Santa’s Best: 11 Great Holiday Gifts for Book Lovers

Book lovers can be hard to shop for. What books have they already read? What authors do they despise? What title do they currently own ten copies of?

This year, try going with a book-themed gift instead of a book itself (or pair one of the items below with a book you know they’ll love).

Happy gifting (or buying for yourself!).

1. Literary Phone Cases
The perfect marriage of technology and literature, these literary phone cases are iconic and eye-catching. You might need more than one so you can switch between favorite titles and styles.

2. Book Tape
Any packaging is going to look better when it’s sealed shut with this fun tape. It may even inspire a few crafty projects as well.

3. Mini Book Bracelet
Available in a variety of colors, these tiny book bracelets are beautifully made and go with absolutely everything, just like a good book.

4. A Book Light
For every reader who has ever wanted to read under the covers, but doesn’t enjoy having to hold a heavy flashlight up with one arm.

5. English Book Map
For the English major, the Jane Austen lover, or the Anglophile, this fictionalized map of famous literary spots in England makes for perfect home or office decor.

6. Book Journals
Who wouldn’t want to keep track of their reading in a beautiful book like this? Whether you’re tracking titles you’ve read, recording favorite passages, or writing your own Great American Novel, these journals are sure to be well loved.

7. Book Cover Pendants
Never leave home without a book. In this case, around your neck. There are so many fun covers to choose from, you might have to start a collection.

8. Book Vases
The only thing I like as much as books are fresh flowers. Now there’s no need to choose between the two. These also make great bookends.

9. Cover Sweatshirts
These sweatshirts give a whole new meaning to the phrase, “Cuddle up with a good book.” The tricky part is picking just one.

10. Book Plates
You might be thinking that these are those stickers you put on the inside cover of your book. But these are actual plates. For every child who was ever told, “No books at the table.”

11. Customized Rubber Book Stamp
Always lending your books out and never getting them back? This book stamp customized with your name makes it easy to ensure everyone knows that this book belongs to you.