Gift Ideas for Lovers of Literary Miscellany

giftmisc For some, it’s as much about the literary paraphernalia as it is about the books. If you have a bookish friend who loves their moleskines as much as their Hemingway, or their Nietzsche wrist-watch as much as their philosophy, then these items might be both for you, and them.

Literary T-shirts

Why read The Great Gatsby when you could wear The Great Gatsby (or, if you really want to take it up a notch, read the book while wearing the T-shirt). With titles such as A Clockwork Orange, Wuthering Heights, Pride and Prejudice, Catch-22, Animal Farm, Brave New World, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, Song of Solomon, Moby Dick, I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings, The Bell Jar, Death of a Salesman, Lord of the Flies, Lolita, Slaughterhouse 5, On The Road, 1984, Fahrenheit 451, Master and Margarita and The Naked Lunch, these Ts are for those who aren't afraid to wear their bookishness on their sleeves.

The Great Penguin Bookchase & Marginalia

So finally it's here, a boardgame for booklovers, and in the ever-popular trappings of the Penguin Classics range at that. A bookchase is basically a race to beg, borrow or steal six books through the roll of the die, followed by a test of your literary knowledge through multiple choice questions. First in, best dressed. And while we're talking Penguin, don't forget the rest of the Popular Penguin range as well, which features notebooks, keychains, bookbags, teatowels, mugs and postcards.

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Scrabble Mugs

One for the wordsmiths out there – these Scrabble mugs pay tribute to the tiles of the original word game, featuring all 26 letters for an initial or name, as well as the Scrabble Alphabet Mug.

Dharma Book Bags

These fair-trade, sustainable book bags are beautifully patterned and great for the reader or tecchie on the move. The small size will fit most novels and iPads, while the large is good for anything A4, magazines or laptops.

Bookends

For lovers of literary objects, you can’t go wrong with a classic bookend. Available in a wide variety of shapes and sizes – from James the Bookend to Olivia Owl, Read Books and Bambi bookends.

Storage Books

So it looks like a book, feels like a book, but is in fact a box. No really, it’s not a visual illusion, but the real thing. Available in both medium and large sizes, a handy bit literary organisation for any bookish room.

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