The Gilmore Book Club Gift Guide 2026
All the best books and pop culture gifts
The Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide: Unique Presents for Every fan and book lover on Your List
Are you on the hunt for the perfect holiday gifts for your loved ones? Look no further! The Gilmore Book Club’s comprehensive gift guide has everything you need to make this holiday season truly special! From unique and thoughtful presents for book lovers to exciting gifts for Gilmore Girls fans to pop culture gifts that will delight everyone, we've got you covered.
In this ultimate holiday gift guide, you'll discover a curated selection of Gilmore Book Club hand-picked items that are sure to delight even the most discerning recipients like Richard and Emily Gilmore. Featuring a wide range of items across various price points, our holiday gift guide provides options for every budget. More gifts will be added each week, so make sure to check back often!
This year, I’m doing things a little differently! I’m adding more Pop Culture and fandom gifts. So keep scrolling through to find your favorite fandom!
Fandoms Included:
Gilmore Girls, Lord of the Rings, Bridgerton, Friends, Disney
Not all the fandoms are currently listed, so check back or sign up for email updates.
Sections Included: Advent Calendars, Books, Fandoms, Stocking Stuffers
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Digital Gift Ideas
No shipping, no wrapping, no worries! Perfect for last-minute shoppers.
Read all the books mentioned in every season of Gilmore Girls with this spreadsheet tracker reading list. This Interactive Reading List automatically counts all books read and lists books by season, episode, and character!
Read all the books mentioned in every season of Friends with this spreadsheet tracker reading list. This Interactive Reading List automatically counts all books read and lists books by season and by episode.
Watch movies with the Gilmore Girls! This tracker counts all the movies you’ve watched and allows you to filter movies by category to make themed movie lists.
A list of all J.R.R. Tolkien’s books and writings that can be sorted by categories and automatically count how many works you’ve read!
Read all the books mentioned on Seasons 1-6 of Gossip Girl with this spreadsheet tracker reading list. This Interactive Reading List automatically counts all books read and lists books by season and by episode.
Advent Calendars
The Best Books to Gift for the Holidays
The best of the best books from this year, trending options and new books you may not have seen elsewhere. There’s something for everyone on your list!
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Fiction Books
An engaged couple discovers a magical movie theater that challenges what they know about themselves—and each other—in this nostalgic and “utterly engrossing” (Margarita Montimore, USA TODAY bestselling author) debut that is perfect for fans of The Midnight Library and In Five Years.
The #BestofBookTok author of House of Bane and Blood is back with an original standalone romantasy where a witch resurrects a centuries-old con man to help defeat an evil god, only to uncover secrets about their own ill-fated past lives and ... love.
From the author of Teddy, a dazzling historical novel about an American librarian in 1920s Switzerland who must face the truth of decisions she made to survive during the First World War.
In the wake of the Great War, American Helen Fox lives a solitary life in Switzerland as a librarian, cataloguing books left as bequests by diplomats and other expatriates. Bookish and buttoned up, Helen is shocked when she receives a package that hints at her far more colorful past: it’s a draft chapter of a novel written by a man she knew intimately during the war—a soldier she nursed at a camp in the Alps for wounded Allied troops. Though he claims his book is fiction, Helen is afraid of what it might reveal about who she used to be, really, and whose side she might have been on. . . .
Bursting with literary references and testament to the power of reading, this lush and atmospheric tale of love, grief, and betrayal interweaves Helen’s own recollections of her life—including her affair with an exiled Austrian baron—with pages from her ex-lover’s supposedly fictional book and other dispatches. The Library of Leaving is both a story of a wartime romance and a meditation on how books read or written tell—and sometimes distort—the truth of a life.
Non-Fiction
Why the ongoing fascination with the ancient world? This witty, approachable book asks why--for better or (sometimes) worse--antiquity continues to exert such a powerful hold on the contemporary imagination. Recalling a formative childhood encounter with a four-thousand-year-old piece of bread in a museum, Beard introduces the idea of thauma, or wonder, that kick-started a lifetime engaging with classics. It was not the canonical "greats" of ancient literature and art that initially drew her in, she confesses, but rather the more intimate, messy, and humdrum evidence of daily life in the remote past.
Confronting the uses and abuses of symbols of the ancient world, Beard reminds us that the traditions and "masterpieces" of Greece and Rome have certainly been politicized, but they belong to neither the left nor the right. Happily, no one owns the past. She warns us not to let a sense of reverence or overfamiliarity dampen the "shock of the old," arguing that one of the most important things that classics teach us is how to grapple with complicated and controversial things. "The Greeks and Romans are long dead, they cannot answer back, and you can say what you like about them," she reminds readers. "The simple fact that classics belong to none of us can offer a safe space to argue about the most difficult debates we face now."
Beard welcomes everyone into classics. "It is not compulsory to be excited by the ancient world," she writes. "But it can be a shame not to be." This charming, sharp, and readable book from one of the world's most entertaining classicists offers something for both new and established fans of classics, bringing new wonder and curiosity to even the most ancient of ideas.
Detailing the riveting cultural history of reading technologies, book revolutions, and cultural upheavals, Reading Matters showcases the massive power of reading, writing, and books in helping us understand who we are.
A sweeping natural history of the humble trees that built nations, sparked wars, and became the world's most cherished holiday tradition
Pop Culture
Step into the magical world of ELF with this captivating oral history, written by beloved comedian and actor Andy Richter, who watched the on-set shenanigans unfold before his very eyes, and featuring a foreword by Will Ferrell!
Go inside the writers’ room and onto the set of the honorary queen of comfort shows—with exclusive interviews from the creator, cast, writers, directors, and crew.
The actors who played Topanga, Shawn, and Eric on Boy Meets World expand on their hit podcast, Pod Meets World, in a nostalgic behind-the-scenes history of the much-loved 90s sitcom, featuring untold stories and never-before-seen photos.
Kristine’s Picks
A rollicking, beautifully illustrated adventure through the history of the English language—from social media star Olivia Swarthout
English is, by many measures, the largest language in the world—and doubtless the unruliest. Over the last millennium, we’ve borrowed, stolen, conquered, and invented our way to a massive lexicon (a million words by some counts), filled with numerous untold stories.
If Gollum, Caesar and Ulysses Klaue could hear Andy Serkis tell his story, would they choose him to play them? This is the question at the heart of his long-awaited memoir.
Whether it's a local indie bookshop, an online megaretailer, or a chain bookstore, the place we buy books is an essential part of our reading lives. Bookstores connect books to potential buyers and convert idle browsers into committed readers. Yet, as historian Andrew Pettegree reveals, it took more than five centuries after Gutenberg for bookstores as we know them to emerge.
The Bookshop tells a sweeping history of the bookstore. It celebrates the ingenuity of booksellers, from the smugglers who carried contraband books across borders, to the innovators who created the global distribution networks that define books and bookselling today. Even though few bookshops lasted more than a few years during the best of times, booksellers relentlessly sought new ways to get books to readers. Innovators like the squabbling dealers who invented the secondhand bookstore, or Victorian capitalists like W. H. Smith, who built an empire of railroad station book stalls to serve idle passengers, made bookselling what it is today.
The Bookshop is the story of how the bookstore became the indispensable meeting place for book makers and book lovers around the world.
Remember, book lovers are always on the lookout for their next great read. Consider their favorite genres and authors when choosing a gift, and find something that complements their reading habits.
Indie Books Spotlight
Christmas With the Elf King is a cozy romance set in a Lord of the Rings inspired fantasy setting with all the wholesome charm of a Hallmark Christmas movie!
Calling all Mortal Queens, Emily Wilde, and The Spell Shop lovers, this book is a beautiful mashup of all of my favorite things from those stories, and it is the perfect read to get cozy with!
A contemporary love letter to The Lord of the Rings, this delightful story features a magical baker, a grumpy Elf King, and a quest to save their land from a darkness that is threatening to overcome them. Set in a snowy, enchanted world, this tale weaves gentle fantasy and the magic of Christmas.
This book is absolute cozy perfection. It's a warm hug. It's a hot cinnamon scroll. It is everything Christmasy and good wrapped up in a delicious, slow-burn fantasy, wholesome romance.
GORGEOUS special edition and cozy, LOTR inspired holiday romance!
A grieving blacksmith fighting for revenge. A tortured rebel fighting for freedom. A ruthless king out to destroy them both. Forged in Fading is the first book in this slow-burn, Nordic-inspired, epic romantic fantasy series, Bones of Kings. Perfect for fans of the slow-burn romance and immersive world-building of Daughter of No Worlds and the heart and humor of Paladin's Grace.
One of my favorite romantasy books of the year!
You have spent the last decade trying to learn presence, calm, and joy. Your dog was born with all three and has been napping through your efforts.Part memoir. Part self-help. Part love letter to a dog who ate a sock and showed zero remorse.
Perfect for dog lovers, recovering over-achievers, anyone who’s been told to “just meditate,” gift-givers who want to be remembered, and every human who suspects their pet has life figured out better than they do.
Life lessons from our furry friends!
lord of the rings gifts
Gilmore Girls Gifts
Luke’s Bowl Candle $40 Use code GILMOREBOOKCLUB15 for 15% off!
Friends Gifts
Bridgerton Gifts
Disney Gifts
Stocking Stuffers and Small Gift Ideas
Coming Soon!
Remember, it's the thought that counts, not the price tag. Budget-friendly gifts can be just as thoughtful and meaningful as more expensive options.
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Most items from previous gift guides are still available!
Gift Ideas for Friends
Finding the perfect gift can sometimes be a challenge, but with a little thought and consideration, you can find something that truly shows how much you care. Here are some tips to help you choose the perfect gift for your loved ones:
1. Consider their interests and hobbies: Think about what the person enjoys doing in their free time. Are they a Lorelai, Rory, Lane, or Sookie? By considering their hobbies and interests, you can find a gift that aligns perfectly with their passions.
2. Personalize it: Adding a personal touch to a gift can make it even more special. Consider engraving their initials on a piece of jewelry, or customizing an item with their name or a meaningful quote. Personalization shows that you put thought and effort into finding a unique gift just for them.
3. Think about their needs: Is there something the person needs but hasn't had the chance to buy for themselves? Practical gifts can be just as thoughtful as sentimental ones. Consider items like a new kitchen gadget for the home cook or a cozy blanket for someone who loves to curl up with a good book.
Remember, the most important thing is to choose a gift that comes from the heart. As long as you put thought and consideration into your selection, your loved ones are sure to appreciate the gesture.