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The 2024 B&N Gift Book of the Year

The Backyard Bird Chronicles (2024 B&N Gift Book of the Year)

by Amy Tan, David Allen Sibley (Foreword by)

We are delighted to announce The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan as the Barnes & Noble Gift Book of the Year. Amy Tan’s stories of love and family have moved us for decades, and now we get to experience birding through her eyes and stunning illustrations.

"Quirky and thoughtful, a collection that radiates warmth and joy." – Katie, Bookseller, Holmdel, NJ.

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Coffee Table & Decorative Books for Your Home and Office

Find the best selection of coffee table books at Barnes & Noble. Whether you’re looking for pretty hardcover books for decorating your coffee table, styling your living room bookshelf, or adding a bit of glamour to your office space, we’ve got you covered. Impress your guests or clients with beautiful coffee table books that will start conversations about fashion icons, pop culture, famous architecture, photography, art, history or that summer you leisurely spent in Italy.

Cool Coffee Table Books

Browse cool coffee table books like Taylor Swift Style: Fashion Through the Eras that features gold edges, foiled cover accents, and a deep dive into Taylor Swift's outfits from her early country days to present, and top coffee table nature books like Atlas Obscura: Wild Life that features living wonders from around the globe. Discover coffee table books in cooler shades like blue and green, warmer tones like pink or yellow and neutral colors that will go with any space.

Popular Coffee Table Books

Shop popular coffee table books about travel like Accidentally Wes Anderson: Adventures, art books like Van Gogh: The Bigger Picture, landscape photography collections and more. Immerse yourself in the captivating images and enjoy the relaxing viewing experience that coffee table books are known for. Looking for oversized books or interesting statement pieces? Browse large coffee table books like Roar!: A Collection of Mighty Women and Tom Ford that make beautiful statement pieces, and smaller but mighty book covers like Anthony Bourdain's World Travel and The Creative Act: A Way of Being that make great decorative accents for tighter spaces in your home.

Coffee Table Books That Make the Best Gifts

Due to their stunning visual appeal, coffee table books make great gifts for a variety of people. They are often recommended as presents for birthdays, housewarmings, thank you gifts, corporate gifts, weddings and more. Gift beautiful books for their coffee table or bookshelf that will be the talking piece of their room! Find the best coffee table books about their favorite artists like Elton John's Farewell Yellow Brick Road and Paul McCartney’s The Lyrics, or timeless fashion icons like Tom Ford, Chanel or Louis Vuitton. Shop decorative Harry Potter books and B&N Exclusive and books with sprayed edges like Onyx Storm and Last Twilight in Paris that look beautiful on display. Shop coffee table books to match their interests including decorative books about the military, space travel, Disney, gnomes, nature, and much more!

10 of the Best Coffee Table Books

The Work of Art by Adam Moss
The Hobbit Deluxe Illustrated by the Author by J. R. R. Tolkien
Colorful: A Treasure Trove of Inspiration, Influences, and Ideas by Iris Apfel
Taylor Swift Style: Fashion Through the Eras
Accidentally Wes Anderson: Adventures
Van Gogh: The Bigger Picture by Anne Sefrioui
Exceptional Watches by Clement Mazarian
Atlas Obscura: Wild Life by Cara Giaimo and Joshua Foer
Onyx Storm (Deluxe Limited Edition) by Rebecca Yarros
Monet by Jackie Wullschläger

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