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Looking for a last minute holiday gift for your book-loving family or friends? Well, let me run down a few items that have come out in the past few months that would be perfect for the person who loves to read.

All of the items below have already been released and are available for purchase from Amazon at the links provided. The Corner Penthouse will earn a very tiny commission from your purchase using these links.

All of these items have been provided by Insight Editions for review on this site.



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• SYNOPSIS: The patterns from this fully licensed knitting book are inspired by Apple's exclusive archive of Fab Four design details and album artwork. Create adult sweaters, cardigans, accessories, childrenswear, and homewares that are cozy, gorgeously detailed and unmistakably Beatles. The patterns are designed to appeal to all ages, and when made with the yarns suggested, are intended to result in heritage pieces that fans will treasure. There are designs in easy, intermediate and advanced levels, with a particular emphasis on intarsia and colorwork techniques. Just as the music of the Beatles is enjoyed by multiple generations, so too are handicrafts including knitting. This beautifully designed book offers Beatles-inspired knitting pattern designs that look - and feel - good. Alongside these fantastic patterns, knitters will enjoy the exclusive archive photos and graphics of John, Paul, George, and Ringo.

• NOTES: Hardcover, Sealed in plastic, 176 pages, 8 x 1 x 10 inches



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• SYNOPSIS: Gremlins are everywhere, messing with everything - your car, your television, your stereos, those little radios you stick in your ears, your watches, and your cookbooks! You better look out for the little green guys with big teeth running around wrecking things, especially family heirlooms. And while Lynn Peltzer got as many out of her kitchen as possible during Gremlins, the rascally creatures still managed to rough up this Peltzer family cookbook. Thankfully, you can still learn to make family-favorite recipes from snacks to desserts, inspired by the Peltzer's unbelievable story in Gremlins: The Official Cookbook. Revisit the events of the zany films through delicious Christmas classics, such as Killer Gingerbread Cookies and Sheriff Frank's Eggnog, and Kingston Falls favorites, such as Dorry's Tavern Special, alongside Rand's notes about his quirky kitchen inventions for Artichoke-Powered Appetizer, Five-Egg Omelet, and Peltzer's Perfect Mocha.

• NOTES: Hardcover, 128 pages, 8 x 0.8 x 10 inches.



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• SYNOPSIS: From Great Hall feasts to the sweets at Honeydukes and the treats at Kowalski's Bakery, food and drink play a starring role in the films of Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts. Now you can create those magical treats and libations at home, and dozens more, in the first, comprehensive officially licensed Wizarding World cookbook. Take a culinary journey through each of the eleven films and learn to make traditional treats beloved at the British, English, and French locations in the films and favorite foods of wizards and Muggles from Harry Potter and Hermione Granger to Newt Scamander, Queenie Goldstein, and Jacob Kowalski.

• NOTES: Hardcover, 224 pages, 8 x 1.1 x 10 inches. This cookbook is the newest addition to Insight Editions' delightful line of Harry Potter-themed cookbooks, including Harry Potter: Official Christmas Cookbook, Harry Potter: Feasts & Festivities, Harry Potter: Official Afternoon Tea Cookbook, and Harry Potter: Homemade.

If you're looking for more gift ideas, check out all of the other items I've reviewed recently. I review a variety of items, so I'm sure you'll find something quite suitable for your friends and family, or maybe even yourself. Yeah, why not treat yourself this holiday season.