Here are some fun gift ideas for the book lovers in your life—for those times when you'd rather give a gift that isn't a book or you aren't sure which book to get.
One Year of Biblioguides
Biblioguides is the ultimate book research tool for homeschoolers and families. Your purchase of a gift membership will give the person of your choosing a one-year membership to our careful curated literary database of over 14,000 of the best living books.
Watercolor Winnie the Pooh Prints
ShopLucyintheSky on Etsy has beautiful literary gifts including prints, calendars, cards, mugs, stickers, and more.
Home Librarian Mug
This mug is perfect for anyone curating a home library.
Literary Heroine Bookmarks
CarrotTopPaperShop on Etsy has literary gifts inspired by classic literary heroines including bookmarks, a book bag, paper dolls, postcards, and more.
Custom Book Stamp or Embosser
Mark your books in a subtle and beautiful way. Choose one of the designs for a stamp or embosser and customize the text.
Book Lovers' Soy Candles
These soy wax candles are hand-poured in Minneapolis. Scents include Old Books, Oxford Library, Darcy's Parlour, The Inklings, and more.
Book Socks
These Jane Austen socks say: "I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading"! Available to fit women's shoe sizes 5-10.5.
Redecker Book Brush
This Goat Hair/Natural Pig Bristle Book Brush carefully cleans your books and keeps dust at bay.
Book Darts
An elegant alternative to highlighting, underlining, and folding page corners, these metal line markers are just the thing for marking special passages to later add to a commonplace book or be ready to discuss at a book club.
Story Maps
These beautiful watercolor paintings are original artwork made by Elizabeth Wade. She has mapped a variety of classic stories, available as either 8x10 or 11x14 prints.
Lord of the Rings Chess Set
Battle for Middle Earth as you enjoy a game of chess.
The Bizarre Bookshop 2 Jigsaw Puzzle
This 1000-piece puzzle from Ravensburger will provide hours of delight as you work on the puzzle and explore the books in this bookshop.
Book Bag
A lovely canvas tote bag. You can add custom book titles to the book spines in the image and a custom name!
Reading Journal
For those who want to keep a physical record of their reading along with reviews and quotes these beautiful reading journals are perfect.
Antiquarian Bookplates
Personalize your library with bookplates that feature literary quotes from Jane Austen, C.S. Lewis, Helen Keller, Henry W. Longfellow, Cicero, and others. In the style of antique books, these 55 labels are classic and sophisticated and will appeal to a wide range of tastes and genres.
Book Light for Reading in Bed
This book light illuminates a wider page area with more evenly spread light. It's designed to prevent eye strain with 3 color temperatures and is USB-C rechargeable.
Gift Cards to Local Bookstores
Finally, you can always consider a gift card to a local, independent bookstore or bookshop.org which supports local bookstores.