20ish last minute bookish gift ideas: for hostesses, besties, brothers-in-law & more.

I've got good, giftable, pre-screened reading recs for everyone on your list.

We plan, we plan again, and somehow still a few things always slip off your radar until the last minute. Been there! Am currently there!

I won’t tell you that I think a gourmet hot cocoa and a beautiful mug are a perfect gift, one you could probably pull together with a day’s notice, you already know that. If you have run out of time to even do something that clever, I’ve got you!

Put some nice wrapping paper on any of the below, and you are really cooking with gas, kid.

Here are some easy to wrangle things that I think pair very nicely with a book as a gift:

• Flowers (maybe a subscription?)

• A cheese board (I love Boarderie’s)

• An excellent candle, preferably one far too nice for someone to buy guilt-free for themselves (my fave)

• Something fragrant— a little hand cream or roller ball from Aesop, perhaps

• Small gift card to the local mani/pedi or foot massage spot is always a hit!

Onto the great round up of books to choose from, shall we? Every single recommendation that I have shared below is a…