Looking for a holiday gift for a sports fan? New Chapter Press recommends buying the first U.S. published biography of Roger Federer, who many consider the greatest sports athlete in the world.The Roger Federer Story, Quest for Perfection (www.rogerfedererbook.com, $24.95, New Chapter Press) is written by Rene Stauffer, the esteemed Swiss tennis journalist who has covered Federer since the budding tennis champion was a 15-year-old.

Scottish author Peter May will be taken from his home in South West France to Poitou-Charentes jail on October 19. May's crime? His book "Snakehead" is one of French prisoners' favourite books this year. May was handed down the jail sentence when he made it through to the final stage of France’s most unusual literary award.