Posted 5:05 pm Sunday, December 02, 2012
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Let the book lover on your list unwrap something fun this year
By Vanessa Pearson
vpearson@tylerpaper.com
When it comes to buying for the bookworm, you'll never go wrong with a gift card for books. But when you want to be more creative, you've got lots of options.
vpearson@tylerpaper.com
When it comes to buying for the bookworm, you'll never go wrong with a gift card for books. But when you want to be more creative, you've got lots of options.
Consider a giving a book subscription from Just the Right Book, justtherightbook.com, for all ages. Or for young readers, try WORD Brooklyn's WORD to Your Mailbox, wordbrooklyn.com/book-month.
Or try these immediately tangible gifts.
1. Spineless novels: For the bookworm who needs to decorate, buy their favorite book in poster form. Spineless Classics print entire novels, including “War and Peace,” on posters in artful shapes with legible type. Prices range from about $50 to nearly $300. Check out all the designs at www.spinelessclassics.net.
1. Spineless novels: For the bookworm who needs to decorate, buy their favorite book in poster form. Spineless Classics print entire novels, including “War and Peace,” on posters in artful shapes with legible type. Prices range from about $50 to nearly $300. Check out all the designs at www.spinelessclassics.net.
2. The Organized Reader's Bookstand: Help the reader in your life keep track of all the in-progress books with this end table. It takes up only 1 1/2 feet of floor space with six open shelves. Order it for $199.95 at www.hammacher.com.
3. Steampunk clock pendant: Etsy.com boasts a bevy of bookish gifts including this faux timepiece. While it won't keep the time, it will be the perfect accessory. Find it for $13.95 at www.etsy.com/shop/ThePendantGarden.
4. Wicked witch bookmark: Also at Etsy.com is this fun page marker for $25. Those shoes and stockings instantly bring back images of “The Wizard of Oz.” The metal bookmark comes in all sorts of leg pairs — Santa's boots, flip-flops, Uggs. Find them at www.etsy.com/shop/MyBookmark.
3. Steampunk clock pendant: Etsy.com boasts a bevy of bookish gifts including this faux timepiece. While it won't keep the time, it will be the perfect accessory. Find it for $13.95 at www.etsy.com/shop/ThePendantGarden.
4. Wicked witch bookmark: Also at Etsy.com is this fun page marker for $25. Those shoes and stockings instantly bring back images of “The Wizard of Oz.” The metal bookmark comes in all sorts of leg pairs — Santa's boots, flip-flops, Uggs. Find them at www.etsy.com/shop/MyBookmark.
