25 Best Coffee Table Books to Gift (or Keep) in 2022 (2023)

With stunning portraits and inspiring testimonies fromsome of the most powerfuland amazing women in the world, this is the perfect book for any #girlboss or the people who love them. With more than 400 photographs and interviews with women like Laura Bush and Gloria Allred, it's a must-have for every household.

For the kicks collector in your life, this drool-worthy book gathers up 15 years of street style history, factoids and of course,gorgeous photographs of sneakers over the last 15years. Even if you don't collect sneakers, this book might inspire you to start.

Travel the weird, wonderful and most obscure corners of theworld right from your couch with this guide to curious and unusual destinations. If you're not booking tickets somewhere by the last page, you're made of stronger stuff than we are.

For those who swoon over everything related to the royal family, get your fainting couch ready for this tour of the royal residence. Designer and artist Ashley Hicks will guide you through every glorious room with descriptions and photographs that make you feel like you're there.

For fans of astrology, home decor and color theory, this vibrant bookwill offer insights into your life and relationships you never knew you needed. It also comes with swatches, so you don't have to leave its lessons on the table.

If the color story on this cover doesn't immediately make you exhale deeply, the 100+ gardens inside will. With a detailed exploration of the art and science of Japanese gardens, this is the perfect book for gardeners, architecture enthusiasts and art lovers of all stripes.

Those of us who spent hours with Where's Waldo and I Spy books as kids will be delighted to discover this gorgeous adult version. Not only does it look whimsical on your table, it's also a great tool to de-stress after a long day.

Pour a glass of your favorite wine and crack open this oenophile's dream. It's a definitive tome on just about everything you might want to know about wine with more than 400 photographs to guide you through it. We'll drink to that.

Plan for your next soiree with this beautiful guide to entertaining byBryan Rafanelli, a wedding planner whoput togetherevents like Chelsea Clinton's wedding and many Obama White House gatherings.Even if yours aren't quite so high-profile, you'll definitely find inspiration here.

Movie buffs can get ideas for what to watch next withthis colorful atlas of 35 maps of the best films out there. If you're the sort of person who likes to visualize the places characters inhabit, this is your dream book.

Anyone who ever got in hot water for doodling on the sides of their test papers needs this collection of drawings from some of our most influential cultural figures. It's got sketches and scribbles from the likes of Mark Twain, Charlie Chaplin, Orson Welles and Clara Barton, proving that doodlers might be onto something.

Even if you're spending yours on the couch or working through chores, flipping through this collection of locales and travel ideas will transport you somewhere idyllic. It's packed full of destinations you can experience within 36-72 hours, so get that weekender ready.

When hygge season demands you get cozy, cuddle up with the tranquil photographs of upstate New York interiors. Ranging from modern to elegant to deliciously quirky, it's chock full of design inspiration no matter the size of your space.

Combine your love of food and design into one gorgeous package with this coffee table cookbook. Artist and architectural historian Esther Choi uses food to riff off master works by famous architects and artists, in a playful collection that will be sure to spark conversation.

Featuring more than 400 artists from 50 countries and spanning 500 years, this is the definitive collection of creativity from women throughout the ages. Perfect for both longtime art appreciators and those just getting into it, you're almost guaranteed to find a new favorite artist in these pages.

Kwame Brathwaite used his photography to spread the slogan, "Black Is Beautiful" through thelate 1950s and 1960s, and now you can page through his remarkable work in one stunning monograph.