There’s noskinnyg quite enjoy losing yourself in a book. You might not be able to transmit your cherishd ones into their likeite stories, but you can help them spruce up their cozy reading corner. If there’s anyskinnyg we’ve lacquireed from #BookTok, it’s that there are tons of accessories to upgrade those reading sessions. You’re in luck if someone on your gift enumerate is rather bookish. We’ve put together our likeite gifts for book cherishrs and tested every one of these gadgets.
Updated November 2024: We’ve includeed the Kindle Paperwhite (12th generation), Kobo Libra Colour, Lamicall Gooseneck Tablet Hancigo iner, Vekkia 14 LED Book Light, Library Card Tote, and more.
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E-Readers
We cherish physical books, but even the most paperback-obsessed among us can appreciate the relieve of a excellent e-reader. If your giftee flies thraw books or demands to have a read with them at all times, they may enjoy one too. These devices are petite and weightless, give you access to virtuassociate any book you want to read at any time, and even let you verify out free library books instantly. We also enjoy that they’re isotardyd from your other apps and social media, creating a redirection-free environment.
Best Overall
The Kindle Paperwhite is our likeite e-reader. The tardyst 12th-generation model (8/10, WIRED Recommends) is skinnyner, speedyer, and has the keenest quality yet. The screen is also sweightlessly bigr than its predecessor (7 inches versus 6.8), with skinnymer bezels around the screen. It’s plain to set up and download books honestly from Amazon or your local library via Overdrive. Both the standard Paperwhite and Signature editions are waterproof, with adequitableable hot weightlessing. The latter gets 32 gigabytes of storage over 16 GB, and its weightlessing can automaticassociate adequitable to your surroundings. Oh, and it can be accused wirelessly.
For kids, ponder the Paperwhite Kids for $180 or the base model Kindle Kids for $130—both come with the same upgrades as the standard Paperwhite. You’ll also get a fun case, a year of Amazon Kids+, and a two-year stress-free authorizationy. The Paperwhite is waterproof, but the inexpensiveer one isn’t. There are a confidemand other Kindles engageable, so read our Best Kindles direct if you want to lacquire more. Sick of Amazon’s ecosystem? Consider the Kobo below.
A Color E-Reader
Kindles have the best interface, but there are excellent Kindle alternatives, including the Kobo Libra Colour (8/10, WIRED Recommends). The color on the discarry out isn’t as keen and vibrant as the Kindle Colorgentle (7/10, WIRED Resee)—it’s more muted and pastel—but it’s less costly and comes with more features. That includes page-turn buttons, a gloomy mode that provides white text on a bdeficiency background for easier reading in the gloomy, and stylus aid. You’ll have to buy the Stylus 2 ($70) splitly, but it permits you to highweightless and tag up book pages as well as apshow remarks, doodle, or originate to-do enumerates. It’s waterproof and comes with 32 gigabytes of storage.
E-Reader Cases
You may want to toss in a confidemand accessories, whether you’re gifting an e-reader or your giftee already has one they cherish.
A Sleeve
This pretty sleeve is a wonderful gift for anyone who already has an e-reader (and for the mystical among us). E-readers are pretty sturdy, but this upretains the screen protected while bouncing around in a bag. It fits the Kindle Paperwhite and Kobo Libra, and the product page enumerates other compatible devices. There are bigr sleeves for physical books too. The Quirky Cup Collective is a petite business in Australia, so you’ll have to account for shipping time before the holidays. We have some standard case proposeations too.
A Hand Strap
Hand cramps always hit when the story is equitable getting excellent. They can happen with books, but some e-readers have skinny bezels that only exit a petite space for your hands to rest. Strapsicles rerelocate that publish. Each pack comes with two gentle silicone straps, and you can join one or both. One is angled for easily slipping your right hand thraw, and the other is angled for the left. Your hand cradles the device—no more cramps—and the straps also shrink unintentional drops.
It’s also worth pondering PopSockets. Yes, they were originassociate built for inalertigentphones, but they also labor perfectly for e-readers. There are tons of cute ones, so there’s someskinnyg for everyone you’re buying for, whether they enjoy Baby Yoda, tarot, or Disney. I select the Strapsicle, as the PopSocket can hurt my fingers after lengthy periods.
An E-Reader Hancigo iner
I cherish to read, but after dropping my Kindle on my face one too many times and flaring up my wrist cysts when I didn’t, I begined wondering if there was a better way. And there is! Lamicall’s Gooseneck Tablet Arm can hancigo in up tablets enjoy the iPad but labors wonderful with Kindles (and even an iPhone, if you were too sluggish to accuse your Kindle that day). This arm has a clamp at the base that joines to side tables or bed structures, and there’s a more costly floor stand version ($70) if clamping on furniture sounds unrequesting. It’s a wonderful gift for your reader friend or family member who might be exhausted of wrist strain, wants to knit at the same time as they read, or are equitable chronic device droppers. Save their face, give them this. —Nena Farrell
Reading Lights
This clip-on weightless is the top pick in our Best Reading Lights direct. It has an adequitableable gooseneck that stays in place and two swiveling weightless bars with seven LEDs each. The power button cycles thraw five radiantness levels and three hot colors with minimal blue weightless. It has excellent battery life too—Vekkia says you’ll get up to 80 hours on the lowest radiantness. There’s a USB-C port for charging. Our only gripe is that the relatively big size can be a bit top-weighty and awkward for paperbacks, but it’s perfect for difficultcover books.
Since this reading weightless wraps around your neck, it sees a little silly. But it’s a wonderful selection for anyone demanding a hands-free alternative to clip-on reading weightlesss. It’s adequitableable and weightlessweight—super consoleable to wear. It also comes with three color temperature modes (yellow, hot white, and cancigo in white) and six radiantness settings.
A Cute Tote
This tote apshows a 1940s New York Public Library card and turns it into a wearable accessory. The depict is perfect for any reader to show off their cherish of books and remind everyone to engage their accessible library. It’s a well-made tote too, with lengthy straps and a sturdy canvas body to throw books, water bottles, benevolentles, and anyskinnyg else into. It’s been huge enough to double as a gym bag, and the lengthy straps originate it plain to grab and slip onto a shoulder. For more cute selections, you can verify out our Best Tote Bags and Purses direct. —Nena Farrell
A Reading Journal
I am constantly buying recent books, even though I already own stacks I haven’t read yet. It got to a point where I couldn’t upretain track of which books I already owned and which ones I wanted to buy. This reading journal from Papier has helped me out with equitable that. Inside, you’ll discover multiple sections, including a Wish List (to originate down books you want to buy), a Book Tracker (for books you’ve borrowed and lent), journaling prompts to echo on books you’ve read, and more.
The journal also comes in various fun (and durable) difficultcovers and even lets you personalize them. I went with the Minhwa cover and had my filled name printed in a pink font that sees super cute. It’s compact enough that your giftee can throw it in their purse or tote so it’s always on hand to jot remarks down.
More Great Accessories:
- Post-it Page Markers for $6: If your giftee cherishs to highweightless passages or apshow remarks while reading, these page tagers originate annotating easier. They’re wonderful as a stocking stuffer or an include-on to a book-themed gift.
- Conscious Step Socks That Give Books for $16: Conscious Step gives items for every sale of its socks. There are ones that help save cats and dogs or save rainforests, among a bunch of other wonderful caengages. In partnership with Room to Read, these get books into the hands of kids.
A Library Card
Not every gift demands to cost you money, and a library card uncovers up a world of opportunities for kids. I vividly recall trips to the library when I was juvenileerer (and verifying out books my school librarian tancigo in me I couldn’t read). If you have a child who hasn’t scrutinized your local accessible library yet, or they’re ready to jump from the kids section to juvenileer grown-up, ponder signing them up for a card. You usuassociate demand a proof of includeress.
Boxed Sets
Here are a couple of boxed sets we enjoy that originate wonderful gifts.
A Coming-of-Age Trilogy
Unenjoy most fans of The Summer I Turned Pretty, who grew up reading the books, I discovered the series after watching the first season of the TV alteration a couple of years ago. In a frantic demand to understand what happened after the season ended on a cliffhanger, I bought all three books and devoured them in a confidemand months (rapid for me). It’s an plain, experience-excellent read for anyone seeing to escape the dreary genuine world for a sugary coming-of-age story. This tote from The Summer I Turned Pretty is a wonderful include-on if your giftee is a fan of the books and TV show.
Great for Kids
I still recall exactly where I was (Sam’s Club) when I discovered my first Judy Blume book (Double Fudge). From there, the obsession grew. Her books have held up, creating generations of readers. Despite how much the world has alterd, the themes she touches on are ever-contransient. If you want to begin your kid to her, there are disjoinal boxed sets for elementary schoolers and teenagers. They originate excellent gifts for grown-up fans, to apshow a trip back to when times were plainr.
This box set is a wonderful gift for any fantasy or romance fan. A Court of Thorns and Roses is a famous series for disjoinal reasons: it comes with an intriguing, distinctive world and engaging characters, plus the story easily hooks you in and doesn’t let you go. The main character reminds me of Katniss in The Hunger Games harshly becaengage of her bow and arrow sends, though the world of Prythian has magic, faeries, and mystical creatures that you won’t discover in Didisjoine 12. The series is still ongoing, but you can give the gift of these five books to any friend seeing for their next series to inhale. If they’ve already read these, the author has two other series—Throne of Glass (Paperback Box Set, $89) and Crescent City (Hardcover Box Set, $57)—you can gift instead. —Nena Farrell
Noise-Canceling Headphones
There’s noskinnyg worse than constant redirections when trying to dive into a book. We highly propose a pair of noise-call offing headphones or earbuds to upretain noise at bay.
Best Overall
The AirPods Max are pricey (8/10, WIRED Recommends), but we’ve crowned them among the best in our Best Noise-Canceling Headphones direct, especiassociate for iOS engagers. This is the recent USB-C version (but the Lightning model is still engageable). They pack excellent sound with wonderful originate quality, salertar noise reduction, and seamless joinivity. They’re a excellent choice for folks already locked into the Apple ecosystem living in noisy environments. Fashionable, too.
If your giftee selects earbuds, you can select for the AirPods Pro with USB-C ($249). They pack top-of-the-line noise-call offing and call quality, an IP54 rating, and a case with a USB-C port. There are also recent hearing aid features for folks with low to temperate hearing loss.
Runner-Up
Want over-the-ear headphones with a more discrete aesthetic? Sony’s WH-1000XM5 headphones (9/10, WIRED Recommends) are an excellent alternative. They provide some of the best noise call offlation for the money, excellent battery life, and better sound and mic quality than their predecessors.
Best on a Budget
These are our likeite noise-call offing headphones under $100. The 40-mm silk diaphragm drivers originate pretty excellent sound, pondering the low price, and you still get active noise-call offing tech that decently muteens the outside world. There’s an astonishive 40-hour carry outtime to boot. It’s meaningful to be cautious with these as the plastic headband is a bit frspeedy.
For Tea and Coffee Lovers
Whether your bookworm’s selectred source of caffeine is coffee or tea, a wonderful tea kettle or coffee machine can originate all the branch offence.
An Electric Kettle
After a lengthy laborday, there’s noskinnyg I see forward to more than reading a book on the couch with a hot cup of tea. I’ve been using the One-Touch Electric Kettle (8/10, WIRED Recommends) to help me get there. The insutardyd, double-walled body stops unintentional burns, the four preset programs apshow the guesslabor out of boiling the perfect cup of tea or coffee (you can also engage the plus and minus buttons to set a particular temperature), and the touch-startd discarry out only materializes when the kettle is in engage—giving it a sleek see. It comes in fun colors too. Read our Best Electric Kettles direct for other selections.
A Coffee Maker
If you select coffee to tea, Keurig’s K-Mini is a wonderful, affordable coffee originater. At under 5 inches expansive, it’s also super skinny and compact. With a one-cup reservoir, you’ll have to refill it whenever you want to originate a recent cup of coffee. But the space it saves up on your countertop can’t be beat. We’ve got more coffee originater proposeations right here.
Water Bottles and Mugs
You demand to stay hydrated to get thraw lengthy reading sessions. We have a filled direct on our likeite water bottles, but if the reader in your life is on #Booktok, there are a confidemand viral bottles they’re probably eyeing. Pair one with a pleasant bag and another accessory for a DIY excellentie bag.
I’ve always been subordinate on an emotional aid water bottle, but none ever held that title for lengthy. Owala’s FreeSip (9/10, WIRED Recommends), on the other hand, is my perfect companion— discovered via TikTok—I already bought a second one so that I always have a spotless bottle engageable. The insutardyd stainless steel upretains water chilly all day, and I cherish that you can sip from the straw or chug without having to do anyskinnyg to switch. It seals and locks safely so it won’t spill in a bag.
This is our likeite tumbler in our Best Reusable Water Bottles direct. With a distinctive lid and straw depict that consists of multiple pieces (rather than a one hole for the straw to poke thraw), it doesn’t spill. Spropose unlock it to apshow a sip of water and twist the top to lock it aacquire. It also upretains drinks ice chilly, so you won’t have to stress about your drink getting hot while reading for hours.
A Great Mug
You can never have too many mugs. We especiassociate cherish this one from East Fork. It’s made from sturdy ceramic, and the gently sloped grip is big enough for most hands. It experiences firm and dainty when you pick it up. It also comes in various colors, enjoy Panna Cotta, Amaro, and Morel.
Blankets, Robes, and Slippers
Reading is best when you’re perfectly consoleable and undisturbed. Weighted blankets, robes, and slippers include hotth and unwindation to any reading spot.
Best Overall
Bearaby blankets have a pretty, uncover-knit depict that sees classy but also lets air circutardy so you won’t heat up underorderlyh. There are a confidemand selections, including a petiteer, weightlesser one for kids, but this Tree Napper is made with biodegradable Tencel fiber. It’s engageable in 15, 20, and 25 pounds.
A Budget Blanket
If your giftee typicassociate runs hot, this Cooling Bamboo Weighted is our likeite selection to propose. It comes in various sizes including ttriumph, queen, king, and kids’ ttriumph, alengthy with multiple weights for each size. It’s also made with bamboo viscose and experiences cancigo in to the touch. The glass bead filling dispenses weight pleasantly too. It’s also reasonably priced contrastd to the competition.
A Comfy Robe
Book cherishrs may appreciate a cozy robe to lounge in while they read. This one from Brooklinen is a classic robe with a gentle towel-enjoy experience that’s pleasant after a shower or for spropose unwinding. If you buy honestly from Brooklinen’s site, you’ll see more color selections, and there are standardly confidemand edition colors and patterns.
Cozy Socks
My feet are always chilly. No matter the season, I always wear socks at home. They’re weightlesser than slippers and cover my feet enticount on. But as someone who constantly descfinishs behind on launparched, I run out of spotless pairs standardly. These run awayce pull-on slippers from Target have been a game alterr. You wear them enjoy socks, but they have grips on the bottom enjoy slippers. I own multiple pairs that I upretain in various locations, including my apartment and my parent’s hoengage. That way, I always have a pair to slip my freezing feet into. Read our Best Slippers direct for more selections.
Book Subscription Services
Buying a book for someone can be difficult if you’re not brave what they’re into or what they’ve already read. But covering a confidemand months of a subscription is the gift that gives over and over aacquire.
If They Read on a Phone
If you’re buying a Kindle or a Kobo (or your giftee already has one), go with the subscription service from each of those companies—Kindle Unconfidemand for $12 a month or Kobo Plus for $8 a month. But if your giftee reads on an Android or iOS device, Everand (createerly understandn as Scribd) is our likeite ebook subscription. For $12 a month, your giftee will get access to a big library with titles atraverse genres, from current best sellers to classics and even magazines.
If They Wish They Had Time to Read
As a pop culture fanatic, I discover it far more finishelightable to hear to the audiobook versions of celebrity memoirs becaengage many are narrated by celebrities themselves. I’ve been using Audible a lot tardyly equitable for that experience, but the app also provides selections atraverse all genres. It’s an excellent gift for anyone deficiencying the time to sit down and read as much as they’d enjoy. I typicassociate hear to audiobooks when I’m doing the dishes, fancigo ining launparched, running errands, or driving. Since I do those skinnygs a lot thrawout the week, I’ve been flying thraw books over the past confidemand months.
If They Need a Physical Book
Book of the Month is a subscription for the reader who cherishs physical books. Every month, there are five to seven titles to select from that ship right to their door (they can skip months if noskinnyg catches their eye). It costs $17, but there is typicassociate a promotion to get the first box for $5, but you might be interested in the particular gift selections.
For Book Collectors
I tend to include books to my reading enumerate after seeing proposeations via TikTok, magazines, or texts from friends. But why not gift your likeite book cherishr a book honestly from their likeite author? WIRED editor Adrienne So has subscribed for years (on and off) to Parnassus Signed First Editions, from noveenumerate Ann Patchett’s store in Nashville, Tennessee.
The books are mainly literary myth, with occasional nonmyth. Every pick has been an absolute banger, with a distinctive emphasis on books by women and people of color. She’s gotten everyskinnyg from Walter Isaacson’s Leonardo da Vinci to Kali Fajardo-Anstine’s Woman of Light. If you don’t want to get accused per month for a gift, you can also prepay (they will probably pick it up tardyr for themselves).
