Ah, September 1st! Practically a holiday in and of itself to the Potterhead community (yours truly, included). Who hasn’t fantasized about taking the trip to Kings Cross, slipping through the barrier to Platform 9 and ¾? Or dreamed of taking in the majestic scarlet steam engine that is the Hogwarts Express billowing great clouds of smoke as it readies itself to chug across the green pastures and misty moors of the English countryside to Hogwarts Castle perched deep in the highlands of Scotland.
When Harry Potter and The Philosopher’s Stone was first published in the UK in 1997, we were charmed by the scrappy and brave orphan Harry Potter who grew up under his abusive uncle and aunt before discovering he was a wizard. We fell in love with Harry’s plucky best friends, sagacious professors, and the fantastical castle they inhabited in the seven-book series.
Are you also on the Mackenzi Lee train? If you like queer teen historical stories, you are in for the ride of your life.
While we’re especially partial to Jordandené’s new The Gentleman’s Guide to Dressing Well collection, we created an entire gift guide for the Gent’s Guide lover in your life.
It’s no secret that we’re obsessed with Victoria Schwab (if you agree, check out our podcast episode with her here!).
Now that we’re heading into shopping season, we wanted to highlight some of our favorite ADSOM goodies:
Reading is a far more personal, solitary hobby than, say, playing hockey or gushing over the MCU with your closest friends. Just because you’re a reader, doesn’t mean you’ll automatically devour anything handed to you over the holidays, and just because you prefer fiction over nonfiction (represent!), doesn’t mean you like all types of fiction. If you’re scrambling at the last minute to find a gift for the bookworm in your life, or if you just want to treat your shelf, take a look at our gift guide below:
As Christmas bears down upon us, the window of time we have before the shelves are picked clean of respectable gifts keeps narrowing and narrowing— which is why online shopping might be your best bet going forward (Amazon is a life-saver). Buying books will score you brownie points with the bookworms in your life, and now that comics and graphic novels are more mainstream, you might as well expand your buying horizons (either for yourself or someone else).
Sartorial Geeks, can you believe the holidays are right around the corner?
I know, I know. Cue the sirens. We’re truly in crunch mode over here, but fear not. I’ve taken the liberty of putting together a little last-minute nerdy gift guide for your favorite Sartorial Geek.
Don’t worry– there is still time! Take a deep breath and get shopping!