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Best Gifts for Book Lovers
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items I love to read, and a lot of my friends and family are avid readers, too. There are so many great bookish gifts to get bibliophile loved ones. Bookish gifts are perfect either for Christmas and the holidays, their birthday, or just because. Note: Thi...
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Book Art Gifts
Book-Themed Useful Items
Bookish Clothes and Accessories
Reader Resources
Book Art Gifts
There are so many unique, creative ways that people make art out of books. Here are a few favs.
This beautiful book page bouquet makes a sweet, sentimental, and meaningful gift for anyone who would rather have books than flowers. Or a fun and unique bridal or wedding bouquet for a book lover.
Book Page Flower Bouquet | Long-Stemmed Proses for Readers, Writers, and Book Lovers | Bookish Gifts and Bookshelf Decor
If you have the patience and like to DIY, you can make a fun sculpture out of folded book pages.
30 Minute Book Sculpture, The Perfect Beginner Book Folding Project
This is such a fun, unique, beautiful book page art name sculpture. Folded book art makes a great, special, thoughtful gift for a book lover.
Custom Name Personalized Gift for Her Him Folded Book Lover Best Friend Birthday Housewarming Home Decor Men Women Wife Wedding Anniversary
This beautiful, customized book art print poster is so fun! You can personalized how many and which books you want included, and then you receive a printable digital file so you can print it at the size you want.
Custom book stack art print digital
This is so cute, a tiny replica of books in a decorative bell jar. Would also make a perfect gift for an author friend to celebrate their writing.
Custom Favorite Book Mini Display Bookish Gift for Book Lover Tiny Book of Author Desk Decor Gift for Bookworm Bookshelf Decor
This bookish themed Christmas puzzle is from one of my favorite puzzle designers, Laurence King. I have several of their puzzles, and they're all fun to work and well-made.
A Book Lover's Christmas 1000 Piece Puzzle: A 1000-piece jigsaw puzzle
Book-Themed Useful Items
Just because it's utilitarian doesn't mean it can't be whimsical, fun, and a special gfit for book lovers.
It looks like a vintage book, but it's actually a fun, unique microfiber wipe for your glasses!
Books to Clean Your Glasses With (Microfiber cloths)
You've found the perfect bookish gift. Now wrap it up nice in this vintage library card wrapping paper!
Vintage Wrapping Paper Library Themed Gift Wrap Book Lover Gift Paper Bookish Wrapping paper Nostalgic Library Stamp
It doesn't get much more useful than giving your bibiliophile loved ones a gift card for more books! When you shop from Bookshop.org, you're also supporting local, indie booksellers.
Bookshop.org Gift Cards
Claim your precious property with this neat, personalized book page embosser. Makes a great, meaninful gift for any book lover in your life!
TOP SELLER - From the Library of Book Embosser Custom Personalized From the Library of Book Belongs to Ex Libris Book Lover Gift 1 5/8"
These adorable bookmarks are the perfect, old school way to keep up with what books you've read.
Bookmark Book Tracker, Book Stack, Double Sided, 30/42 Books to fill in per bookmark, High Quality, Thick Sturdy Cardstock, gift, book club
This vintage library card tote bag is so much fun and the perfect bookish gift for any book lover friend.
Library Card Tote Bag
This candle makes me crack up. It would probably be lit 24/7 for me, but still a fun gift for any book lover in your life.
Book Candle, Reader Gift, Smells Like She's Reading Again, Pronoun Options, Book Club Gift, Bookworm Gift, Bookish Gifts, Book Lover Gift
A comfy supportive pillow is always an appreciated item for readers. I love that this one has a handy pocket.
Linen Sofa Back Support Wedge Pillow Decorative Bed Throw Pillow
There’s nothing like sinking into a big, cushy oversized reading chair to spend a day snuggled up with a book. 📕
Hokku Designs Comella 50.5'' Wide Chair And A Half and Ottoman & Reviews | Wayfair
It's hard to find a better gift for a book-lover than more books! Specifically curated books coming every month.
Book of the Month Club Membership
This gorgeous custom woven book blanket is begging to grace my couch. What better gift for a book lover than a cozy throw blanket to wrap yourself up in while reading?
Custom Book Lovers Woven Blanket, Wildflowers Bookish Blanket, Bookshelf Blanket Gift for Bookworm, Gift for Booklover Woven Thow Blanket
Bookish Clothes and Accessories
Some of my favorite gifts have been book-themed ones featuring my favorite books of all time. It's meaningful and will be cherished.
If you're looking for librarian gifts (or really any book lover gift), I don't know if you'll find a more perfect one than this card catalog book checkout card scarf. I'm of a certain age, but I can just *smell* the books and feel the excitement of t...
Library card scarf with day due stamps. Book Scarf. Library scarf. Literary Scarf. Bookish Gift
I love the floral letters on this cute “bookworm” shirt. A sweet, fun gift for book lovers.
Floral Bookworm T Shirt Comfort Colors, Book Lovers Gifts, Book Shirts For Women, Bookish Shirt, Book Club Shirt, Bookworm Shirt Library Gift
This sweet, dainty book charm necklace is so adorable.
Sterling Silver or Gold Filled Book Necklace. Librarian Jewelry, Book Jewelry, Graduation Gift, Teacher Gift, Bookworm jewelry
Let them know how important they are by virtue of the fact that you were willing to step away from your book to be in their presence with this funny bookish shirt for women.
I closed my book to be here, Book Lover sweatshirt, Teacher Book sweater Book Lover Gift, funny bookish sweatshirt, Teacher gift, Bookworm
These book locket necklaces are so charming and creative. 📚
Literary Women Book Locket Necklace
This goose sticker is both hilarious and cute and ready to grace your water bottle or e-reader. Love.
Oops I Bought Another Book Sticker, Funny book lover gift, cute reading sticker for readers, Bookish humor, cute duck water-bottle sticker
Reader Resources
I like that there are so many paths you can take to being an avid reader. You can head to your library for completely free, join a subscription plan, or buy books that you keep forever (or give away to a friend).
I love to support my local library! And I love listening to audiobooks and downloading e-books through the Libby app. Yes, I have to be patient on the waiting list, but it's a great way to read a lot of books on a budget if you're a bibliophile like ...
Download the Libby App: ebooks & audiobooks FREE from your library
Buying books through bookshop.org is a great way to support local independent bookstores!
Bookshop: Buy books online. Support local bookstores.
You can find some great audiobook deals on Chirp, and if you don't feel like committing to a subscription, it's a good option for audiobooks.
Chirp | The Best Audiobook Deals Without A Subscription Fee
If you love listening to audiobooks, Audible is a great option. They have a ton of titles that you have access to on an unlimited basis, and then you can also choose a new book each month to keep. You can get a month's free trial to decide if you lik...
Audible - Huge Catalog of Audiobooks
Yes, I'm that weirdo who has multiple tablets to read on. I prefer my Kindle for nighttime reading and travel. I prefer reading on my iPad during the day and for books that I need to be able to zoom in on (like, say, a map of a manor house where some...
Apple iPad (10th Gen): A14 Bionic, 64GB, Pink
I've had my Kindle Paperwhite for years now, after being one of those people who said that you could pry paper books out of my cold dead hands. Well, consider me a humbled convert. I love the way that I can carry my TBR pile around with me. I love th...
Kindle Paperwhite (8 GB) – 6.8" display, Black
I'm an avid reader, so I joined Barnes & Noble's premium membership plan. You save 10% on books, free shipping, as well as exclusive discounts and goodies.
Barnes & Noble | NOOK eReaders
Good e-book and audiobook option!
Rakuten Kobo
If you like to read on your iPhone, Apple Books offers the best app for reading.
Apple Books
Another good e-book option
Books on Google Play
Books-A-Million is a great alternative for print books, ebooks, and more.
BAM! Books, Toys & More | Books-A-Million Online Book Store