Bookshelves, bookends, and beyond
Photo: Leemage/Corbis via Getty Images Book-loving friends seem easy to shop for — just buy them a book, right? But if you stop to think about it, do you have any idea exactly which book? Do you know what they’ve already read? Do you know the celebrated authors they secretly hate and the unheard of ones they love? Luckily, you can avoid that mess by giving a book-adjacent gift instead.
$46 at Uncommon Goods Buy Drew DeRose White Glazed Ceramic Elephants Bookend Set One of the best gifts that Jen Bergstrom, the senior vice-president and publisher of the Gallery Books Group, ever received was a pair of elephant bookends “from one of my favorite authors, who knows that I have way too many books in my office and my apartment and that the elephant is my spirit animal.” If your recipient also loves elephants, this white ceramic set would be a cheery addition to their bookshelf.
$10 at Amazon Buy $10 at Amazon Buy Gifts for not losing your place Wisdom Page Anchor For a bookmark that feels more substantial than a piece of card stock, Bogel likes this handsome, functional page anchor. “It holds your book open flat, hands free,” she says. “So if you were trying to eat lunch while you’re reading, or maybe tend to whatever’s cooking on the stove while reading, you can do it.”
$18 at Amazon Buy $18 at Amazon Buy Izola Brass-Plated Bookmarks If you’re looking for a bookmark that’s a little sleeker, try this understated metal set with cheeky engravings like “To Be Continued” and “Intermission.” $26 at Neiman Marcus Buy Custom Ex Libris Oak Crown Bookplate Stamp You can order this book stamp with your giftee’s name and initials so they can leave a scholarly mark on their book collection.
$50 at Amazon Buy $50 at Amazon Buy Williams Sonoma Solid Cashmere Throw, Alpine Grey $199 To go with the headphones, Emily Temple, a senior editor at Lit Hub, says the best gift she ever got was a gray cashmere throw: “It lives on my love seat in my apartment, where I do most of my reading, and it’s so soft and cozy that I think it has probably led to me finishing more books because I am very rarely tempted to get up from under it, except to make more tea.
$80 at Amazon Buy $80 at Goop Buy Teak Bathtub Caddy Reading in the tub is one of life’s better luxuries, and this water-resistant teak tray makes it easier. Temple says, as a kid, she “dreamed that one day someone would invent a machine that would hold up my book and turn the pages for me so I could submerge completely while I read.
$30 at Out of Print Buy Gifts for nocturnal readers Mighty Bright Rechargeable Book Light Lamy recommends this book lamp from Mighty Bright, which she says is perfect for reading in bed: “It has a flexible, really nice texture; it’s a little bit squishy, compact, and light; and it has a flexible arm.” It’s also rechargeable via an included USB cable.
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