Hi, welcome to today's video.
Which is a gift list for book lovers.
If you have a bookworm in your life that you're struggling to
shop for, and this is your video.
We'll be going into tons of different gift ideas today.
So keep in mind that each of these could be personalized
for your particular book lover.
Because everyone has their different styles.
So if you see anything that's your style or your friend's style, then
check out the description below where I've linked to all of these
products and some great other ideas.
Anyway, let's dive in.
The first category I want to talk about is stationary.
So I think of stationary is all the stuff you'd keep on your desk.
Notebooks, that sort of thing.
Here are some great ideas in the stationary category.
One: page flags.
Okay.
Somebody gave me these page flags that look like Pride and Prejudice characters.
And I love them so much.
If you've never used a page flag before, it's this little sticker that
you put on the book that sticks up and it saves your favorite scenes, quotes.
And you can use them for studying and textbooks and that is super helpful.
So definitely go check that out.
Up next.
As a book journal, this is a diary dedicated to books.
So after you finished reading a book, you can write down all the details,
your favorite quotes, your reflections.
You can give it a rating and it's so fun to be able to look back at
all the books you read in the past.
Okay.
I saw this on Amazon and it's something I totally want.
It is pretty much a vintage library kit that lets you turn your personal library
into the idealic library from the fifties.
So it has library cards you can fill out for your books.
It has date stamp cards.
It has a date stamper.
It's such a fun gift idea.
If your friend is into the whole vintage thing, then I'm sure they will love this.
Very similar to that idea.
You can buy a personalized library stamp to mark all of your books.
Now, a lot of readers love when they buy a new book to write
their name in it, or the date.
This is taking that to the next level.
And it's also very personalized.
You can order it with their name and there's all these
different designs to choose from.
So I think a great gift idea.
Would any gift list really be complete without bookmarks.
I really love these magnetic bookmarks because they come in so
many different colors and designs.
So you can really choose a set that compliments your friends' personal style,
but also they're very clean aesthetically.
They're magnetic, so they won't fall out books.
There's nothing worse than using a bookmark and then it falling out and you
have to re-find the page you were on.
Next up is a book inspired notebook.
Now I've pulled a lot of these gift ideas off of Redbubble because
Redbubble has so many talented artists.
A lot of them have bookish themed stuff.
And there's such a wide variety of products to choose from.
That no matter what type of books your friend is into, you can find
something there on Redbubble.
And I really loved this notebook in particular.
Of course, it's Little Women themed.
So if your friend likes Little Women, this could be a great choice.
But I think a lot of our readers are also writers or journalers.
And if they're younger, they're probably a student.
And so you can't really go wrong with a notebook.
Right?
Next up the category is gift subscriptions and additions.
I created this category so that it would rhyme.
That's not really important, but we're going to go with it.
So it might be hard to buy a book for your friend because you don't
know if they already own it.
If they've read it.
If they'll like it.
But a sure fire away to buy a book they love is to choose one that,
you know, they love but fancier.
Right?
So there are a lot of companies that make really nice editions of classic novels
and some even have more recent novels.
And so buying them a luxury edition of a book is a great
way to win their bookish hearts.
Or if your friend is a parent, you could buy them baby books
of their favorite novels.
For example, when I found out that I was going to have a nephew I went
and I bought like 10 BabyLit books.
Okay.
First of all, BabyLit books are so cute.
But they take classic novels and they turn them into board books.
And they have different ranges.
So there's the ones made for really tiny babies.
And then the ones made for toddlers.
And if I haven't said this already, they're just adorable.
And I absolutely love them.
So if your friend is also a parent and a book lover, then help them get the
next generation started on the right track with some adorable baby books.
Now, if you have a book lover who also loves coloring, they make
a great selection of coloring books based off of literature too.
I have this one that's based off of Pride and Prejudice is
so cute and it's so pretty.
And I just love looking through it.
You can color a picture of Wickham.
I'm not sure who would want to, but you can so bonus there.
So the next.
Two on this list are subscriptions.
And the first one is audible.
You may have heard of audible.
It's the ultimate source for audio books.
You can buy them a gift subscription to audible that comes in one,
three, six, and 12 month lengths.
So there's something to fit every budget.
So the audible subscription includes unlimited streaming of
the audible plus catalog, which has a ton of great titles in it.
But also they get to choose one free book every month to keep.
So even after their subscription ends, they'll have books that they
can continue to enjoy ever after.
So if you get them a six month subscription, even after that
ends, they'll have six books they chose during that time that
they loved that they get to keep.
So it's really a gift that just keeps on giving is that common phrase goes.
I personally love audible.
Some of my favorite on there are Northanger Abbey and Emma.
Audible did these sort of hybrid audiobooks slash dramatizations
of them and they are so great.
I love listening to them.
So if you haven't tried audible, you can get a one month free trial and you
can sign up for that in the link below.
You should definitely check it out if you haven't already.
So if audible is sort of the Netflix of audio books, This next
one is the Netflix of eBooks.
It's called Kindle unlimited.
And I've discovered a lot of people have not heard of Kindle unlimited.
Basically you get to read all the eBooks in their catalog unlimitedly
during your subscription period.
And it's pretty great because they have both major titles and
best-selling authors and then they also have a lot of indie authors.
It's great for people who love to read eBooks and the love to read
on their devices, maybe on the go.
Cause you can just download the Kindle app on your iPhone.
And right there, you have this giant library of eBooks to choose from.
Up next are bookish assessories.
Yes, you can have a bookish assessory and be so fashionable.
My first one on this list, I've I found this on Amazon.
I think it's a brilliant idea.
Whoever invented, this was a genius.
It is a page holder for your thumb, right?
You just hold the book with your thumb.
I mean, it makes life so much better and easier and simpler.
Who knew that we needed this before it was invented?
But it's cool.
And this one's shaped like a heart.
I mean can you go wrong there?
The next thing I found on Amazon is this compact mirror that looks like
an overused vintage library card.
I mean, who would not want this in their purse?
Right.
Everybody.
Okay.
Maybe not everybody, but if your friend is into vintage or that whole classic
library look, they will love this.
And also in this category is jewelry.
You can find a lot of different book inspired jewelry.
I really thought this it's cute locket that's shaped like a book is a great idea.
Because look, it looks like a cute little book and you can
also put family pictures in it.
So it could be a book of your heart.
Next is clothing and bags.
First, I want to talk about bags.
I think tote bags usually make lists for great gifts for book lovers,
because they're kind of obvious, right?
You can put books in them, you can take them to the library.
You can take them to the bookshop.
You can take them to school.
You can take them to the beach.
Really, you can't go wrong with book inspired tote bag.
I personally love this one.
It is based on Lord Byron's poem.
She walks in beauty like the night.
I'm not a Lord Byron fan, because he was kind of a jerk.
Let's just all face that.
And just kind of creepy.
Anyway, this tote bag you can find in my Etsy shop.
Yes, I have an Etsy shop.
I have to plug it here.
Cause if I don't who else is going to?
But of course you can find other book inspired tote
bags, pretty much everywhere.
They have of course, a wide selection of them on Redbubble.
Other Etsy shops.
My Etsy shop has more than one tote bag too.
I'm staying there.
Next as a book inspired face mask.
I think we just all have to accept the fact that face masks are
going to be a thing for a while.
And if there's something that big on our face, we may as
well like what it looks like.
Right?
And Redbubble is coming to our salvation here by having a wide
variety of face mask options.
I think this bookish one is super cute.
But of course you can find a face mask for pretty much anyone
in any genre on Redbubble.
Next step is t-shirts or hoodies.
Now I'm going to plug my Etsy shop again.
This is the best selling t-shirt on my Etsy shop.
It's actually from Pride and Prejudice.
This says "obstinate headstrong girl," which is what Lady Catherine
de Bourgh calls Elizabeth Bennett.
But of course my Etsy shop has a lot of other classic inspired book t-shirts.
And it also has sweatshirts like this "read Jane Austen" sweatshirt.
And just generally bookish greatness on my Etsy shop.
You can also find a lot of great bookish t-shirts on Redbubble or
just pretty much anywhere, honestly.
But do they "obstinage headstrong girl" with hand painted watercolors?
No.
So clearly check out my Etsy shop.
Up next is a zipper pouch.
So I saw these also on Redbubble.
I think there so cute.
And I feel like who doesn't need a zipper pouch?
Whether for their purse or if you're a student, obviously you
can keep some pencils in there.
So bookish inspired, penciled pouches are just like a cute
little assessory for book lovers.
Next step is food and drink.
Yes, there's a food and drink category for book lovers.
And my first favorite one is Noveltea Tea Tins.
Okay.
I first heard about this company when I want to give away on Instagram, where
I won their Pride and Peppermint tea.
Yes.
They have a tea called Pride and Peppermint.
It's loose leaf.
It was very good.
I still have the tin around.
They make these absolutely gorgeous metal tins, or they also have like,
Paperback tins, where they're cardboard that are usually cheaper, that are
inspired by classic literature.
They also have loose leaf tea in them, inspired by the book.
And they just all taste and look so great.
So definitely check out their selection if your friend is a tea lover.
Next up are mugs.
Now this can include both basic mugs, travel mugs.
Throwing water bottles into this category.
So I guess this is the mugs and waterbottles.
Basically containers that hold liquid.
This is the best selling mug on my Etsy shop has Austen heroines on it.
Of course, I loved this travel mug from Redbubble.
And this water bottle from Redbubble that's little women inspired.
Also very cute.
But again, no matter what your friend likes book-wise.
You will be able to find a mug that fits them perfectly.
And while they're talking about food and drink, I saw on Amazon,
these two very interesting books.
There's this one that's essentially a cookbook inspired by classic literature.
And then there's this, which is a drink mixology book with drinks
inspired by classic literature with stuff like, "Are you there?
God, it's me margarita."
So clearly if your friend likes drinks, do you need to keep looking for a gift?
So here's our final and last category: home.
Now I'm going to start off with candles.
There are so many great candle makers who specifically craft
scents inspired by stories.
They were trying to help make the story come alive.
I really think this one looks intriguing is from Etsy.
It's called the Scent of Pemberley.
Reviewers say it smells like Pemberley.
So I'm sure that's great, but basically no matter what story your friend is into.
There's probably a candle out there that is crafted around it.
And closely related to that is soap.
If your friend is into baths, then definitely check out this company
called Northanger Soapworks.
She makes these handcrafted soaps inspired by Jane Austen characters and novels.
And they're so pretty.
And the way she packages them is she tries to recreate the aura of 1812, and packages
them with some muslin and a little note.
I just think it's a great gift idea and it's so cute.
So definitely go check out her website, if you're into soap or Jane Austen or both.
Stylish bookends.
And by stylish, I like these ones with cats because cats are stylish.
Right.
But really bookends are great for book lovers because books look great
when they're vertical, but they don't stay like that by themselves.
Something has to be holding it.
So you need bookends.
So definitely look for a pair of bookends that goes with your friends style.
And finally pillows.
Pillows are so awesome, because you can just snuggle up with them and read a book.
And of course, again, Redbubble has such a huge selection of
adorable book, inspired pillows.
I really think this one's cool.
It really reminds me of Alice in Wonderland for some reason.
So that is it for our bookish gift list today.
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