The Gilmore Book Club Gift Guide 2025
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, Disney
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Sections Included: Advent Calendars, Books, Fandoms, Stocking Stuffers
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Digital Gift Ideas
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The Fastest Way to Finish the Rory Gilmore Reading Challenge
Excited to take on all 350+ books from the Rory List, but frustrated every time you forget how many books you’ve read?
Check out this Tracker spreadsheet exclusively from the Gilmore Book Club. See below for all the details.
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
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.
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.
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
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lord of the rings gifts
Gilmore Girls Gifts
Luke’s Bowl Candle $40 Use code GILMOREBOOKCLUB15 for 15% off!
Stocking Stuffers and Small Gift Ideas
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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.