Happy Tuesday y’all! It has been a while since I’ve participated in a Top Ten Tuesday; life has been a bit crazy for me. But I’m back! This week Jana over at That Artsy Reader Girl has asked us to share our Bookish Merchandise wish list. I don’t know about you, but I want it all! All kidding aside, I struggle to find bookish merchandise that I want. So instead, I’ve decided to share a list of places where you can find bookish merchandise. Let’s take a look at what I’ve found!
I want to state that I receive nothing from these sites as I am not an affiliate. And I wanted to share and support smaller businesses.
The New York Public Library
Probably one of the most iconic libraries in the world, The New York Public Library in New York City has an extensive shop that supports the library itself. Items range from tote bags and books to clothing and jewelry. The only caveat is that they only ship to the Continental United States. Some day, I will visit this library and purchase something! In the meantime, I will support my public library and buy a tote bag.
Out of Print
Out of Print is a website with a diverse collection of bookish and pop culture references. You can find t-shirts, accessories, home decor, and various gift ideas. The site has multiple collections, such as book titles or authors. They ship internationally, but some items (Disney, Star Wars, and Sesame Street) have shipping restrictions.
Tee Turtle
Tee Turtle is full of fun, quirky items full of cute animals. Are you familiar with the game Unstable Unicorns or Here to Slay? If so, then you are familiar with the art style of Tee Turtle. That’s right, they are sister companies and share a very similar art style. I received a Tee Turtle shirt this past Christmas and love it! You can find accessories such as enamel pins and socks to help finish off your outfit! Another bonus is they do ship internationally!
Redbubble
Redbubble is a site that supports independent artists. You will be able to find bookish items with generic sayings like “Book Nerd” or “I Have No Shelf Control” and with quotes from some of your favorite books like Pride and Prejudice or Six of Crows. On Redbubble, you’ll be able to find items ranging from stickers to t-shirts, tote bags to notebooks, and pillows to art prints. Bonus that they do ship internationally!
Zazzle
Zazzle is another site that supports independent artists. The bookish items that are available tend to lean more towards the generic sayings, such as “Book Lover,” or images, such as book spines. On Zazzle, you’ll be able to find items ranging from tote bags to glassware and blankets to postcards. They also ship internationally.
Etsy
Etsy is an online marketplace that offers handmade and vintage items from sellers worldwide. That being said, the shipping policies vary from seller to seller. On Etsy, you can find items ranging from bookmarks to sweatshirts, reading journals to candles, magnets to tea, and mystery books to key chains.
Ripple Foundation
Ripple Foundation is a not-for-profit charity based in Canada that works to empower the next generation by advocating the benefits of creative literacy. Their shop offers t-shirts, totes, pillows, and art prints, all proceeds going back to their various activities. Bonus, they ship internationally!
The Literary Gift Company
A UK-based site, The Literary Gift Company, has something for every book lover. Housewares, apparel, accessories, games, and puzzles! The site can be sorted by author or product category. And the authors they have range from Douglas Adams to Emile Zola and lots in between! They do ship internationally.
Litographs
Have you ever wished you could wear your favorite book? I don’t mean an image of the cover, though that is pretty cool; I mean the words. Like all of them? Litographs has over 200 books printed on various items like scarves, blankets, puzzles, and shower curtains. Books they have include classics and modern favorites, like Pride and Prejudice or Lightning Thief. While they do strive to have every word printed on the items, it may not happen because of the size of the item and the length of the source material. They offer international shipping!
Bookishly
This UK-based site offers bookish items individually or as a gift set with a classic book. They provide subscription boxes or one-time boxes that you can influence the contents of. Individual items you can purchase include art prints, clothing, stationery, home goods, accessories, and of course, books.
Did I find any places to find bookish merchandise that you didn’t know about? Did I miss any? What kind of bookish merchandise is on your wish list? Let me know below!
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Oh… I’m going to bookmark this post!
I hadn’t od some these sites, thank you
These are definitely great suggestions!
I hadn’t heard of the Ripple Foundation before. It sounds cool.
My post: https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-bookish-merchandise-id-love-to-own/
I do love Etsy and Out of Print!
Lauren @ http://www.shootingstarsmag.net
What a great list. I’m bookmarking this post!
I totally forgot about Bookishly! I do enjoy browsing that site 🙂 I’m gonna check out Litography cos it sounds cool! Great list (and welcome back)!
Litographs sounds really fun. I wonder what books I would want on my clothing. Also, Tee Turtle supplies probably 75% of my t-shirts currently. I love their bookish designs!
I did a quote post for TTT: https://bookwyrmknits.com/2022/04/19/top-ten-tuesday-more-bookish-quotes/
I love the NYC library!! I have shopped from Soceity6 before. I think that’s it and they have some great bookish merch too!
Redbubble and Etsy I know but the rest are new to me! Well, I think I’ve been to Out of Print before. Love this list! Thanks for sharing- it’s good to know where to find bookish stuff!
I wouldn’t have thought of some of these, so thank you for that!
Here is our Top Ten Tuesday. Thank you!
This is such a perfect spin on today’s topic! I love knowing where to get bookish merch that’s more indie-oriented.
I love this!! Thanks for sharing. I am looking at the Litographs…my son’s graduation is coming up…
This is a great twist on the topic! I’ll definitely need to check out some of these sites.
Oh wow! Thank you for this post! I most check Etsy and Amazon. I had no idea about all these other sites. I’m going to bookmark this post so I can look into some of these sites. Thank you for stopping by my blog.
Great list! I use RedBubble and Etsy fairly often, but some of the others are new to me 😊
Oh, this is perfect. I’m not very familiar with too many bookish shops. Great post!
Great idea to highlight other bookish sellers! Happy TTT 🙂
This is such a great post, I will be checking out many of these sites. Thanks so much.
I really like your take on this topic! There are lots of fun places to browse on this list.
I love your spin on the topic. I haven’t even heard of most of these stores, so thanks for the heads-up!
Happy TTT!
Susan
http://www.blogginboutbooks.com
Thanks for stopping by The Phantom Paragrapher. I am addicted to TeeTurtle and when I went to the US and visited the NYPL, I picked up a Very Hungry Caterpillar shirt and a tote bag
Some great links there, Pam, thank you so much.
Thanks for visiting my TTT this week where I posted about the bookish merchandise I already own because there are so many bookish items I’d love.
You came up with some interesting links here. I want to come back later and check some of them out. Good spin on the topic this week!
I featured Out Of Print too! I just learned about Red Bubble through the linkup and need to check them out. Great idea to support smaller independent businesses!
I love this! What a great resource!
Great twist on the topic! I’ve used Etsy and RedBubble before (they make up the majority of the items on my list this week) but I’ve not used any of the others, so I’ll have to check them out.
My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2022/04/19/top-ten-tuesday-364/
Library shops are a great idea! This is a really awesome list.
I’ve never heard of Bookishly but definitely need to check it out! I love discovering new bookish shops.
The New York Public Library shop is amazing! It’s a shame a lot of the libraries over in the UK don’t have gift shops
This is awesome! Definitely saving this post for later. I look at etsy a lot but I’m always looking for more merch.
Ash @ Essentially Ash
Tee Turtle is so cute and I use Etsy a lot to shop for bookish items, but I like that you included so many other options. Another one I forgot about is Storiarts, which is similar to Litographs where you can get items with words from books on them.
Love your twist on this week’s topic!
Great list. Out of Print and Etsy are two of my favorite places to shop for bookish items. 🙂
Awesome list! I use Etsy a lot, and I am always intrigued by litographs, but a lot of these are new to me. Thanks!