A few general sites to look for gifts for book lovers are these:
Out of Print Clothing
This site has a lot more than clothing, although their t-shirts of vintage book covers are really cool (I own several). They also carry a wide range of book accessories and book themes objects, such as coasters, tote bags, and jewelry. My favorite pair of socks came from this site!
The Literary Gift Company
The name says it all - this is all literary themed merchandise. There are coffee cups, posters, calendars and games. You can even find books made into other things.
Not On The High Street
This site also has posters, calendars, jewelry, framed book pages, bookends, bookmarks, and other literary themed merchandise. Something unique they carry is a flower made out of book pages.
Paddywax Candles
This candle company has a line of Library candles that are named after famous authors and contain ingredients from their lives or works of literature. IN fact, I'm burning Charles Dickens as I write this (it has a holiday scent a la "A Christmas Carol.").
Uncommon Goods has a list of literary gifts on their site. I particularly like the love letter napkins.
Now for a few other specific items that I think are cool. Many of these come from Etsy, which is a great place to shop for unique gifts, and if you browse there long enough you're bound to find something for your favorite book lover (or for yourself).
Amazon has a candle that smells like a new book.
How about some Oscar Wilde Cufflinks?
There are two site that have some nice literary scarves. They can be found here and here. Each site has a slightly different style and selection.
Another site on Etsy offers custom bookplates. These come in a variety of styles, including a raven.
How about some wearable literature that includes hats and jewelry as well as scarves.
Do you know a crafty book lover who would enjoy folding books into art? This site offers patterns.
Or how about some Dickens themed shot glasses for drinking up your Christmas cheer?
Or maybe a literary themed game would be fun?
I absolutely love these (and own a pair!) poetry themed tights! If you're book lover is also a poet, there is an option for custom tights.
This Etsy shop has vintage postcards with original poetry typed on them. This was done by the artist who illustrated my Kingdom Wars series of books, so I'm particularly partial to the work.
You can also find throw pillows of scrabble letters and spell out the word(s) of your choice. I'd like ot have these all over my house so I could change the words and feel as if I live inside of a book!
So these have been a few ideas - there are more out there. If nothing here suits your needs, I recommend searching Etsy for favorite authors or specific items. Good luck and happy holidays!
Wow! It sounds cool to me. I always love such kind of creative gifts for boyfriend. Thanks for sharing this great stuff.
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