Christmas Gift Guide: Crowd-Pleasers, Broadchurch and Miriam Margolyes

Ready for your Christmas shopping? This week’s Stack covers six crowd-pleasing books to fill anybody’s stocking. Ella and Jake discuss their own Christmas lists, getting your colours done and what on earth to buy for your dad. 

The books featured in this week’s Stack:

12.14 The Poetry Pharmacy

14.17 My Friends - Fredrik Backman

16.14 Is A River Alive? - Robert Macfarlane

18.12 Death At The White Hart - Chris Chibnall

19.40 The Little Book Of Miriam - Miriam Margoyles

22.48 The Romantic Tragedies of a Drama King - Harry Trevaldwyn

Also featured:

The Wedding People - Alison Espach

Notes On Your Sudden Disappearance - Alison Espach

The Christmas Tree That Loved To Dance - Miranda Hart

All The Best For The Future - Greg James

Buckeye - Patrick Ryan 

Alchemised - SenLinYu

The Raven Scholar - Antonia Hodgson

The Safekeep - Yael van der Wouden

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