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 15,000 of the best living books.
2026 Book Lovers Desk Calendar
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.
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 fun socks say: "Shhh... I'm reading"! Available to fit women's shoe sizes 7 and up.
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.
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.
The World of Grimms' Fairy Tales 1000 Piece Puzzle
This 1000-piece puzzle from Laurence King will provide hours of delight as you work on the puzzle and explore the scenes. Laurence King also has other literary puzzle options including The World of Shakespeare, The World of Charles Dickens, The World of King Arthur, and more!
Lord of the Rings Chess Set
Battle for Middle Earth as you enjoy a game of chess.
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.
Glocusent Ergonomic Reading Light
Each side of this book light features a reflector cup meticulously calibrated by optical experts and custom optical glass lenses, ensuring the light of this book reading light is evenly distributed and gentle. With 5 brightness levels and 3 color temperature settings, the brightness of this neck light can be adjusted up to 65 lumens from low to high, which meets your needs in all environments.
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.
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