The Best Gifts for Book Lovers (2025): From E-Readers to Boxed Sets

If they have an e-reader but want the option to use color, the Kobo Libra Color is the best option. It lets them use a range of colors as they read, and you can add on a stylus to turn it into a digital notebook. It’s got page-turner buttons, which are great and something you won’t find on Kindle.

This e-reader from Kobo is the same price as the Kindle Paperwhite, but it comes with a color screen. It’s a smaller 6-inch size like the base Kindle, and I love how lightweight it is to hold. It’s a great budget color e-reader if you don’t want the Libra’s stylus and notebook feature.

If they don’t have a Kindle, the 12th-edition Paperwhite is our favorite one. It’s got a warm front light and great battery life, and it comes in a fun pink color. Upgrade to Signature for an auto-adjusting light and more storage (aka more books!).

The Kindle Scribe 2 is a great e-reader and digital notebook in one. It’s larger than the Libra Color, making it easy to write and draw on, but the downside is it doesn’t have a color screen. There’s a color model coming this winter, though.

PopSockets has a new collection of Kindle cases that have a MagSafe ring, so you can easily pop on a PopSocket grip. The Curled Up With a Good Book design has a matching case and grip you can use together.

This handy case not only looks nice, but the lines on the cover actually allow it to fold and prop the Kobo up while you read it. So handy! It comes in cute colors and is available for multiple Kobo devices, including the Clara and Libra.

This is my favorite PopGrip. It’s big enough that my small hands can comfortably reach it on the 7-inch Paperwhite and Colorsoft, and it is both cool to the touch and to look at.

These straps from Strapsicle make it really easy to hold up an e-reader. They’re easy to attach, and I even find just using one of the two straps secures it. The limited-edition neon collection is super fun and worth shopping before it runs out.

Our favorite reading light is a super versatile clip-on with an adjustable gooseneck. The two swiveling light bars have seven LEDs each.

This lightweight neck light is a great option if your reader might hate clipping something onto the pages. It has three light warmths and six brightness settings.

This cute belt bag isn’t too much wider than a normal one, but it packs a soft internal pocket made for carrying a Kindle Paperwhite or base Kindle (a Kobo Clara would also fit just as nicely).

This tote bag screams “I love books” in the best way possible. It’s a great size with, nice long straps that make it super comfortable to wear.

Strapsicle recently launched stickers, with both a sweet and spicy pack. It’s a nice-size set that could easily decorate multiple e-readers.

If they’re constantly crushing a new read, get them a journal to track everything they’ve read and how they liked it.

I don’t like primary colors while I annotate my books. This is a similar but much larger pack of book tabs I found at my local Daiso, and the pastel colors are much more pleasing on the eyes as I mark up my book pages.

I love these highlighters for my paper planners, and they’re a great option for readers who like to highlight passages. There’s a highlighter and pen end for each color if they like to underline.

The label says it all. Give them a candle to alert everyone they’re busy reading. I’ve tried all four scents you can choose from, and my favorites are the mimosa and white tea scents.

Help them block out the world while read (or take part in immersion reading, where you listen to the audiobook while you read the physical book at the same time) with our favorite noise-canceling headphones.

Give them a gorgeous mug to stay hydrated with their drink of choice while they read, whether that’s a nice cup of tea or a hot toddy.

They’ll need some hot water with that cup of tea, and this chic electric kettle is both stylish and affordable without slacking on performance.

Give the gift of happy, cozy feet with our favorite set of men’s slippers. Our WIRED reviewer says these slippers hold up well and have the classic Ugg front, with a low back that makes them easy to slip on and off.

If there’s a book I want to get my husband that he’s already read, it’s these beautiful illustrated editions of Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, and even The Silmarillion.

Maybe they’ve been a One Piece fan for years. Maybe they’re a new fan after seeing the Netflix series. You can start their collection of the still-running manga or even give a couple initial volumes to get them hooked on the original.

If they’re fans of A Court of Thorns and Roses, it’s official: They’ll need to read Sarah J. Maas’ other series, Crescent City, to keep up with what happens in the next ACOTAR book. The first one is my favorite.

These are a great series of books if you’re shopping for an elementary reader or teenager. The books have held up, with Blume’s themes still resonating years later.

If you know someone struggling with time to sit down and read, give them an Audible subscription so they can listen to books while they drive, do chores, work out, and so much more.

Book of the Month is a subscription for the reader who loves physical books. Every month, there are five to seven titles to choose from that ship right to their door (they can skip months if nothing catches their eye).

WIRED reviewer Adrienne So has subscribed for years (on and off) to Parnassus Signed First Editions, from novelist Ann Patchett’s store in Nashville, Tennessee. The books are mainly literary fiction, with occasional nonfiction. Every book she’s gotten has been an absolute banger.