| “I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.”
—L. M. Montgomery Here in New York, it’s starting to feel like fall, and for us at The Reader’s Catalog, that means it’s time to get cozy and read. For some of us, fall means starting off the morning with English Breakfast tea and curling up in the evening with a luxurious throw and warm slippers. For those of us with littles at home, it’s all about puzzles and games in our PJs. But for all of us, it means gathering friends and family together for food, drink, and long, companionable chats. We’ve been so excited about the idea of getting cozy that we decided to add a “get cozy” section to our website where we can share our favorite new finds. We hope you’ll love them as much as we’ve enjoyed finding (and testing!) all the new products. The Louvre Tea Collection and the Mini Tea Library from Palais des ThésThe Louvre Tea Collection: Discover the Louvre Collection, four exceptional signature blends created by Palais des Thés in partnership with the Louvre to pay tribute to one of the world’s greatest museums. Each blend comes in a beautifully designed little tin. Find yourself transported to Paris as you open the Thé du Louvre tins, which pay homage to the architectural wonders of the pyramid and the poetic charm of the Tuileries garden. And as you savor the caffeine-free herbal blends of the Infusion du Louvre teas, gaze at imagery that evokes ancient Egypt and Rome. Mini Tea Library: Palais des Thés invites you to learn the art of tea tasting and discover some of its most iconic teas with the Mini Tea Library. The French tea house, founded in 1986 by Francois -Xavier Delmas, pioneered sourcing teas directly from tea growers, cultivating personal relationships with tea-gardens and farms across the world for more than thirty years. Palais des Thés is committed to sustainable, eco-friendly tea production while preserving ancient tea traditions and history. Brown Betty Tea Pot and Tea Set“I would rather have nothing but tea.”
—Jane Austen, Mansfield Park Since the seventeenth century, the Brown Betty has taken its rightful place as a time-honored design icon widely regarded as producing the perfect brew. We have paired the Brown Betty with two beautiful English tea tins—rectangular, with a hinged lid—containing forty tea bags of English Afternoon Tea and forty tea bags of English Breakfast Tea, blended by a UK tea merchant. The superior tea made in a Brown Betty is credited to the shape of the pot, which causes the tea leaves to be gently swirled around as the boiling water is added, and the terracotta clay and Rockingham brown glaze, which coddle the brew as the tea leaves steep. These pots also keep the water hotter for longer. | Around The World Tea Set “I believe that a successful flavored tea is one that arouses emotion, be it joy or awe. The smell, the taste, they evoke something deep inside you, taking you back to a memory unique to you.
It’s a source of fulfilment.”
—Mathias Minet Embark on a refined tasting journey across continents with this collection of teas from around the world. This is a sophisticated gift to offer or savor during the holiday season–perfect for tea lovers and curious palates alike. Carefully curated by tea researchers from Palais des Thés, this premium set features sixteen loose-leaf teas—ten original single-estate teas and six Grands Crus sourced from the world’s finest gardens and terroirs. | Chamonix Cable-Knit Handwarmers Whether you’re enjoying the après-ski in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, holiday shopping on a wintry day in the city, or just keeping cozy with a good book on the couch, these lovely handwarmers are sure to keep you comfortable. | Chamonix Cable-Knit Slipper Socks These slipper socks are the perfect accessory for a cozy day in—all you’ll need to add is a great book. Hand-knit and with a soft suede sole, the slippers have a lovely cable-knit pattern and an ankle opening fastened with coconut buttons. The sherpa-fleece lining inside makes them luxuriously soft and very warm. | Twenty-Four Days of Tea Advent Calendar Palais des Thé, the esteemed French tea house, invites you to bring a little holiday magic to every day of December. This festive and gourmet advent calendar makes the perfect holiday gift or a joyful treat for yourself. Behind each door you’ll discover a hand-stitched cotton tea bag filled with a flavored tea blend, a rare single estate, or a soothing herbal tea—expertly selected to warm your heart all season long. | Tea Advent Calendar “Under certain circumstances there are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea.”
—Henry James, Portrait of a Lady Experience the holiday season in style with the Tea Advent Calendar from our favorite UK tea merchant, New English Teas. | This top-of-the-line, featherweight throw is the perfect accessory for a cozy nap—or for curling up with a good book. The superfine merino wool has been softly brushed, producing a fleecy, velvet hand that must be touched to be believed. Beautiful and ultra soft, this blanket is the definitive solution for anyone looking for an unforgettable gift. | Pendleton Roll-Up BlanketWhether you’re heading to a picnic, hiking trail, campsite, or backyard gathering, this is the perfect grab-and-go blanket for any setting, from damp grass to chilly evenings. It features a comfortable layer of pure virgin wool on one side and weather-resistant nylon backing on the other for ultimate versatility. | Charles Addams “Brownstone Snowman” Holiday Cards Cartoonist Charles Addams, of Addams Family fame, was inspired by the quirks of his fellow New Yorkers and the singular nature of their city—itself one of Addams’s characters. Perhaps Brownstone Snowman is Addams’s wink at a frozen New Yorker come in from the cold, celebrating the season in snowman style. | 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.” Devotees of the Roald Dahl books will recognize the inimitable style of Blake’s drawing; from his pen, Matilda, the BFG, James (of Giant Peach fame), and hundreds of other beloved characters come to life. | Reading Woman Notecard Set “I like reading books in the bulk.”
—Virginia Woolf Is there any greater pleasure than sitting comfortably with a good book? The reading woman has appeared as a subject of great art for centuries around the world. This beguiling set of notecards features four captivating images of women reading: Reading by Alberto Pisa; Alice in Wonderland by George Dunlop Leslie; A Russian Folk Tale by Leonid and Olga Tikhomirov; and Woman Reclining on a Bench by Carl Olof Larsson. | Instead of a Card: Ten Poems about Cats “A greeting that not only gives great pleasure but illuminates our lives—like a message in a bottle.”
—Robert McCrum, writer and editor “Ten Poems about Cats” is a title in the “Instead of a Card” series, based on the idea that sending a greeting card is a lovely gesture, and sending a booklet of poetry an even more meaningful one. Cats have provided writers and artists with inspiration for as long as they have been winding themselves purring around their owners’ legs and fixing them with their big, green eyes. | Animal Tracks in the Snow Holiday CardsThis cheery letterpress greeting card is perfect for the entire holiday season. Featuring an image first published in 1897, it teaches its recipient to identify the tracks of rabbit, deer, muskrat, skunk, mink, squirrel, fox, and more. Individual cards are blank inside for your personal message. | The Moth: A Game of Storytelling The Moth on NPR 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. | Silence Please MugA polite exhortation, “silence please,” appears beneath the English Gothic arch at the entrance to the Bodleian Old Library. Another appears in the library’s fifteenth-century courtyard. | Vintage Bodleian Christmas Wrapping PaperThis high-quality wrapping paper shows brightly colored vintage clothbound books from the Bodleian Libraries at the University of Oxford. | Collective Noun
Tea TowelsA chime of wrens, a charm of goldfinches, a prickle of hedgehogs, a drift of sheep, and more on hand-screened tea towels, each featuring 15 evocative collective nouns. | Richard Scarry’s Busy World Pajamas “Scarry’s illustrations are noted for being crammed with details that toddlers find enthralling.”
—The New York Times Kids will love hosting a sleepover with Hilda Hippo, Lowly Worm, Gold Bug, the Huckle family, Mr. Fixit, and all the characters from Busytown, illustrated on these 100% cotton pajamas. | Madeline Pajamas “In an old house in Paris that was covered with vines lived twelve little girls in two straight lines... the smallest one was Madeline.” Read one of the beloved Madeline books to a small listener at bedtime while they snuggle up in these 100% cotton pajamas decorated with scenes from the cherished books by Ludwig Bemelmans. | Richard Scarry’s Cars and Trucks Pajama Set There’s no better feeling than putting on a cozy pair of pajamas and snuggling up with a great book before bed. Make your little one’s nightly ritual even more memorable by bringing their favorite book to life with this adorable pajama set. The pajamas provide lots of opportunities to talk with children about all the citizens of Busytown. | Gluggle Jug Discover the timeless charm of the Gluggle Jug—a beloved British design icon known for the delightful “glug-glug” sound it makes when water pours from its mouth. Handmade in Stoke-on-Trent, England, these jugs combine heritage artistry with quirky personality. | Our Favorite Basic Book Light Harness the environmental and economic advantages of a rechargeable light. With no need to buy new batteries, you’re saving money and putting less hazardous waste into landfills. This all-purpose book light provides clear, consistent light that is easy on the eyes: twenty lumens of warm white light via two energy-efficient LEDs. | BabyLit CollectionIntroduce 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. The ten books include four classics from the wildly popular BabyLit series, two volumes from BabyLit Shakespeare, and four from BabyLit Little Poets. Lively illustrations accompany the text. Babies, toddlers, preschoolers—and adults—will be charmed by this irresistible set. The books will see a young child through many years. | The Shakespeare Collection Socks Gift Boxes “Undoubtedly the most cheering underthings in the land.”—The Guardian 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. The five pairs of socks are packaged in a white gift box. In this instance, luxurious is hardly an overstatement. | Animal Orchestra: 35-Piece Puzzle This elaborate “look and find” puzzle is as fun as it is beautiful. After the puzzle is completed, it’s time to find the objects from the border in the field of the puzzle. Each puzzle comes with a 24" x 15" poster of the illustration. | Classic Cookbook Covers:
1,000-Piece PuzzleThis 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. | Beginner Knitting KitLearning to knit is fun and easy with this kit. Perfect for first-time knitters, it makes learning so easy, you can teach yourself. As you master a simple garter stitch, make a beautiful scarf. | Janet All-Occasion Greeting Cards
by Glen Baxter In a multitude of books published across four decades, “Colonel” Glen Baxter has built a world and a language all his own—slightly familiar, decidedly abnormal, irresistibly funny. Copy on front of card: “Janet set aside an hour each day to work on her threatening letters.” | Illuminated Galaxy Crystal Ball Let the light shine with this illuminated crystal ball, featuring a 3D laser-engraved galaxy design. 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. | Story Map of Ireland:
500-Piece Puzzle All Irish literature might well be able to trace its roots back to the places and events depicted on this map. This delightfully detailed pictorial map of Ireland was part of a series of “story maps” produced by Colortext Publications in the 1930s and 1940s. | The New York Review of Books Baseball Cap Celebrate your favorite magazine with our smart baseball cap. This black cap has the New York Review of Books logo in bright red. An adjustable velcro strap means this cap offers a comfortably snug fit. This cap is the most stylish way to read the latest copy of the Review without the sun in your eyes. Indulge yourselves in the modest Danish tradition of hygge, the feeling of contentment and comfort when you enjoy life's simple pleasures with people you care about. |
