Stocking Stuffers for Book Lovers: Small Gift Ideas for the Reader in Your Life

Filling stockings for friends and families is a fantastic way to spread holiday joy during the winter season. Getting to curate a stocking full of things just right for your loved ones is a lot of fun, especially watching the joy on their face while they open it. So, if you have a bookworm in your love, you might be looking for stocking stuffers for book lovers.

Well, as a book lover myself, I am the perfect person to help. I know exactly what I would want to find in my stocking, so I know exactly what you should put in one for the reader in your life.

The items on this list also make fantastic small gifts or add-on gifts. Maybe you are looking for gifts for your coworkers or a gift for the librarian that always helps you find your next favorite read. You never need a good reason to buy gifts for book lovers. We always want them!

People put different things in stockings. Some stuff theirs with candy, others with hygiene products (was that only my family?) So I am adding a wide variety of options to this list. But I know everything on this list would be loved and used by readers! Personalize the stocking to what you know the bookworm loves! They are sure to appreciate the thought behind the stocking fillers.

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What Makes the Perfect Stocking Stuffers for Book Lovers?

The perfect stocking stuffers for book lovers are the bookmarks, bookish tea, book-themed mugs, annotating supplies, and bookish clothing. Anything that will make a book lover smile. Nothing beats the feeling of making someone smile, especially someone you love.

I always say that the best gifts are things the person wants, but rarely buy for themself. A luxury item. So, when thinking about stocking fillers for book worms, think about things that your loved one never knew they wanted, but will add some joy to their life nevertheless.

Stocking Stuffers for Book Lovers

1. Bookmarks

I promise, book lovers can never have too many bookmarks. Whenever we start a new book, all the bookmarks in our possession seem to vanish into thin air, and we have to use old receipts or napkins we find laying around the house. So grabbing a couple bookmarks is a fantastic stocking stuffer for book lovers.

The best part about bookmarks is how personalized you can be about buying them. You can get bookmarks for their favorite book, their favorite animal, or any other of their interests. You can even find bookmarks with quotes that remind you of your loved one. There are so many options out there.

There are so many beautiful bookmarks on Amazon. You can get beautiful gold metal bookmarks like the ones pictured above by clicking here. It comes in a set of four and would be perfect for someone who loves flowers and beautiful things.

Or, if you have someone cheeky in your life, get these adorable and humorous bookmarks that look like dinosaurs or sharks have been squished between the pages of your book. You can purchase those here.

2. Annotating Supplies

Something a lot of book lovers love to do is annotate books. It is a fun way to dissect the story they are reading. So one of my favorite stocking stuffers for book lovers is annotating supplies.

Putting together an annotating kit is the way to go! Grab a pouch or pencil case like the one below and fill it with highlighters, sticky notes, and more!

My favorite highlighters for annotation are mildliners. They come in a huge variety of colors and they are dual tipped, for highlighting both small and large text.

When buying tabs for the annotation kit, make sure to get them in a large variety of colors. That way, the book lover can place different colored tabs in their books for different reasons and meanings. Pink for quotes they loved. Blue for things that made them sad.

They also make transparent stick notes that are perfect for annotation. Especially if the reader doesn’t want to write directly in the book.

3. Thumb Page Holder

Sometimes it becomes exhausting holding books for so long. Something that can help is a page holder that slides right onto your thumb. This handy gadget can make it way easier to read for hours on end. Our hands get tired!

This one from Amazon is made from resin with dried flowers. It is absolutely gorgeous.

There are also wooden page holders if that is more your book lover’s style. The wooden ones will last longer without breaking.

4. Bookish Stickers

It might just be me but I am obsessed with stickers. I have covered my water bottle with them, and any other available surface. This is why this pack of over 100 book-themed stickers makes the best stocking stuffers for book lovers.

This small image doesn’t do it justice, so click this link to get a preview of what you get in this value pack of stickers.

5. Book-Themed Tea

When readers get enthralled in a book, they might sit down for hours reading. Or even all night. So to keep the stamina up for all that reading they need some caffeine. There is nothing better than relaxing with a good book and a warm cup of tea.

This set of teas from Novel Tea is perfect for book lovers. Each tea back is full of delicious English breakfast tea and has a literary quote attached! How perfect and delicious!

If you want to get a wider variety of tea flavors, Amazon sells a bunch of different tea sets full of flavors. Like this one from Twinings which includes 48 tea backs in a variety of different flavors. This comes with a cute storage bag that makes it perfect for gifting.

6. Bookish Socks

I am a sock collector, so I would definitely want a bookish pair of socks in my book-themed stocking. But I’m not the only one. Book lovers want to my as comfy as possible while reading, and that starts at the feet.

This is why these adorable bookish socks from Amazon make the perfect stocking filler idea for readers.

There are so many bookish sock designs out there! You can get them in any color, and you could probably even get ones specific to the reader’s favorite book. It all depends on how popular that book is!

7. Book-Themed Tote Bag

Book lovers love tote bags. How else are we supposed to carry all the books we just bought when we said we were on a book buying ban? Can’t exactly carry them inside in a Barnes & Noble shopping bag, can we?

So, rolling up an adorable bookish tote bag and stuffing it into a stocking is an ideal small gift idea for a bookworm.

You could even make the tote the stocking if you wanted. Go a little bit outside the box!

8. Bookish Coloring Book

I find coloring so relaxing! It is a simple, calm activity that doesn’t require any brainpower or social interaction! An introvert’s dream!

This beautiful bookish coloring book on Amazon has 20 different pages to color in! The designs are gorgeous! (To see the inside, head to the review section of the listing!)

You can pair this coloring book with a set of colored pencils! Your book lover will have everything they need for a cozy night of coloring.

One of my favorite things to do while coloring is listening to audiobooks! Give them an Audible subscription with the coloring book!

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I have always thought that the best stockings were filled with essentials but that also had a dash of fun. These stocking stuffers for book lovers do just that. With the essentials of annotating and caffeine, along with the fun of stickers and socks, these gift ideas for readers are sure to put a smile on their faces.

And I definitely won’t judge if you buy these things for yourself! I know I would! Especially those stickers and socks! Two of my favorite things!

What is the best bookish gift you have ever received? Let me know in the comments below!

Thanks for reading!