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Gifts for Book Lovers, Writers, & Editors: Part 7
I love finding book- and writing-related gifts for book lovers, writers, editors, and librarians. It’s such fun! And I enjoy them myself. I hope you’ll find some of these items appealing for the book lover in your life.
Of course, one of my favorite gifts to receive (or give) is a bookstore gift card. And it’s super easy to buy gift cards online, especially if your book lover has a Kindle Amazon Gift Cards
But there’s so much else that is appealing for book lovers! Check out these finds:
Rory’s Story Cubes
This looks like a fun writing game to play, as well as a possible tool for writers who are stuck. “Rory’s Story Cubes is a pocket-sized creative story generator, providing hours of imaginative play for all ages.”
Amazon, $6.71
BananaGrams
If you haven’t tried BananaGrams yet, and you love word games, check it out! It’s a lot of fun.
Amazon, $13.50
Stack of Books Book lover Necklace
This looks beautiful to me.
Etsy, $25
Book Lover’s Calendar for 2012
Amazon, $12.99
Mary Engelbreit’s Book Lover Bulletin Board Display Set
Amazon, $9.41
These are supposed to be for teachers, but I personally love the middle image (A Book Is a Present You Can Open Again and Again) so much that I’d buy this set for myself.
Library Cushion
Literary Gift Company, 14.95 pounds, about $23.96 US. A bit expensive, but will appeal to some book lovers.
Literary Rubber Duck
I think this little book loving rubber duckie is so cute I had to include it. It would be a nice gift for a child that loves books.
Literary Gift Company, 3.95 pounds, about $6.33 US
Big Boogle
I absolutely love Boggle–it’s one of my favorite words games; maybe THE favorite. So I’m excited to see that there’s now Big Boggle, with 5 x 5 cubes rather than 4 x 4. More words, longer words, more fun!
Amazon, $13.75
Book Lover Bottle Cap Magnets
Etsy, $6.95
Autumn Leaf-It Sticky Notes
These are absolutely beautiful bookmarks, or ways to mark passages or pages you love.
Literary Gift Company, 4.95 pounds, about $7.93 US
Kindle Case Made from a real book
I think this is both really neat (aesthetically pleasing and a neat book-lover tie-in) and also almost ironic–a physical book housing a bunch of electronic ones). I love it!
Etsy, $20.
Stacked Book Bench Table
Amazon, $80
Virginia Woolf typewriter pin
Probably more for writers and editors than book lovers, I love this Virginia Woolf typewriter pin. Books Are the Mirrors of the Soul
Literary Gift Company, 4.00 pounds, about $6.41 US
The Raven by Edgar Allen Poe Mini Book
This mini book has the complete poem. I think mini books are very cute.
Etsy, $12.95
Knock Knock Personal Library Kit
Amazon, $19.80
Read Necklace
Etsy, $12.00
Origami Sticky Notes
Suck UK, 2.00 pounds
Careful, Or You’ll End Up In My Novel t-shirt
More for writers, but so fun!
Amazon, $22-27
Lined Paper Wallet
This wallet may appeal to some writers. It does to me. 
Amazon, $15.00
And then of course there are these wonderful book-themed picture books that I highly recommend for anyone, young or old, and especially book lovers, writers, librarians, and editors:
It’s a Book by Lane Smith
Amazon, $7.64
The Incredible Book-Eating Boy by Oliver Jeffers
Amazon, $12.23
Library Lion by Michelle Knudson, Illustrated by Kevin Hawkes
The Incredible Book Eating Boy, Library Lion, It’s a Book (highly recommend them all for anyone, and especially book lovers, writers, librarians)
Amazon, paperback, $6.99
We Are in a Book! (An Elephant and Piggie Book) by Mo Willems
Amazon, $8.99
Playing By the Book also found some lovely Roald Dahl gifts including a pop-out Charlie and the Chocolate Factory factory.
For more book lover and writer gifts, see my posts:
Gifts for Book Lovers and Writers, Part 5
Gifts for Book Lovers, Editors, and Writers, Part 6
More Gifts for Readers and Writers
November 7th, 2011 at 5:50 am
ahh.. can I have one of each please?
November 7th, 2011 at 5:59 am
Ha! (laughing) I know what you mean, Zoe! I’d love to have them all myself, too.
November 7th, 2011 at 7:04 am
Great gift ideas! Wish I’d had those story cubes when I was teaching. They would have been great for my special education students.
November 7th, 2011 at 7:44 am
So glad you like the gift ideas, Jo! Thanks for letting me know. And yeah–it sounds like the story cubes would have been great with your students.
November 7th, 2011 at 5:37 pm
Oh my goodness!! What wonderful, wonderful suggestions… I tend to stay away from Etsy for the benefit of our budget but I just might have to visit- the Read necklace is calling my name! Your posts will be so wonderful to share with the participants in my Books as Gifts class- thank you, thank you, thank you!
November 7th, 2011 at 5:59 pm
Oh, I’m so glad you like the suggestions, Stacey! And so glad you’ll share my posts with your Books as Gifts class; that’s fantastic! Your class sounds like a wonderful idea. And I understand needing to be careful of your budget, and yet also loving things that feel good and affirm reading and books.
December 22nd, 2011 at 11:15 pm
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