Don’t Judge a Book By Its… Title?

Books That Would Make Appropriate (or Not) Gifts for Your Past, Present and Potential Partners

Books make fantastic gifts. But sometimes it’s the title of the book that packs the most punch. While these novels and memoirs may not have the perfect plots for the love of your life — or the guy you just met on Tinder — the titles might fit the bill. If nothing else, they’ll hopefully make you laugh. With Covid forcing us to scrap most of our romantic plans these days, at least we can gift-wrap some carefully chosen books to delight each other, just because. All of these are books and authors I’ve featured on my podcast, Moms Don’t Have Time To Read Books.

For Your Husband (When You’re in a Good Mood):

Happy and You Know It by Laura Hankin

I Am Yours by Reema Zaman

Monogamy by Sue Miller

The Kids Are in Bed by Rachel Bertsche

Loved and Wanted by Christa Parravani

You’re Doing a Great Job by Biz Ellis

Love You Hard by Abigail Maslin

For Your Husband (When You’re in a Bad Mood):

You Can Only Yell at Me For One Thing at a Time by Roz Chast & Patty Marx