Book club is my favorite monthly event because it’s always a lively conversation. We prioritize discussable books over ones that are universally beloved, so it always leads us down interesting roads. To show my appreciation for the book club, I wanted to find a variety of themed gifts around our shared love of reading. Everyone in the club has different reading goals, styles, and favorite genres. That’s the fun of a book club: we all are attracted to the form of storytelling and all its genres.
Whether you’re looking for presents for the whole group to track reading together, or find specific ways to show appreciation for your fellow bookworms, you’ll find the perfect bookish gift.
Agatha Christie Reading Tracker: Read, Solve, Record
If you have a mystery book club or a reader friend who wants to get started on Agatha Christie’s work, this tracker will help them through the process. They can also try to solve the mysteries before Poirot and Miss Marple.
There are tons of reading apps available for tracking, but sometimes a written journal is the best way to organize your thoughts about a book. It’s also a nice way to track towards a reading goal, as there are 52 book-logs in the journal.
A bookish cover is a nice reminder that your e-reader is full of stories. This cover also features cats being mischievous and silly in the bookshelf. It’s a great reminder for a feline pet parent as well.
Bibliophilia (The Antiquarian Sticker Book Series)
Stickers are not just for elementary schoolers. Whether you want to decorate a bullet journal, planner, water bottle, laptop, or anything, they’re an excellent flourish. This beautiful collection of bibliophile stickers will bring joy to any book lover.
Personalized bookplates are a great item for a home library, but you can also use them if you have a shared book club library. Or they’re an excellent gift for your book club friends to get excited about adding their favorite reads from your book club to their personal collections.
A library stamp brings me back to the joy of volunteering in my school library. The outgoing stamp was my favorite part. This stamp is an excellent way for everyone to personalize their book collection, as well as notebooks and journals.
Personalized Custom Library Book Embosser
And one more method of personalizing your books. Embossers let you leave a raised impression on the page, like a notary. This embosser has five different plates you can use to add the pressed design to your page. It’s always fun to come across when you’re reading. Try embossing both the title page and the final one.
If you’re looking for a gift for a large book club, small items like key chains are a great idea. The variety in the package of key chains will also let you match them to each book club member’s distinct personality.
The biggest trend in bookish ephemera right now is sprayed and stenciled edges. If you have a book club friend who’s particularly arty, you can get your own bookish stencils to paint and decorate the edges of your favorite books. You can also get the stencils and plan a holiday book club based around the craft.
For the book people who love special editions, an Illumicrate subscription is a fabulous gift. Each monthly package includes a book with sprayed and stenciled edges, along with bookish swag to round out the gift.
For voracious readers, there’s no better subscription than Book of the Month. You’re allowed to choose from a variety of genres every month, and it’s a great way to get introduced to authors, genres, and writing styles you may not have picked up on your own.
Leather Bookmarks for Book Lovers
Instead of using a random receipt as a bookmark, gift your book club friends a nice, sturdy one to keep their place in their book. The matching bookmarks are extra fun for a club that prefers to do physical books instead of e-readers.
A good book should always be accompanied with a nice mug of tea. Your book club friends will definitely appreciate some whimsy and bookish jokes alongside their hot cuppa.
Decorative enamel pins are an excellent accessory for the devoted book lover. I have a denim jacket dedicated to enamel pins, but they’re also great pieces of flair for fabric tote bags. Your book club will appreciate a small token of their bookish affection.
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