Gift Ideas from Martijn

Every year we present you with our Gift Ideas: books, magazines, games or merchandise that we think would make great gifts in the December month.

This year we decided to introduce all our buyers to you at the same time.  That way, if you want an expert, you’ll know exactly who to turn to in which store.

Martijn

Martijn works in The Hague and is the buyer for the Art, Photography, Humor, Horror, Social Science, Finance, and Magazine sections.

Gift Ideas on display in the picture above:

• QI: The Third Book of General Ignorance – John Loyd et al
• Binge – Tyler Oakley
• Swimming with Sharks: My Journey into the World of the Bankers – Joris Luyendijk
• The Global Minotaur: America, Europe and the Future of the Global Economy – Yanis Varoufakis
• Read This If You Want to Take Great Photographs of People – Henry Carroll
• The Bazaar of Bad Dreams – Stephen King
• Animalium – Jenny Broom
• The Sick Rose – Richard Barnett
• Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children Boxed Set – Ransom Riggs
• Humans of New York: Stories – Brandon Stanton

What items from the list above do you want to highlight?

“Animalium and The Sick Rose.  Beautifully produced books, and both have sequels out now: Historium and Crucial Interventions.

“Binge.  This year has just seen an explosion of internet stars producing books.

“The Global Minotaur and Swimming with Sharks, because these books are written by Europeans.  It’s nice to highlight something non-US or -UK sometimes!”

More buyers with their gift ideas will be presented on the blog every day. An overview post can be found here.