Some favorite gifts for book lovers that aren't books

Some favorite gifts for book lovers that aren’t books

1/21

Let the wild rumpus start with this “Where the Wild Things Are” onesie. ($20, Out Of Print Clothing) (Out Of Print Clothing)

2/21

Candles to evoke old books, bookstores and Sherlock’s study, 8 ounces each ($15, Frostbeard Studio/ Etsy) (Frostbeard Studio)

3/21

For the fan who already has all her books, a Jane Austen temporary tattoo set ($8.95, Los Angeles Public Library Store) (Accoutrements)

4/21

A large two-person waterproof tent that looks like an open book. ($465, Fieldcandy, ships free from England in 3-5 days) (Fieldcandy)

5/21

Feel like holding up your books is like tilting at windmills? Steel Don Quixote bookends, handmade (Knob Creek Metal Arts, $65) (Knob Creek Metal Arts)

6/21

A Kurt Vonnegut mug or one that’s filled with famous books’ first lines. ($12.95, Unemployed Philosophers Guild) (Unemployed Philosophers Guild)

7/21

Baltimore’s Raven Beer comes in four Edgar Allen Poe themes. ($1.50 per bottle, Sunset Beer) (Carolyn Kellogg)

8/21

These classic ABCs blocks for early readers are made in Michigan from local wood with nontoxic ink. ($36, Uncle Goose) (Uncle Goose)

9/21

Peg & Awl’s Anselm Bookbinding Kit includes everything needed to make a blank book by hand. ($28, Peg and Awl) (Peg and Awl)

10/21

A Mark Twain bobblehead for the Twain fan ($20, Mark Twain House & Museum) (Mark Twain House & Museum)

11/21

This oversize tote declares, “I Like Big Books and I Cannot Lie.” Fans of Sir Mix-A-Lot will be particularly impressed. ($22, Library Store) (Los Angeles Public Library / Library Foundation)

12/21

For Ernest Hemingway fans: Papa’s Pilar rum is officially licensed by Hemingway’s estate and named after the author’s fishing boat. ($30, various) (Papa’s Pilar)

13/21

Tiffany’s emerald-cut green quartz cocktail ring is a stand-in for the green light at the end of Daisy Buchanan’s dock. ($1,100 Tiffany) (Tiffany)

14/21

Herman Melville’s second-most-famous work, the short story “Bartleby, the Scrivener,” features Bartleby, a character who repeats, “I would prefer not to,” when asked to do his tedious job. Memorialized by independent publisher Melville House, whose logo is on the reverse. ($20, Melville House) (Melville House)

15/21

Alice tumbles after the White Rabbit on this “Down the Rabbit Hole” necklace inspired by “Alice in Wonderland.” ($30, Out of Print Clothing) (Out of Print Clothing)

16/21

“You must drink tea with us tonight,” Jane Austen wrote in “Sense and Sensibility.” This tea sampler contains four teas, each based on a character in another of her novels, “Pride and Prejudice.” ($14.95, Bingley’s Teas) (Bingley’s Teas)

17/21

In “The Great Gatsby,” Tom Buchanan says of Gatsby, “An Oxford man! Like hell he is! He wears a pink suit.” Brooks Brothers’ Gatbsy line - inspired by the movie based on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel -- includes this pink-stripe linen suit. (Jacket $69, trousers $298, Brooks Brothers) (Brooks Brothers)

18/21

Nabovok’s choice: Butterfly collector Vladimir Nabokov would have been charmed by this battery-operated mechanical butterfly, which flutters around in its jar. (Office Playground, $17.99) (Office Playground)

19/21

This book necklace by Peg and Awl is bound in recycled leather and contains actual sheets of paper for very tiny notes. It comes in three sizes and a variety of colors. ($42-$54, Peg and Awl) (Peg and Awl)

20/21

This safe looks like a book from the outside. Open the cover and inside is a hollowed-out nook for keepsakes. This one is a copy of “The Secret Garden” by Frances Hodgson Burnett. ($52, Etsy) (Kara Witham / Secret Safe Books)

21/21

An iPhone case that looks like the old-style checkout cards in library books. ($26, Library Store) (Out of Print Clothing / The Library Store)

By Carolyn Kellogg

Dec. 1, 2014

3 PM

Are the shelves of the book lovers in your life filling up? Maybe what they need are some bookish gifts that aren’t books.

We’ve found gifts for the drinkers of coffee and tea and beer, for campers and crafters, for new parents and the person who loves sparkling jewelry.

There are gifts for fans of Jane Austen, Mark Twain, Kurt Vonnegut and more. Take a look.

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Carolyn Kellogg

Carolyn Kellogg was Books editor of the Los Angeles Times from 2016 to 2018. She joined the L.A. Times in 2010 as a staff writer in books with an emphasis on digital projects. Her work was recognized with the paper’s editorial award. For six years, she served on the board of directors of the National Book Critics Circle. Prior to coming to The Times, she served as editor of LAist.com, web editor of Marketplace and as the web editor of the California Community Foundation. In her spare time, she ran a podcast interviewing authors called Pinky’s Paperhaus. She has an MFA in creative writing from the University of Pittsburgh and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Southern California.