Books & Culture
13 Last-Minute Non-Book Gifts for Writers
The artwork, accessories, kits, décor and boozy paraphernalia that are sure to put a smile on that special literary someone in your life.
Need a last-minute gift for a literary loved-one? Tired of wrapping the complete works of Jane Austen book-by-book? Read on for 13 fresh options.
1. For the Nobel Prize Wannabe Writer-Songwriter…
— Bob Dylan Discography as Bibliography Poster Paper
2. For the Publisher /Sadomasochist…
— Writers Tears Copper Pot Irish Whiskey
3. For the White Whale Chasing Writer (pairs nicely with #2)…
— Moby Dick Literature Rocks Glass
4) For the Stinky, Blocked Writer…
— Writer’s Block Soap
by Whiskey River Soap, $ 8.95
(also comes as a candle!)
5. For the Grammarian…
— Bad Grammar T-Shirt
6. For the Poor Waugh-Lover…
Recession Books: Brideshead Remortgaged Literary Poster
7. For the Virginia Woolf Lover…
— I am rooted but I flow Pennant
8. For Writers Who Like a Cuppa…
— The Sherlock Tea Collection
9. For Writers Who Live (Quite Stylishly!) Off Spare Change…
— The Elements of Style Coin Purse
10. For the Book Cover Lover…
— Original Watercolor Book Cover (Lahiri’s L’Interprète des maladies)
11. For the Writer Who Wants to MAKE a Book…
— Anselm Bookbinding Kit
12. For the Writer Who’s Regressing to Early Childhood (or has a baby)…
— Baby’s Guide to The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald
13. For the Writer Who’s Rude and Well-Read…
— Papercuts: A Party Game for the Rude and Well-Read
by Electric Literature, $25.00
