With Christmas and Hanukkah fast approaching, it’s time to double down, brave the mall parking lot and get everyone on your list taken care of. But what about those friends and family that ask for your wish list? Never fear. We’ve collected forty gifts for readers that are sure to please any book nerd—in fact, we found so many that we had to split this gift guide into two parts! (Find part one here.)
You have our permission to leave this page up on your computer and walk away. Hopefully, someone will get the hint and fill your stocking with these bookish goodies.
Jane Austen Cookie Cutter
There’s almost nothing else to be said about this. We don’t know about you, but we’ve been waiting for CENTURIES to get to eat Christmas cookies in the shape of Jane Austen’s head. And not just cookies! You could totally cut into latkes this way, too! (Book Lover Gifts)
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Beard Baubles
This is one of those gifts that you have to get for that one lumbersexual you know, or for the hipster dude at the coffee shop you’re crushing on, or, well, for your dad. Because besides what the giftee will look like once they’ve put the baubles in, there’s the whole hilarious process to watch. Not many people with beards are very good at using bobby pins to keep stuff in their beard hair. (Etsy)
Lumos / Nox Sticker
For the Harry Potter geeks among us, this would be the perfect gift. Oh, wait, we mean, for the Harry Potter geeks among you this would be a great gift to get someone. We totally don’t want this. Not at all. Uh-uh. (Please, someone? We want this so bad!) (Book Lover Gift)
Snoopy Reading Necklace
Just in time for A Charlie Brown Christmas, the Peanuts holiday special that always airs somewhere, somehow, some time on TV every holiday season, this necklace will make a perfect gift for any Charles Schultzian. (Etsy)
So Many Books T-Shirt
This shirt is a wonderful ode to that ever-growing TBR pile. In fact, wear it enough while reading and people will know to leave you alone with your book. We hope we find this one under the tree! (Signals)
So Little Sleeping and So Much Reading Pillow
The funny thing is, leaning on a pillow and reading can lead to sleeping…But who cares about logic—especially when you’re seriously engrossed in a book. No falling asleep then! So gift this to someone who’s feverishly waiting for the next book in their favorite series to come out and they will use it properly when the time comes! (Etsy)
Bram Stoker’s Dracula Book Scarf
For those people who can’t be without reading material, this is the perfect gift for a cold winter. If they’ve forgotten their book and are waiting in line, for public transit, or for their date to show up, all they need to do is just start reading their own scarf and get a little flavor of blood…That is to say, of a bloody brilliant book. Bram Stoker’s Dracula is printed on the cuddly fabric in its entirety. (Book Lover Gift)
Literary Postcards
To be used for all occasions! Postcards can make nice wall decor, great greeting cards, invitations, or holiday cards. Literally give them to anyone literary. (Penguin Random House)
Read Letters
Cut from old books, these letters tell everyone what you’d rather be doing. They look perfect atop a bookshelf and will surely spark conversation from other readers who come visit your home library. (Signals)
Bookish Black Dress
Forget about the LBD. It’s cold. What you really want to get someone to show you care is this long black and casual dress that screams bookish. (It says “BOOKISH” across the front, in case you didn’t notice.) (Etsy)
Bookish Sweatshirt
Then again, if your friends aren’t super inclined to wear dresses but they’re also not the t-shirt type (see above), but they also like definitions… You see where we’re going with this. (Etsy)
Lord of the Rings Soap
For the nerdiest and most wonderful reader you know, give ‘em some soap and tell them they need to shower once in a while between bouts of rereading LOTR. Or, if they’re the clean sort, just tell them to take a bath while rereading LOTR and relax. (Etsy)
Corduroy Poster
Many of us read and loved this gorgeous classic, and this poster is a recent addition to the amazing Litographs website, which condenses texts of whole books into wall decor, t-shirts, tote bags and more. This poster is for the ages, a classic, for the people you know who loved the overalled bear and the family that rescued him from his department store. (Litographs)
Let It Snow T-Shirt
This shirt is perfect for someone who hears an ominous weather forecast and runs out to the library to stock up on good books instead of pantry staples like bread and milk. And then, bring on the white stuff, because, hey—even if there’s a blizzard, they’ve got something to read. Whew. (Signals)
Garden Stool
Know someone whose passion for gardening matches their love of reading? Then they must have this garden stool that looks like a stack of books—all gardening titles of course! (Signals)
Reading Gloves
Got a little chill down your spine while reading about the cold and foggy English countryside in Jane Eyre? Then pull on these fingerless gloves printed with the words of the story! They don’t get in the way of flipping pages and are super soft. And if Jane Eyre isn’t your favorite, there are 16 other classic works to choose from. (Storiarts)
Library CD Storage Cabinet
Store your audiobooks in this library-inspired card catalog. Twenty-four drawers that hold 456 CDs make it easy to separate your Stephen King from your Diana Gabaldon—so you can lend them out to friends, of course! And the Birchwood finish would look gorgeous in any home—Melvil Dewey’s or yours. (Signals)
The Catcher in the Rye pennant
Just because Holden Caulfield was kicked out of Pencey Prep, it doesn’t mean you can’t show your pride for the fictional high school. Hang this pennant in your office or den for a fun nod to this American classic. (Out of Print)
Cat Sculpture
Do you know any kittens that love being read to? Commemorate them with this aww-inspiring statue. This cute pair is a must-have for the book lovers, cat lovers and moms and dads in your life. (Signals)
Reading Pillows
We think this sentiment is absolutely perfect. Create a reading nook of your own with these embroidered pillows, then spend all of Boxing Day curled up in said nook between the pages of a book. You’re welcome for the best day-after-Christmas ever. (Etsy)
Check out our other bookish gift guide, full of even more gifts for reading lovers.
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