Shop Small this Holiday Season
Our guide to keeping your dollars local and your impact big this holiday season. Meet some of our favorite small businesses with great gifts for the book lover in your life.
📍 Houston, TX | 🎁 Gives Back | 💛 Women-Owned
Vibe & Glo Candle Studio
Hand-poured in Houston. Mood tailored, non-toxic coconut soy candles, wax melts, room sprays & car diffusers.
Added bonus? Vibe & Glo donates 5% of every purchase to the Anxiety & Depression Association of America (ADAA).
📍Houston, TX | 🌈 Queer & Neurodivergent owned
By Book or By Hook
By Book or By Hook's Blind Dates with a Book are the perfect gift to slip under any reader's tree.
📍Dallas, TX | 🌱 Eco-Friendly | 💛 Woman-Owned
Crafted Love Stories
Gorgeous hand-crafted art made from recycled well-loved books
📍 Houston, TX | 🌱 Eco-Friendly | 💛 Black-Woman Owned
In Perennial
Modern stationery designed to inspire reflection, creativity, and gentle, transformative self-care.
📍Houston, TX | 🫶 Handmade | 💛 Woman Owned
Little Lemon Stitches
Little Lemon Stitches cute stickers & squishy amigurumi make perfect stocking stuffers!
📍Houston, TX | 🫶 Handmade | 💛 Black-Woman Owned
Team Jemini Designs
Team Jemini's bold, nostalgic, unique merch and apparel makes the perfect gift for sarcastic, empowered, silly, nerdy, weirdos.
BTC x Bookshop
Our Authors
Surprise the reader in your life with a title from one of the talented Texas authors who have participated in past Beyond the Covers events!
digital gifts
BTC x Bookshop.org Gift Cards
Our digital gift cards are the perfect gift for any avid reader! The card value never expires, and it is added to the recipient's Bookshop.org account as Beyond the Covers store credit for physical items.
Digital Gifts
Audiobook Gift Bundles
Audiobook credit bundles through Libro.fm make the perfect gift! You pick the number of credits, your recipient picks their own audiobooks, and you support our shop with your purchase.
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A Very Cozy Gift Guide
The Bookshop.org Gift Guide features over 500 books curated by actual human booksellers, not algorithms!
Plus, Get 15% off with code GIFT25 and support indie bookshops with every purchase.