The Definitive Writer’s Gift Guide 2026

Every December, writers get typecast and put into a very narrow gifting pool. You know, the typewriter print, a Moleskine notebook, a mug with a pithy take on the Oxford comma. But we know you can do better than that. So we made a gift guide for language lovers, organized around seven literary icons and what we imagine they would be reaching for this holiday season.

Answer these questions about the writer in your life (maybe that writer is you?), and we'll tell you who they are (spiritually speaking) and what to get them.