2023 Holiday Gift Guide

Books make the best gifts and here’s why:

• No assembly

• No extra pieces to hunt for

• No batteries required

• Books can be used over and over again

• Books never go out of style

• Books promote imagination and wonder

• Books stay with you for a lifetime

Favorite New Releases

*Affiliate links for favorite new releases with Bookshop.org, a platform that supports Indies like us. Use these links to earn The Story Shop a percentage of the profits or order directly through us over the phone/via email for even more support!

Surprise Boxes

Our Surprise Box of Books is perfect for the avid reader or the new reader! Let us know some recently enjoyed titles, a favorite genre, or broadly a beloved subject like unicorns or World War II, and we’ll pull several of our best titles for the recipient.

Or order a Surprise Box of Books and dedicate it to holiday titles! We’ll pack the box full of delightful Christmas and Winter books, and maybe even some cozy holiday goodies like hot cocoa and holiday candy.

Bookish Gifts

Puzzles, plushies, and accessories, oh my!

Create a perfectly bookish evening in a gift: A bookish puzzle to put together for a cozy evening, with a hot chocolate and a bookish mug to drink from, cuddle with a book character plushie, dive into one of our gorgeous editions, plus cozy book-themed socks. What’s not to love?

Buying for someone who likes things a little more shiny? We have bookish pins and glittery fairy wands, too!

Bonus: Our beautiful non-fiction books double as fascinating coffee table books!

Audiobooks

If you’re looking to skip the post office madness, audiobook memberships through Libro.fm make the perfect gift! You choose the membership (1, 3, 6, or 12 months) or choose the number of credits, your gift recipient picks their own audiobooks, and you support our shop with your purchase. Win-win-win!

Libro.fm audiobook gift memberships are available worldwide, and you can purchase them for yourself in addition to giving them as gifts.

Gift a membership!

Jolabokaflod: What is it?

Jólabókaflóð

Roughly translated from the Icelandic to be:

Christmas Book Flood

Need we say more? But wait, it gets better.

Jólabókaflóð is the coziest, most wonderful of Icelandic traditions.

How to celebrate in 3 easy steps:

1. Exchange books on Christmas Eve

2. Everyone settle in with your new book and hot cocoa

3. Enjoy the cozy delight of a holiday evening spent with family reading and sipping hot cocoa

It’s seriously that easy!

Extra points? Gift hot cocoa with the book!

Not sure what books to get for friends and loved ones? Ask our booksellers! We read hundreds of books every year to be able to recommend that next fabulous title for you.

What began with an abundance of books during a time of few pleasures in World War II (paper was one of the few things not rationed in Iceland during the war), quickly developed into a national tradition. This tradition cemented Iceland as a nation of bookaholics and has since spread to be celebrated more worldwide in recent years. Be still our bookish hearts!

2022 Holiday Gift Guide

Books make the best gifts and here’s why:

• No assembly

• No extra pieces to hunt for

• No batteries required

• Books can be used over and over again

• Books never go out of style

• Books promote imagination and wonder

• Books stay with you for a lifetime

Favorite New Releases

*Affiliate links for favorite new releases with Bookshop.org, a platform that supports Indies. Use these links to earn The Story Shop a percentage of the profits or order directly through us over the phone/via email for even more support!

Surprise Boxes

Our Surprise Box of Books is perfect for the avid reader or the new reader! Let us know some recently enjoyed titles, a favorite genre, or broadly a beloved subject like unicorns or World War II, and we’ll pull several of our best titles for the recipient.

Or order a Surprise Box of Books and dedicate it to holiday titles! We’ll pack the box full of delightful Christmas and Winter books, and maybe even some cozy holiday goodies like hot cocoa and holiday candy.

Bookish Gifts

Puzzles, teas, plushies, and accessories, oh my!

Create a perfectly bookish evening in a gift: A bookish puzzle to put together for a cozy evening, with a literary tea and a bookish mug to drink the tea from, cuddle with a book character plushie, plus cozy book-themed socks. What’s not to love?

Buying for someone who likes things a little more shiny? We have bookish pins and glittery fairy wands, too!

Audiobooks

If you’re ready to get a start on your holiday shopping, audiobook memberships through Libro.fm make the perfect gift! You choose the membership (1, 3, 6, or 12 months/credits), your gift recipient picks their own audiobooks, and you support our shop with your purchase. 

BONUS: This holiday season, when you purchase a credit bundle (for someone else or for yourself) you'll get a free seasonal audiobook as our gift to you!

Libro.fm audiobook gift memberships are available worldwide, and you can purchase them for yourself in addition to giving them as gifts. If you want to gift a specific audiobook, you can do that too!

Gift a membership!

Giving Back

Help us give the gift of reading this Christmas to kids in the Team Up Mentoring program! Each child has chosen a book, all you need to do is make the purchase! No need to choose, it’s so easy. A great gift for the hard-to-buy-for or the charitably-minded!

Celebrate Christmas at The Story Shop!

Looking for a venue for a holiday celebration for your work, small group, or book club?

Either somewhere fun outside of the workplace or somewhere you don’t need to clean or decorate?

We’ve got you covered!

Rent out our Celebration Room on a Thursday or Friday evening (or during the day upon request and availability) all decked out for the holidays!

Your rental includes:

• Whimsical Christmas décor

• Place settings for 20 seated guests

• Christmas tunes playing lightly in the background

• Our staff prepares the room and cleans up afterward

• All you need to bring is anything you’d like to eat or drink

2021 Holiday Gift Guide

Books make the best gifts and here’s why:

• No assembly

• No extra pieces to hunt for

• No batteries required

• Books can be used over and over again

• Books never go out of style

• Books promote imagination and wonder

• Books stay with you for a lifetime

Favorite New Releases

*Affiliate links for favorite new releases with Bookshop.org, a platform that supports Indies. Use these links to earn The Story Shop a percentage of the profits or order directly through us over the phone/via email for even more support!

Surprise Boxes

Our Surprise Box of Books is perfect for the avid reader or the new reader! Let us know some recently enjoyed titles, a favorite genre, or broadly a beloved subject like unicorns or World War II, and we’ll pull several of our best titles for the recipient.

Or order a Surprise Box of Books and dedicate it to holiday titles! We’ll pack the box full of delightful Christmas and Winter books, and maybe even some cozy holiday goodies like hot cocoa and holiday candy.

Bookish Gifts

Puzzles, teas, plushies, and accessories, oh my!

Create a perfectly bookish evening in a gift: A bookish puzzle to put together for a cozy evening, with a literary tea and a bookish mug to drink the tea from, cuddle with a book character plushie, plus cozy book-themed socks. What’s not to love?

Buying for someone who likes things a little more shiny? We have bookish necklaces and pins, too!

Audiobooks

If you’re ready to get a start on your holiday shopping, audiobook memberships through Libro.fm make the perfect gift! You choose the membership (1, 3, 6, or 12 months/credits), your gift recipient picks their own audiobooks, and you support our shop with your purchase. 

BONUS: This holiday season only, Libro.fm 12-month gift memberships come with a bonus credit! (That’s 13 credits for $180!)

Libro.fm audiobook gift memberships are available worldwide, and you can purchase them for yourself in addition to giving them as gifts. If you want to gift a specific audiobook, you can do that too!

Gift a membership!

The Story Shop Holiday Gift Guide

Keep reading. It's one of the most marvelous adventures anyone can have. -Lloyd Alexander

Struggling to find that perfect gift for your book-loving child, spouse, or friend? Find some of our favorite gifts for fellow bookworms below!

The Obvious

A book they’ll treasure. One of the best gifts for anyone is a book that they will read over & over again or a beautiful edition that’s an old favorite. Not sure what to pick? Ask one of our booksellers. We love helping find a next favorite or beloved title.

Subscription

Never run out of new reading material with a new release sent right to their door every month:

• Gift a monthly subscription for a period of 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, or 1 year

• Picture books recommended for ages 1-9

• Middle grade books recommended for ages 8-12

• Subscription will contain 1 recently-released book per month & will include promotional goodies related to that book as available through the publisher

• Shipping included in the subscription cost

• Automatic recurring payments set up upon purchase of a several-month subscription

• Billing will go through on the 10th of each month

• Holiday boxes will ship December 15th!

• Subscribe here

Audiobooks

Get your audiobooks through Libro.fm & support us at the same time!

• Comparable pricing with Audible, but supporting local indie bookstores

• Gift a 1 month, 3 month, 6 month, or 12 month membership

• OR gift a certain title

• Use credits whenever AND purchase extra titles with membership discount

• User friendly app for iPhone or Android

• Listen on multiple devices

• Subscribe here

Bookish Wearables & Accessories

Let them wear their favorite book in the form of a bookish t-shirt or onesie, drink their morning brew with a book-related mug, mark their place with adorable magnetic bookmarks, or read into the wee hours of the morning with a book light.

Continuing the Adventure

Do they love a certain series? Continue the adventure with an activity book or a character plush!