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Books are perhaps the most obvious gift for readers. However, most people who love to read already have a high stack in easy reach. Libraries at their fingertips. These ideas are meant to help you think beyond another story. Here are the best gifts for book lovers 2025:
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“From the library of…” stamps make books look and feel more official. This one (pictured) is self-inking, with a wood handle and various design options. If ink isn’t your giftee’s style, choose the embosser. Either one will add pizzazz to their collection.
A custom leather bookmark will look classy with your giftee’s name, a personalized message, and custom icon emblazoned on it. These magnetic bookmarks (pictured) will remind your giftee you care every time they open their book. Message recommendations: “Adventure awaits,” “You are loved,” “Happy reading, “and “Stay curious.”
3. Not Leather Bookmarks
4. Reading Cape
Do you know someone whose superpower is reading boatloads of books? This is their cape. It’s a weighted heating pad filled with stone seed, great for pain relief and elevating reading sessions. Other benefits: It’s made of soft velvet, machine-washable, and built for universal fit.
Sometimes it’s hard to decide: keep reading or get enough sleep? This token will help your giftee make that decision fast. And possibly often. In fact, this coin might get flipped hundreds of times in a year. The best part? Nights your giftee only catches four hours of sleep, they can blame it on the coin.
6. Book Bouquet
Handmade paper flower bouquets are one of the most unique, romantic gifts out there for book lovers. This one (pictured) stands about a foot tall. You can choose the outline and rose color. Keep it red for romance, switch to pink for friendship, or go with a light yellow to represent joy. It’s up to you.
7. Splurge: Noise-Cancelling Headphones
Readers who could use more peace and quiet (or instrumental background music) will appreciate this gift. Multiple listening modes, deep base for a more complex and immersive experience, and a 24-hour battery life make Bose headphones an excellent choice. Too much of a splurge? Loops Quiet 2 earplugs are a worthwhile alternative.
8. Book Jewelry
What’s your giftee’s favorite book? Why not turn it into custom earrings? Alternatively, a generic stack of books makes quirky jewelry. Cross that with another interest, such as a favorite animal, and your gift will be a home run. Need to take it to the next level? Match earrings, a necklace, and bracelet to make a set.
9. Mug Warmer
Readers don’t have to force down formerly hot drinks any more. We all know rewarming would require stepping away from their books, and that’s just not going to happen. Instead, a mug warmer can keep their drinks warm for over an hour—or all day with the charging coaster. This one (pictured) is app-controlled. Even without the app, a default setting of 135°F keeps coffee, tea, and cocoa hot.
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10. Reader’s Box
This reader’s box contains zero books. Rather, it has a reader-centric cup, makeup bag, aromatic jasmine candle, page holder, fuzzy socks, and heart-shaped bookmarks in a gorgeous container. No need for extra wrapping. Cute, meet thoughtful. This gift is like a big, squeezy bear hug.
11. Book Nook Kit
For an enchanting gift, ideal for any size home library, a book nook kit is the way to go. It’s a puzzle first. Once built, it becomes diorama decor. An LED light draws attention its intricate details, especially in the dark.
12. Big Blanket
Any super cozy, ultra soft snuggle blanket will do. It’s the perfect addition to a regular reading session. Your giftee can heat up their beverage of choice, find the comfiest seat in the house, and turn themselves into a human burrito.
13. Literary Candle
Apparently William Shakespeare smelled like papyrus, palm, and eucalyptus. Edgar Allan Poe emanated notes of absinthe mixed with cardamom and sandalwood. Jane Austin smelled of gardenia, tuberose, and jasmine. Probably not, but these literary candle still make a fantastic gift for readers.
This vibrant scratch-off poster will help readers track their experience with the top 100 books of all time. The featured works range from Frankenstein to The Da Vinci Code. While a coin can scratch the squares, this gift also comes with a dedicated scraper.
Willow Tree figurines are cast from intricate hand-crafted models. Artist Susan Lordi carves all of the originals in her Kansas City studio. Written on this one’s enclosure card is “Open books, open minds.” Wherever such an elegant gift is displayed, those who see it will know immediately who it exemplifies. (She will probably be huddled in a corner happily ignoring everyone.)
16. Literary Recipe Books
17. Canvas Tote
Someone who loves this gift enough might even use it as their new handbag. It reads “There is no such thing as too many books.” If you care about someone who agrees, a canvas tote could be the ultimate gift for them. Or the best wrapping paper ever.
18. Themed Bookends
There are bookends, and there is art. Sometimes these two things meet and mingle. What if your giftee’s bookends matched their favorite stories of all time? Think Harry Potter, The Wizard of Oz, Lord of the Rings, and Alice in Wonderland.
Bonus: Collectibles, antiques, and signed books might make smart gifts. Is your giftee interested in the old and rare? Strange and interesting designs? Signatures from their favorite authors? Pro tip: You might need to visit your local secondhand bookstore for this one, just so you can see the gift in person before you buy.
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