Gifts for Book-lovers and Newbie Writers

Here are some more great Christmas presents for the book lover - this time from The New Yorker*.

I loved the bookcase wallpaper (left - all the ambience, no dusting!) from Spring Designs, and Brian Dettmer's book sculptures. The Book City Jackets are a stylish way of hiding the real title of the book you are reading from the world (so yes, there is a way to read banned books on the LRT!).

The Lovely Rita bookshelves are gorgeous and I want them on my walls.

If it is the newbie-writer in your life that you want to buy a gift for, Margaret Atwood has produced a list of the 10 perfect presents.

One book I have to treat myself to (although it looks as if I'll have to trawl for a second-hand copy) is Mortifications : Writers and their Public Shame compiled by Robin Roberston. Says Atwood :

Everything awful that may happen to you in public has already happened to someone else, almost. Add to the list (I hope not).

(*This link was very kindly forwarded to me by Lydia Chai.)

Bibliogifties

With Christmas just round the corner, what do you give the book lover who already has enough reading material stacked up to last 3 lifetimes (or as in my case 4)?

Check out some of the cool things available from The Literary Gift Company.

How about ... a handbag made from a book? (This would be the perfect present for GeneGirl!) :

Or a board game? (The object of this one is to beg, borrow or steal 6 books!) :


Or a piece of jewellery, like this banned books bracelet? :



Or maybe just a simple mug?


I'm thinking of inventing The Warehouse Sales Survival Kit (complete with energy tablets, collapsible shopping cart which doubles as a seat, and dustmask) for local booklovers ...