For the past two years, I’ve done this brilliant gift hack. I go through the first eleven months of the year collecting presents for people as I see them. And since I went to five different conventions and festivals this year, my gift haul was pretty spectacular.
I picked up a bunch of gifts from a bunch of different cons and these were my most favorite finds. But you don’t have to wait until next year’s convention circuit to get them for yourself or your giftees, you can get all of them online!
Toys and Dolls
Horrible Adorables

We covered Horrible Adorables at both Five Points Festival and NYCC. Clearly, they’re one of our favorites. If mounted heads aren’t quite the gift you want, there are also enamel pins and vinyl pops.
All Nighter Productions

Book Nerds
Book Beau

Benita, the founder, was so nice during my hemming-and-hawing. And I’m happy to say that the Book Beau might be my favorite purchase of 2017. It protected all of my books while abroad, and now it lives on my night stand, with my copy of Red Rising safely inside.
Everyone needs one. They’re made of thick foam that will withstand any amount of pressure, there are three different sizes, and they’re all hand-made. After a massively successful Kickstarter campaign earlier this year, the Book Beaus are now available online. There’s not a huge selection of fabrics (remember, hand-made). But what they do have is selling out quickly! So get one for yourself, for your friend, for your dad, and for that Auntie who’s always telling you about the Oprah’s Book Club she just joined.
Bookified: Letters From My Book Boyfriend

You can choose from anything from a standard letter to a customized occasion. Who doesn’t want a Happy Hanukkah letter from Harry Potter, or a Merry Christmas for The Beast ? Yes, as in Belle’s Beast! At BookCon, there was a Jamie Fraser giveaway and I’m waiting for the day that hits their Etsy store. So if you want a truly original and customized gift, then this is the gift for you!
Subscription Boxes
Muse Monthly

Fanmail

Past box titles include “Yay for YA,” “Toon Time,” “Galentines and Valentines,” “Things That Go Bump” and “Superheroes of the CW.” Their Give A Gift page makes it that much easier to get your holiday presents in order. What more do you want?
Swag
The Harry Potter Alliance

Once you’ve got your new swag, check out their campaigns. It’s as easy as printing your own Chocolate Frog Cards for #WithoutHermoine; this campaign focuses on gender inequality and education for girl. Take a look at the Apparating Library. Or join Fandom Forward and get a Fandom Toolkit; there’s Doctor Who, Welcome to Nightvale, and so much more. If you or your friend would like to join the real-world Dumbledore’s Army, then take a look a The Harry Potter Alliance.
Tee Public
