My "Blue Friday" Gift Guide for Readers, Writers, and Other Loved Ones
... including books with 15% off through December 2nd. Scroll all the way through!
It’s the double whammy. Hanukkah and Christmas on the same day! Here’s my annual gift guide!
“Book person”mug (Bando)
A heart jewelry box (Cuyana)
“Book bag” tote (Out of Print)
Book vase: Pride and Prejudice (Once Upon a Book Club)
Smart book light (Gifted L.A.)
“Books Make a Home” coffee table book (Gifted L.A.)
“Take Note” stationery set (Gifted L.A.)
Cozy blanket (Serena and Lily)
Candle: “Book Club” (Homesick)
Socks that “give books” (Conscious Step)
Influential Women Book Gift Set (Juniper Books)
Rooms of Their Own: Where Great Writers Write Coffee Table Book
Literary Clock (changes quotes with time-themed expressions!), Uncommon Goods
Scrabble Vintage travel edition (L.L. Bean)
Scrabble desktop set (Mark & Graham)
“Smells Like She’s Writing a Bestseller” candle (James Wax)
Reading Journal (Papier)
Chutzpah bracelets from Jessica Keith
Mensch t-shirt (UJA)
“Jewish Stories are best when shared” hat from Social Goods - only available through Zibby Media
“Stories are Best When Shared” sweatshirt and hat (Social Goods — % donated to the L.A. Public Library)
On Being Jewish Now anthology (profits donated to Artists Against Antisemitism). Use code HOLIDAY for 15% off until December 2.
Q&A a Day for Kids: A Three-Year Journal (the best!)
Literati Spirits Pride & Prejudice Collection
31. Our Petite Retreat on February 1st: spend the day meeting and learning from bestselling authors and connecting with our community at the New Year, New Chapter, New York 2nd Annual event. Tickets here.
Shop the books we publish! Use code HOLIDAY for 15% off until December 2.
For the one who is looking to professionally pivot:
My What If Year by Alisha Fernandez Miranda. Use code HOLIDAY for 15% off until December 2.
For the busy mom with no time:
Everyone But Myself by Julie Chavez. Use code HOLIDAY for 15% off until December 2.
When you wish you were in the Hamptons:
I Want You More by Swan Huntley. Use code HOLIDAY for 15% off until December 2.
When you wish you were in Jamaica:
The House of Plain Truth Donna Hemans. Use code HOLIDAY for 15% off until December 2.
When you wish you were drinking:
Wine People by Michelle Wildgen. Use code HOLIDAY for 15% off until December 2.
When you wish you were at a spa:
Super Bloom by Megan Tady. Use code HOLIDAY for 15% off until December 2.
When you want to get lost in a love story:
The Last Love Note by Emma Grey. Use code HOLIDAY for 15% off until December 2.
Pictures of You by Emma Grey. Use code HOLIDAY for 15% off until December 2.
When you wish you were skiing:
Bluebird Day by Megan Tady. Use code HOLIDAY for 15% off until December 2.
For the griever:
Here After: A Memoir by Amy Lin. Use code HOLIDAY for 15% off until December 2.
The End of the Hour: A Therapist’s Memoir by Meghan Riordan Jarvis. Use code HOLIDAY for 15% off until December 2.
The Goodbye Process: Stories by Mary Jones. Use code HOLIDAY for 15% off until December 2.
For the new mom:
Exposure by Ava Dellaira. Use code HOLIDAY for 15% off until December 2.
The Undercurrent by Sarah Sawyer. Use code HOLIDAY for 15% off until December 2.
Women are the Fiercest Creatures by Andrea Dunlop. Use code HOLIDAY for 15% off until December 2.
For the one with the wedding:
Wedding Issues by Elle Evans. Use code HOLIDAY for 15% off until December 2.
For the Jewish friend or friend to the Jews:
On Being Jewish Now edited by Zibby Owens. Use code HOLIDAY for 15% off until December 2.
For the gardener:
Hedge by Jane Delury. Use code HOLIDAY for 15% off until December 2.
For the dancer:
Burst by Mary Otis. Use code HOLIDAY for 15% off until December 2.
For the survivor:
Hell if We Don’t Change Our Ways: A Memoir by Brittany Means. Use code HOLIDAY for 15% off until December 2.
When you don’t have time to go to therapy:
Wednesdays at One by Sandra A. Miller. Use code HOLIDAY for 15% off until December 2.
For the TV addict:
End Credits: How I Broke Up with Hollywood by Patty Lin. Use code HOLIDAY for 15% off until December 2.
For the eco-advocate:
Pearce Oysters by Joselyn Takacs. Use code HOLIDAY for 15% off until December 2.
Shop the books I’ve written and edited!
For the author friend or the stressed out mom (note: Jewish protagonist):
Blank. Use code HOLIDAY for 15% off until December 2.
For the book lover:
Bookends: A Memoir of Love, Loss and Literature. Use code HOLIDAY for 15% off until December 2.
For the one who never gives us:
Princess Charming. Use code HOLIDAY for 15% off until December 2.
For the moms:
Moms Don’t Have Time To
Moms Don’t Have Time to Have Kids
On Being Jewish Now: Reflections from Authors and Advocates. Use code HOLIDAY for 15% off until December 2.
Shop all the Zibby’s Book Club picks. Use code HOLIDAY for 15% off until December 2.
On Bookshop.org: Shop the books I’ve featured on my podcast! FREE SHIPPING!
Feel like a deep dive?!?! Here are many of the books I’ve had on my podcast! (Need to add 2019 and 2018!!)
In 2024 (271 so far!)
In 2023 (315 books!)
In 2022 (288 books!)
In 2021 (319 books!)
In 2020 (both on my podcast and on my IG live show during lockdown):
January (14), February (13), March (17), March (105), April (15), May (21), May (60), June (13), July (43), August (15), September (16), October (21), November (15), December (13)
Hope this helps!!
Warmly,
Fabulous suggestions! I am in the middle of reading On Being Jewish Now and so appreciate each story and the amazing collection you put together, thank you for sharing these important voices with us. As we head into the Thanksgiving holiday, I want you to know I'm so grateful to have discovered you about 3 years ago...love your podcast, books, bookstore and energy! Yashar Koach, Zibby!
I love so many of these, thank you!