Gift Guide for Readers

Deciding to write a gift guide for readers is like deciding to write a gift guide for myself. I love books, I love talking about books, I love walking through a bookstore and picking up books. The idea of going on Survivor or living in the Big Brother house without a book to keep me company leaves me short of breath. Have I thoroughly qualified myself as a book lover yet? As someone who is worthy to write this gift guide? I certainly hope so because I’ve had a great time hunting down the perfect gifts.

Gift Guide for Readers - If you're looking for the perfect gift for the book lover in your life, we've got a collection of our favorite books to give as gifts this year along with some non-book gifts for the person who has probably already read each of these.

I’ve made sure to include items big and small, items for many budgets, items that can be Amazon Primed to your home (or directly to the recipient) and those that can be personalized and should be ordered immediately to allow for processing time.

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Books to Give as Gifts

I occasionally have a hard time choosing which books to give as gifts because I feel like the choice of reading material can be deeply personal. The books we’re suggesting here were favorites of many people we talked to (including us!)