Dear Gift Books
Books That Move
Dear Gift Books is a series of moving, thought-provoking titles (that can be read in only a few minutes!) from authors Charles McEnerney and Adam Larson, published by Clarkson Potter/Penguin Random House.
Titles include Dear Graduate (published spring 2025), Dear Love (out January 6, 2026), and Dear Newlyweds (out September 1, 2026).
Each book is hardcover, 6” x 6”, 88 pages, with vibrant colors throughout, and all starting with a blank page for writing a personal note.
They are little books with a big impact!
About the Authors
Charles McEnerney is a writer, musician, marketer and, most importantly, a dad to Adacie and Declan. He helped people be entertained while working at HBO, MovieMaker Magazine, Seattle International Film Festival, Fast Company and Inc. Magazines, WGBH/PBS, ArtsBoston, Emerson College, The Grommet, and 826 Boston. He also hosted and produced the Well-Rounded Radio podcast. Charlie grew up in Flushing, Queens in New York City and currently lives in Jamaica Plain in Boston, Massachusetts. If he’s not writing, he is likely listening to music, playing music, reading, watching the news, or with Adam in a bookstore looking for a book he doesn’t have room for at home.
charlesmcenerney.com // LinkedIn // Instagram
Adam Larson is an artist, creative director, designer, illustrator, and founder of award-winning brand design studio, Adam&Co. He has created beauty for clients such as Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Fleetwood Mac, Hoka, Nike, Puma, Saucony, Converse, The Boston Public Library, The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, CNN, Samuel Adams, 2K Sports, Major League Baseball, and hundreds of others. Adam grew up in Stoneham, Massachusetts and currently lives in Florence, Massachusetts. If he’s not doting on his American Bully Rhys, he is likely reading, at a gallery, museum, or bookstore, or riding his bike with Charlie down Commercial Street in Provincetown.
adamnco.com // LinkedIn // Instagram
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