Shopping for booklovers
Let's face facts: Sometimes shopping for your favorite reader is tough. Sure, you know they read, but that doesn't mean you have any clue if they'll adore the latest Toni Morrison.
So here are a few one-size-fits-all gadgets that just about any reader would like, including the gorgeous ABC 3-D pop up book that was just released in October. It's perfect for tricking kids to open a book at the youngest ages possible. I also dig the video's old-timey music.
For the readers who are always lending their books out, with dubious rates of return, here are a couple of ways to help them keep track of their lovelies. First is the old-fashioned personal library kit offered by Restoration Hardware. It even includes one of those neat little stamps from which a much-younger Nancy believed librarians derived their fearsome shushing powers.
If your friend is a little more 21st-century, try buying them a year or even lifetime subscription to LibraryThing, which catalogs entire libraries and connects users to like-minded readers. Other perks include free review-copies of books and access to the catalogs of libraries worldwide.
Does your favorite bookworm get so wrapped up in their texts that they forget their lunch date with you? Try giving them mxyplyzyk's cleverly designed book clock, which you can find under the office category.
And if they're still running late, you can up the passive-aggressive ante by presenting them with these Shakespearian Insults magnets. Fun for the whole family!
If you've got a bit more money to spend, this Oxford English Pagemark Dictionary is perfect for new readers. If they run up against a few unfamiliar words, they can just type it in this device and keep on reading.
Speaking of having money to spend, for a mere $615, you can give the reproducted gift of Thomas Jefferson's revolving bookstand. It's gorgeous and I want one, and I know it's never happening. Something to strive for. Luckily, the Library of Congress also offers this far more affordable Velveteen Rabbit set, including the book and a toy rabbit looking for a child's love.
Got your own suggestions? Let us know about it! Especially if they don't break the bank.
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