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Thoughtful Books and Gifts

The Reader's Catalog is a collaboration between New York Review of Books and The Little Bookroom. The books offered here range from the Review's celebrated range of classic books newly brought back into print to The Little Bookroom's innovative travel guides and essays. We've added a group of not-so-guilty pleasures we hope will appeal to those passionate about the written word: journals and notebooks, pens and pencils, stylish reading glasses, and a magnifier, as well as a collection of quality gifts for children designed to foster a love of reading and writing ... and more.

Please note: our last catalog was mailed in Spring 2005. If an item in the printed catalog does not appear on this website, we are no longer offering it.

Bangle Bracelets
brackelets
Each handcrafted sterling silver bangle bracelet is inscribed with a quote and the name of the person attributed to the quote. These bangles are made by an artisan in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The 2 1/2" opening fits most wrists. All bracelets are $75.

Eudora Welty Bracelet | Tallulah Bankhead Bracelet
Thomas Jefferson Bracelet | Mae West Bracelet

GREAT GIFT IDEAS

Scrabble® Me!
	Do you get bored with regular Scrabble® where each turn seems like an eternity? For the first time, Scrabble® Me! players have control of their own board. Scrabble® Me! is the all new version of the classic crossword building game, where each player builds on their individual game board. For 2 to 4 players. Ages 8 and up.
Sale Price: $19.95

Bananagrams®
	This is a fast and fun word game that requires no pencil, paper or board — only a table. One hand can be played in as little as 5 minutes. Educational and great family fun! For 1-8 players. Ages 6 and up.
Sale Price: $14.95

Qwirkle
	Mix, Match, Score and Win! This game combines well-thought strategy with quick-thinking challenges. Qwirkle is played by creating rows and columns of matching colors and shapes. Since the simple play requires no reading, the whole gang can connect shapes and colors making the strategic multiple-tile moves that earn maximum points. For 2 to 4 players. Ages 6 and up.
Sale Price: $24.95

Quickword: Magnetic Travel Edition
	Quickword is a fast-paced board game involving a unique combination of word skills, logic, general knowledge, and strategy. List as many words in a given category as you can think of in 90 seconds - but you only score points if you're the only player to have written the word! For 2 or more players. Ages 10 and up.
Sale Price: $17.95

Gels Reading Glasses - Flame
	The Gels are feather-light reading eyewear made out of bendable TR90 memory plastic. Their lenses are scratch and impact resistant to ensure superb optical clarity. A portion of our profit is donated to charitable organizations that provide eye care and eyewear to those in need. See other reading & sunglasses.
Sale Price: $32.00

Beaded Sarong in a Pouch
	The cotton fabrics in our sarongs are printed by hand in India in fanciful original designs and unique colorings; the corners are then embroidered with beads.
Sale Price: $51.00

Van Gogh Moleskines
	The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam commissioned this special edition of the legendary Moleskine notebook, covered in silk shantung in colors inspired by the artist’s palette.
Sale Price: $119.95

Conklin Glider Collection - Ball Point
	The Glider Collection represents extraordinary value in a fine writing instrument.
Sale Price: $36.00

ABC Flyer
	This set of twenty-eight alphabet blocks comes in a pull-toy wagon that also provides tidy storage. Blocks help children learn language, arithmetic, fine motor skills, and spatial relationships.
Sale Price: $49.95

Writer's Pencils
	Quotations offering advice and insight about the craft of writing by O. Henry, Ring Lardner, Confucius, Beatrix Potter, and Charles Baudelaire, are inscribed on these black matte No. 2 pencils.
Sale Price: $17.95