While my Christmas wish list includes things very pandemic—sweat pants and self-help books about anxiety—and things very me—roller skates, an old-fashioned bike, and about 600 cookbooks—it also includes plenty of things in the writerly and readerly vein. I thought, this year, I would make a list of great gifts for writers and for readers. Perhaps you have a writer or reader in your life, or perhaps you are a writer or reader looking for some things to add to your wish list. Obviously, you need to know a little about the person in order to pick out a gift, even from this list, but it’s a start. And some of the gifts are pretty universal, assuming they don’t already have it. Then again, there are a handful of these gifts that could be given over and over again.

FOR WRITERS

• A new laptop
• Laptop sleeve and/or stylus and/or drawing pad and/or stickers and/or keyboard cover meant for their laptop
• I Wrote a Book About You, M.H. Clark or The Book About Me, Peter Pauper Press
• An antique typewriter
• A car magnet that says, “You are dangerously close to being killed off in my novel”
• A neck and back massager that fits in their chair
• A subscription to Writers Digest or Poets & Writers
• A book from this list HERE
• The Business of Being a Writer, Jane Friedman
• Write the Story and Complete the Story, Picadilly or 642 Things to Write About
• Journals: One Line a Day, or Keri Smith (Wreck This Journal, etc.)
• Thou Spleeny Swag-Bellied Miscreant, Sarah Royal
• Vex, Hex, Smash, Smooch, Constance Hale or Save the Cat!
• Desk and/or Chair
• Blue Light Reducing Glasses
• Writing gloves
• Writing-themed cookbooks
• Writer’s Clock
• The Writer’s Toolbox/Writer Emergency Pack
• A subscription to Journal of the Month
• A fountain pen and ink
• Sketchbook and drawing implements of choice, if they do that too
• “Being a Writer Is Easy” mug
• Scrabble or Bananagrams
• Fliptionary
• Writer’s Block wine
• Scrabble or poetry refrigerator magnets
• Literary Insults Chart
• Adjustable footrest and/or Bouncy Band
• Fidgets
• Lumbar support
• Rocketbook
• Ergonomic wrist rest
• Lecone charger with desk organizer
• Password Book
• Calendar for next year
• Aqua Notes waterproof paper pad and pencil
• Adult coloring book
• EVISTR or Sony Digital Voice Recorder
• The Emotion Thesaurus
• Coffee mug warmer
• Becoming, Michelle Obama
• YETI bottle
• Quotation mark stud earrings
• “Meta Phors Be with You” t-shirt
• Vintage typewriter inspired keyboard
• My Coffee and Book Club with a writing book theme
• Scribbler Gift Subscription
• Wordsmith Deck
• Magnetic notebook
• Music or music player of choice in format of choice
• Dictionary of the Strange, Curious & Lovely, Robin Devoe
• Margaret Atwood’s Creative Writing class
• Writer’s Tears Whiskey
• Literary journals
• Literary Wonderlands
• A Candle for Writer’s Block
• Writer at Work door hanger
• Post it notes
• A red pen/marker
• Freewrite Traveler
• Pep Talks for Writers
• Lenovo Yoga Book
• Writer’s Block/Ultimate Writer’s Block
• Virtual keyboard
• The Emotional Wound Thesaurus
• Typewriter coaster gift set
• Portable glass tea infuser
• Lap desk
• Travel journal
• Art markers
• “Please do not annoy the writer. She may put you in a book and kill you” mug
• Creative Block
• Commas save lives mug
• Bullet journal
• Canvases, paints (or whatever they use) and tools, if they swing that way
• Large totes or a rolling work bag, if they don’t already have too many

FOR READERS (which can also be useful for writers, too)

• Out of Print scarves, like the one that looks like a library check-out card
• Out of Print tee shirts, like the one that looks like check out stamps
• Out of Print sweatshirts, like the one with Matilda that says “Bookworm”
• Out of Print socks
• Out of Print bags
• Books Bucket List/100 Books scratch-off poster
• Kindle/Book Bub/Audible subscription
• Gift card to their local bookstore
• Poe-pourri
• Drink with the Great Drinkers shotglass set
• Key to 221 Baker Street necklace
• Literature/writing-themed coasters
• Book cover postcards
• Reading is Sexy swag
• “I Put Down My Book to Be Here” t-shirt
• Book art
• Library Set Candles
• Library of Fragrance’s Paperback Cologne
• Book lover pillow
• Bookish jewelry
• Book club/subscription box membership
• Books from this list HERE or maybe HERE
• Literary Notes
• Bookmark sets
• Name stamp
• Book plates
• First Lines Literature mug
• Shakespeare, Not Stirred¸ Caroline Bicks
• The Literature Book or The Shakespeare Book, James Canton/DK
• Novel Teas
• A book nook kit
• Litograph t-shirt
• Literary action figures
• Bookends
• Card catalogue notecards
• Shakespeare mug
• Bibliophile and/or Diverse Bibliophile, Jane Mount
• Bibliophile Reader’s Journal, Jane Mount
• Bibliophile:Diverse Spines (Jane Mount) wall calendar