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11 Gift Ideas For Your Book Lover

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Nova Jarvis

Dec 12, 2016

University of Maine

Today I'm Bobbi

There are many of us out there, the book lovers, the people who absolutely adore books and cannot be in a bookstore for less than three hours. But what do you do when you do not know what to buy your book lover for Christmas? Here are a few things that they will love:

1. Gift cards

Get them a gift card from your local bookstore or from a larger bookstore like Barnes and Noble or Books A Million. (Not Amazon!)

2. Literature Posters

You can find these almost anywhere, just search Google! It's an even better gift if you get your book lover one with a quote of a book they love!

3. Bookish Candles

There are so many scents and colors, all of which I've found on various Etsy sellers. All with fun scents like "Christmas at Hogwarts", "Leather Bound Books", "Enchanted Library", and so many more!

4. Jewelry and Accessories

I can't tell you how many of these wonderful items I have seen and wanted, but I do not wear jewelry so they would just end up being trinkets on a desk. Earrings, bracelets, necklaces, brooches, etc. There is so much out there!

5. Clothing

Once again, just search Google and you will get many pages filled with shirts, hoodies, leggings, etc. all of literature-inspired quotes or designs.

6. Other Accessories

Bags, phone and iPad cases, pillows, throw blankets, and so much more! I use Society6 personally for pillows and throw blankets.

7. Journals

Every reader I know has loved getting a journal to be able to write in, even if they are not a huge writer. It is a good go-to item!

8. Bookends

Fishbowls, dancers, animals, there are millions of different bookends out there. One of them has got to be something that your book lover likes!

9. Specialty Journals

Harry Potter coloring books, Wreck This Journal, 642 Things To Write About. All of these are similar to journals, but they have some kind of trick to them. Wreck This Journal you literally wreck the journal. I have so much fun with mine, definitely recommend.

10. Vinyl Figures

A lot of these guys are movie or television related, but some are from books too. The Harry Potter collection is from the books.

11. Bookmarks

These are so simple. Plus you can personalize them, make them by hand, or buy really nice wooden bookmarks.

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11 Gift Ideas For Your Book Lover

There are plenty of things that can be gotten that aren't books.

1. Gift cards

2. Literature Posters

3. Bookish Candles

4. Jewelry and Accessories

5. Clothing

6. Other Accessories

7. Journals

8. Bookends

9. Specialty Journals

10. Vinyl Figures

11. Bookmarks

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1. When course schedules are released and you have a conflict between two required classes.

2. When there is only one section of a popular course.

3. Receiving the 18,000 emails reminding you to register ASAP.

4. When you need to see an advisor, but they are too busy/unresponsive.

5. Trying not to dress like a bum for your appointments with your advisors/department heads.

6. When you have a perfectly planned out schedule, and one class ruins it.

7. Carefully moving things around to accommodate a different class/section.

8. Waking up at 6:00 a.m. for your enrollment time.

9. Concocting a new schedule at your enrollment time after your original plan gets changed.

10. Getting into a class and filling the last available seat.

11. When all of your classes finally go through.

12. Realizing that you forgot a class that was a pre-requisite for everything else.

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Nobody deserves to be living in poverty.

"Nobody living in one of the most influential nations in the world should be worried about making ends meet."

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Because who understands your bitterness better than April?

1. When you have to provide an "interesting fact" for your first day ice-breaker.

2. When your professor is babbling on and on in his lecture.

3. When you edit your friend's paper and they get an A.

4. When it's 2 AM and you remember you have a test tomorrow.

5. When you finish taking the test and you're pretty sure you failed...

6. ...but then you get the test back and somehow passed.

7. When you've been up for 12 hours straight writing a paper.

8. And then you manage to stay awake in class the next day.

9. When you have to butter up your professor for an extra credit opportunity.

10. When you're assigned a group project.

11. And your group-mates are trying to chat about life instead of the assignment.

12. When it's your last class of the day and you're about to go home.

13. But then you remember rent is due tonight and the anger comes back.

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