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If you鈥檙e anything like us鈥攁nd hello, you鈥檙e here, reading this鈥攜ou鈥檙e probably a book lover. Whether those to-read piles on the brink of teetering over are yours or your bestie鈥檚, parent鈥檚, or partner鈥檚, we鈥檙e not here to judge the unread stacks.

But when it comes to the great responsibility of sharing the love of books through gifts, there are so many options beyond books themselves. To help you do right by the book lovers in your life, we asked for gift suggestions from the most bibliophilic, word nerdy people we know: the Dictionary.com staff.

You have our permission to also buy all of these things for yourself鈥攚e won鈥檛 tell!

馃巹 Games for book lovers

Even book lovers put their books down sometimes. Here鈥檚 a good reason: to play some of these beautifully book-themed games.

1. Hardback

Hardback. Photograph. Fowers Games.

Recommended by: Heather B., Lexicographer

is a tabletop deck-building card game. The basic object is to spell words using the letter cards in your hand. But, as Heather notes, there are all kinds of card effects for the different genres of cards (adventure, horror, mystery, and romance).

Heather says: 鈥淭he game is pretty rewarding for a novice, because you can always spell something, but to really be great, you need to strategize using the card effects and powers.鈥�

2. Electric Literature鈥檚 Papercuts

Papercuts. Photograph. Electric Literature. Penguin Random House.

Like Apples to Apples but with a novel twist. Electric Literature鈥檚 pairs questions and answers inspired by famous novels and works of literature.

3. Pentiment

Pentiment. Photograph. Obsidian. Xbox Game Studios.

For the book lover slash gamer, there is , now available on Xbox. The theme? A medieval manuscript mystery鈥攁nd some very beautiful scripts.

4. Mystery puzzles

Recommended by: Danuta M., Editorial Coordinator

What do you call a mystery and a puzzle combined into one? (A myzzle? We鈥檙e working on it.)

Danuta got an for her parents last year.

5. Dear Holmes: Mysteries by Mail

While we鈥檙e on the subject of mysteries, take a look at , another puzzling game. Recipients receive a mystery by mail each month. Is it the perfect gift? Elementary, our dear gifter!

6. Marrying Mr. Darcy

If you ardently admire a certain literary character, the card game just might be for you.

馃巹 Booklover shirts and wearables

Want to wear your book love on your sleeve, literally? You鈥檝e got options鈥攊ncluding from some beloved independent bookstores. Don鈥檛 forget to check out the selection of bookish merch from your favorite book shop or local library (like the and the ).

1. Phenomenal Book Club

Phenomenal is a media company that promotes underrepresented writers. Its 鈥渂ook club鈥� offers a .

2. A Room of One鈥檚 Own

A Room of One鈥檚 Own is a queer-owned bookshop in Madison, Wisconsin, whose online shop offers some .

3. Harriet鈥檚 Bookshop

Recommended by: Mariel J., Research Editor

Harriet鈥檚 Bookshop in Philadelphia offers that let you show your allegiance (e.g. 鈥溾�� and 鈥�), along with general book lover options (鈥溾��) and Philly-centric ones (鈥溾��).

Mariel says: 鈥淢y favorite book tee鈥攁nd I have many!鈥攊s their 鈥樷�� shirt in gray. And I just bought their sweatshirt as a gift. Very excited about that find!鈥�

4. Dictionary.com T-shirts

We鈥檙e a little biased, but we think we have the . (Spoiler: one of them literally says 鈥溾�� on it.)

Our collection includes cheeky shirts with the definition for legend (great for Mom or Dad) and tee-shirt (you know exactly which friend would love this). There are so many good ones, going to have a hard time choosing!

(See the next section for our equally cheeky mugs.)

5. Out of Print

Design by Topher MacDonald. Photograph. Out of Print.

Recommended by: Allison T., VP of Product

The Out of Print company has donated more than 5 million books to literacy initiatives and communities in need. Its offers book lover-themed T-shirts, tote bags, necklaces, and more.

Allison says: 鈥淪o many great gifts for book lovers, including this !鈥�

6. Litographs

Recommended by: Jess M., Director of Marketing, and Aroline H., Content Editor

If the recipient of your gift has a taste in clothing that鈥檚 literary in a literal way, check out that feature actual text from classic works.

7. Book-page earrings聽

Recommended by: Aroline H., Content Editor

Vermont-based Etsy shop uses book pages from discarded books to create unique jewelry, including .

Aroline says: 鈥淚 love wearing the pair I have because wherever I go I always have a book on me!鈥�

馃巹 Book lover gifts for the home

Once you鈥檝e geared up with book lover apparel and some literary games, surround yourself with some book lover home goods.

1. Dictionary.com mugs

Mugs are like books: You can never have enough. And with all of the cheeky things we鈥檝e added to , you鈥檒l probably want to get several.

Nothing says like curling up with a book and a nice big of , , or鈥� (don鈥檛 act like you don鈥檛 know what we鈥檙e talking about).

And if you鈥檙e , don鈥檛 sleep on our !

2. Book-themed candles

Chi Candle is a family-owned company with a whole line of soy-based , including: 鈥淥ld Book Pages,鈥� 鈥淣ew Book Pages,鈥� 鈥淣ew Bookstore,鈥� and 鈥淩eading on a Rainy Day.鈥� (Sorry, there鈥檚 no 鈥淩eading Next to a Snoring Cat鈥濃�攜et. For now you鈥檒l have to provide your own.)