| “Live! Live the wonderful life that is in you! Let nothing be lost upon you. Be always searching for new sensations. Be afraid of nothing.”
—Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray The World of Oscar Wilde: 1,000-Piece PuzzleStep into the world of the late-nineteenth-century Irish poet, author, and playwright Oscar Wilde. Explore notable characters from his works and figures from his real life with this 1,000-piece puzzle. This beautifully detailed puzzle includes scenes from all across his works, including The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Importance of Being Earnest, and The Happy Prince. Collective Noun
Tea Towels Pack, litter, herd? We are thrilled to expand our repertoire of collective nouns beyond the commonplace and into the exceptional: a prickle of hedgehogs, a parliament of owls, a romp of otters, and more. Made in England. | The Snooty Bookshop PostcardsThis postcard set celebrates more than a decade of Tom Gauld’s contributions to The Guardian, with fifty of his most beloved strips, including “Procrastination for Creative Writers, a 10-Week Course” and “Poetry Anthologies for People Who Don’t Like Poems.” | Edward Gorey Sterling Heart Cat Pin This little cat offers their beloved a red enamel heart, and a bemused expression betrays that they might not be quite sure how to do so. This sterling silver pin is a perfect gift for any occasion when one wants to express affection…or something stronger. | Camera Pencil Sharpener This manual pencil sharpener, designed to look like a vintage twin-lens reflex camera, can be adjusted to match the size of most pencils. Insert a pencil in the top “lens” and turn the handle on the back to sharpen. Shavings are caught in the bottom pull-out tray. | Vintage System of Colours: 1,000-Piece Puzzle This seemingly intricate system of colors is derived from three simple primary colors: blue, red, and yellow. Learn the different tints and hues that color our natural world. | Depicted in a fourteenth-century fresco by Lorenzetti in Sienna, in a sixteenth-century engraving by Dürer in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, on Blackbeard the pirate’s flag, and in countless other artworks and artifacts, the hourglass evokes not only the passage of time but also balance, the sky and the earth, the female figure, and more. | “WHERE IS THE LIBRARY?” Language Pencils This set of five No. 2 pencils asks the all-important question, “WHERE IS THE LIBRARY?” in five different languages: English, Spanish, French, Italian, and German. The text is engraved, not printed, on the pencils. | Illuminated Galaxy Crystal Ball Let the light shine with this illuminated crystal ball, featuring a 3D laser-engraved galaxy design. This unique light will spark joy and make any space come alive. The warm light suffusing the stars of this miniature galaxy creates an inviting atmosphere in your home or office. Winner of the 2024 UK Gift of the Year Award, this crystal ball is a unique accessory for your desk or bookshelf, and it also functions as a night-light. | Store-and-Go Easel Help your child’s creativity blossom with this three-in-one tabletop easel. Functioning as a chalk blackboard, a magnetic whiteboard, and a sturdy carrying case, it is perfect for an aspiring artist on-the-go. A magnetic surface lets the whiteboard hold magnetic tools, great for games and learning. When not in use, the art kit folds up into a durable carrying case that can hold all the supplies and accessories for the board, making for compact storage and easy transportation. | Mythology TriviaThis dapper box is filled with 140 multiple-choice questions that cover myths and folklore—from gods and heroes to magical beasts and monsters—from cultures around the world, including Egyptian, Greek, Norse, Native American, Japanese, Senegalese, Chinese, Slavic, Haitian, and more. | The Moth: A Game of Storytelling NPR’s The Moth is all about true stories told live, and this game is designed to prompt a volley of sharing and listening between players. Created by the program’s storytelling experts, this interactive card game encourages lively conversations, sparks creativity, and improves public speaking abilities. | Classic Cookbook Covers:
1,000-Piece PuzzleClassic Cookbook Covers: 1,000-Piece Puzzle features artist Richard Baker’s realistic paintings of classic cookbook covers. Each “book portrait” shows not only the original front cover in detail, but also signs of its passage through time—creases, worn bindings, and all. | Prohibition and Repeal Amendments Rocks Glasses A witty and, yes, sobering reminder of the historical path to legal drinking in the United States. One glass is printed with a reproduction of the eighteenth amendment to the United States Constitution, which prohibited the manufacture, sale, and transportation of intoxicating liquors. The other is printed with a reproduction of the twenty-first, which repealed Prohibition. | Edward Gorey: 1,000-Piece Puzzle Thoughtfully conceived and engagingly intricate, our 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzle features the image Untitled (1965) by the incomparable Edward Gorey. Gorey was an artist, writer, and book designer. His drawings and stories, set in a vaguely Edwardian time frame, exhibit a special genius for what is left unseen and unsaid. | Edward Gorey Dragon and Man Exchange Gifts Holiday Cards ’Tis the season to be thoughtful and loyal, generous and kind: everything suggested by this drawing by the inimitable Edward Gorey, creator of, among other things, a wealth of darkly hilarious books and the animated opening sequence of the PBS television series Mystery! | Woodpecker Christmas Cards Peck, peck, peck—this downy woodpecker spells out “Merry Christmas” on a tree, spreading holiday cheer to warm up the cool winter scene. Subtle colors of dawn grace the sky, glowing softly above the snow of distant hills as this busy fellow works. Inside greeting: “Bringing you best wishes for a cheery holiday and a glad new year.” | On Christmas This delightful anthology—described in Gyles Brandreth’s introduction as “a plum pudding stuffed with good things”—offers an array of writers, both old and new, who have expressed their thoughts about Christmas with joy, nostalgia, grumpiness, and wit. | Van Gogh Sunflowers
Silk Chiffon Scarf This vibrant yellow, orange, and green scarf is inspired by Vincent van Gogh’s Sunflowers series, a set of seven paintings made in Arles, France, between 1888 and 1889. To Van Gogh, the sunflower, or tournesol (“turn to the sun”) symbolized gratitude. | Time Spent Reading
Is Never Wasted MugThis heirloom-quality bone china mug is decorated with Quentin Blake’s irresistible illustration of a storytelling dragon reading to four captivated children, with the reminder: “Time spent reading is never wasted.” Made in Scotland. | The World of The Great Gatsby: 1,000-Piece Puzzle Find Daisy Buchanan weeping over a pile of silk shirts, Gatsby gazing towards the green light of his dreams, Ernest Hemingway working at his typewriter, and the all-seeing eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg surveying the wreckage as you puzzle towards the story’s tragic conclusion. | Tea Advent Calendar Experience the holiday season in style with the Tea Advent Calendar from our favorite tea merchant, New English Teas. A premium selection of specially blended teas and infusions, this advent calendar is perfect for slowing down during the busy days before Christmas and savoring the season. | The World of Jane Austen: 1,000-Piece Puzzle You’ll find sixty characters and great houses from the novels of Jane Austen set against the landscapes in which they are featured. Also included is a fold-out poster of the image on the puzzle, along with a key to people, both real and fictional, featured on the puzzle. | New York City Almanac and Planner, 2026Much like the city itself, the Almanac is overflowing with wit, whimsy, humor, frustration, optimism, irony, and affection. Not only is it an event calendar and planner, but it’s much, much more—one might say a daily dose of adrenaline with a side of municipal pride. | Midsummer Toddler Tee
in Hot Pink “And though she be but little, she is fierce!” This favorite quote from Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream is printed on these bright pink tees for toddlers. | Banned Books Socks These cotton blend socks are “mismatched.” On one sock are printed the titles of fifty famous banned books; the other sock lists the same titles, only redacted with a black bar. | BabyLit Collection Introduce young ones (ages birth and up) to a world of literature with these cheerful, colorful, and humorous board books, bundled together in an “I Love Books” canvas tote. | NATO Alphabet Mug Decorated with the NATO phonetic alphabet, this mug provides an essential tutorial for anyone who has ever struggled when spelling out a name. | Women Who Changed the World Notebook This amazingly detailed design celebrates thirty-five women who have made a significant impact on the world from Ancient Egypt through to the present day. Hardcover: 5.9" x 8.25" (A5); ninety-six pages; cream lined paper. Includes a ribbon page holder. | Card Catalog
NotecardsEvoking memories of wooden card catalogs, this replica cardboard box includes thirty flat notecards and envelopes. The front of each card is a reproduction of an original from the Library of Congress and features a different classic work of literature. | Peace and Goodwill Holiday Cards These cheery blue-and-gold holiday cards are inspired by the David Jones lettering in the permanent collection of Kettle’s Yard, part of the University of Cambridge in England. | The Shakespeare Collection Socks Gift Boxes “Playful yet classy socks. A fun spin on a classic.”—The Scotsman Each Shakespeare Collection gift box—designed and produced under license from the Shakespeare’s Globe Trust—includes five luxurious pairs of socks suitable for all genders. | Artisan Jewelry The Reader’s Catalog features handcrafted jewelry with literary quotes from Charlotte Brontë, Langston Hughes, James Joyce, Omar Khayyam, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, William Shakespeare, Eudora Welty, Walt Whitman, and more. Rachel Comey x The New York Review of BooksA limited-edition, two-sided printed cotton canvas bag by Rachel Comey for The New York Review of Books, with a leather handle and zig-zag edge. The tote features two recent covers of the Review. One side features the Summer 2022 issue cover, with Stay Up, 2014, a painting by New York artist Andrew Kuo. The Fall Books 2022 issue graces the other side, illustrated and hand-drawn by children’s book author Jon Klassen. The covers are reproduced in full, with our recently redesigned typefaces and the names of contributors and the subjects of their articles. |
