It’s time once again for my almost-annual Christmas gift guide for bibliophiles, in which I collect some quirky and some actually useful gifts for writers and readers on your list. But mostly because I’m a sucker for whimsy.
Tired of someone always teasing you about being on the grammar police force? Here’s a way to prove it, with the Grammar Police T-Shirt: To Serve and Correct.
The Bulletin Mouse Pad and Pencil Cup,
both made out of cork will add a touch of whimsy to any writer’s desk.
Now you have a use for all those push-pins lying in the back of your
drawer.
Dishware that not only looks like lined memo pads,
you can even write on it with a removable-ink marker pen. Plus, the
high-fired ceramic is both dishwasher and Microwave safe. Try to do that
with your paper legal pad.
A mug with the motto: Write Drunk and Edit Sober. Yep, that about sums up the writing process. Also a great gift for writers who like some whine with their wine.
These Haikubes
includes a set of 63 word cubes that you roll and use the words that
come up to create an “expressive” haiku. (Note, that the “expressive”
part is courtesy of the manufacturer. Your poetic mileage may vary.)
A genuine “novel” bookrest
– it’s a pillow made of shaped polyester suede that props your book at
the perfect reading angle. Plus, it’s lightweight and even comes with an
attached bookmark cord. For you eBook fans, looks perfect for eReaders,
too.
Speaking of pillows, why relegate your favorite social-networking icons to bits and bytes when you can snuggle up to them
on your sofa? Best of all, you get that “social atmosphere” thing minus
the time-vampire suck of actually being on the Internet.
For those of us who can remember using a typewriter, here’s a vintage sterling silver typewriter key necklace. You even get to choose the letter you want.
Typing on a modern keyboard make you a tad peckish? The Chocolap
is a cardboard laptop with keys made of chocolate. You won’t be able to
surf the web with it, but can you eat a regular laptop? Didn’t think
so.
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