coca-Cola, Twentieth Century Fox and AT&T, as well as Contino’s own brand.

For children

The Day You BeginÌý²¹²Ô»åÌýHarbor MeÌýby Jacqueline Woodson

This past summer,ÌýÌýreleased not one, but two new books.ÌýÌý(Penguin Random House, 2018) is a picture book about finding the courage to connect, even when you feel different.ÌýÌý(Penguin Random House, 2018) is a middle-grade novel about a group of young people who find healing when they share their stories.

For the preteen or teen

The HealerÌýby Donna Freitas

In addition to teaching, Visiting Associate ProfessorÌý, writes nonfiction books about issues pertaining to college students and is a prolific writer of novels for young adult readers. Her latest,ÌýÌý(HarperTeen, 2018), is the story of a young girl who is revered and sought after for her ability to heal others but desires to lead a normal life.

For adult readers of fiction and memoirs

Christopher Smart’s CatÌýby Igor Webb

In his fourth book,ÌýÌý(Dos Madres, 2018),ÌýProfessorÌýIgor Webb, Ph.D., draws on his personal experiences—as a child he was forced to migrate in the 1940s from a small town in Slovakia—to contemplate how individuals define identity when forced to leave home during wartime, the concept of home and the resilience of the human spirit.

Guesswork: A Reckoning With LossÌýby Martha Cooley

In her memoirÌýÌý(Catapult, 2017), Martha Cooley, professor of English, reflects on life, loss, permanence and mutability while on sabbatical in a medieval village outside Parma, Italy.

BronxlandÌýby Paul Thaler

Based on his own experiences, Professor Paul Thaler, Ph.D.’sÌýÌý(Black Opal Books, 2017, released in hardcover 2018) is a coming-of-age story about an observant 13-year-old boy navigating adolescence amid the changing cultural landscape of both 1960s America and the book’s eponymous borough.

For those who love fantasy and/or knitting

Faerie Knitting: 14 Tales of Love and MagicÌýby Alice Hoffman and Lisa Hoffman

, has written fiction for children, young adults and adults, and one memoir. Her latest book,ÌýÌý(Adams, 2018),Ìýis a departure from all of the above. Be enchanted by 14 original fairy tales accompanied by imaginative photography, then follow the instructions on how to knit the magical garments featured in each story, courtesy of Lisa Hoffman.

For the feminist

Women of Resistance,Ìýedited by Danielle Barnhart and Iris Mahan

What first began as an informal collaboration of like-minded poets developed into this empowering feminist collection titledÌý(OR Books, 2018).Ìý, the collection is bursting with feminist ethos cutting across race, gender identity and sexuality. Featured in the collection are poems written by Acting Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Jacqueline Jones LaMon, J.D.; Professor Judith Baumel, founding director of the Creative Writing Program; and other talented poets.

For young feminists and future leaders

WOWsdom: The Girl’s Guide to the Positive and the PossibleÌýby Donna Orender

Ìýplayed professional basketball and served as senior executive for the PGA TOUR and as president of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). She also studied social work at ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ and was the lunch keynote speaker at theÌý. She has currently turned her attention to connecting girls with mentors through her nonprofit,Ìý.ÌýÌý(Mascot, 2018) offers girls wisdom and advice on everything from social media to health to personal finance from women of diverse backgrounds, education levels and interests.

For parents

Children, Media, and American History: Printed Poison, Pernicious Stuff, and Other Terrible TemptationsÌýby Margaret Cassidy

Parents worried about the effect of social media and video games on their children will rest assured after reading professor and Communications Department chairÌýÌý(Routledge, 2017), which puts these fears in a historical context, seeing new media as not so different from dime-store novels and comic books.

For classical music lovers

The Blizzard VoicesÌýby Paul Moravec

Beyond the snowflakes, eggnog, holiday cheer and dreaming of a white Christmas lurk the memories of the raging winds of winter. University Professor Paul Moravec, D.M.A., captures the voices of the Midwesterners who suffered through the Blizzard of 1888 in the historical cantatas/oratorios ofÌý(BMOP, 2017), based on Ted Kooser’s collection of poems of the same name, and captures what Dr. Moravec calls “ordinary people enduring the most extraordinary of hardships.”

For hip-hop fans

Celebration of IgnoranceÌýby Chuck D as Mistachuck

, continues to make politically charged statements in this album inspired by Carl Sagan’s 1995ÌýThe Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark. Available forÌýÌýor for streaming onÌý.

Of course, the gift of Panther merchandise is always appreciated. Check out the ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æÌýbookstore guide toÌý.