10 new releases to get under the tree this festive season

Bag everything from cookery to romance in our pick of the best books for a loved one’s stocking

- With HANNAH STEPHENSON

Whether your loved one likes cooking or life stories, sagas or romances, there’s a book out there that you can gift them to make them happy on Christmas Day. Here are 10 worthy of a place under the tree.

1. PADELLA

BY TIM SIADATAN (BLOOMSBURY, £25)

If you are tired of traditional Christmas fare, dip into cook and Padella restaurateur Tim Siadatan’s mouthwatering recipes, inspired by his glorious pasta restaurants.

A graduate from the first intake at Jamie Oliver's Fifteen, he has become synonymous with bold Italian cooking, and this one has made the shortlist for Waterstones Book of the Year.

Featuring delicious dishes including pappardelle with beef shin ragu, tagliarini with crab, chilli, lemon and parsley, and fettuccine with nduja, lemon and mascarpone, along with many off-menu favourites, it will make you hungry all over again.

2. THE ROSE FIELD: THE BOOK OF DUST VOLUME THREE

BY PHILIP PULLMAN (£50, ONLY AVAILABLE AT WATERSTONES)

In celebration of the conclusion to His Dark Materials and The Book Of Dust series, Philip Pullman fans should be overjoyed to receive this exclusive cloth-bound slipcase edition of The Rose Field.

The collectable features foil embossed covers and original illustrations by longtime Pullman collaborator and illustrator Chris Wormell, reflecting the intricate and fascinating universe of Lyra Silvertongue.

There are two further exclusive editions - one featuring foiled endpapers and a foiled cover design, exclusive to Waterstones, the other incorporating block-sprayed edges and a bespoke case design, available in participating independent bookshops.

3. OCEAN

BY DAVID ATTENBOROUGH AND COLIN BUTFIELD (JOHN MURRAY PRESS, £28)