Journal, Activity, and Craft Books to Gift This Year
Journals and craft books for adults are the gifts that keep on giving! Each time your loved one writes in their journal or creates something, they’ll remember who gave them that meaningful present. From gratitude journals to birding books, these favorites are sure to delight everyone on your list. Find even more stories through The Year in Books, our curated collection celebrating the books and authors that helped us connect in 2023.
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Add to BookshelfThe Phantomwise Tarot
by Erin Morgenstern
Give a fantastical 78-card tarot deck and guidebook hand-painted by the award-winning author of the spellbinding bestseller The Night Circus. Welcome to The Phantomwise Tarot. This black-and-white world is a little bit circusy, a little bit Wonderland, and a little bit nocturnal phantasia of its own invention. It is a mix of myth and fairy tale, where each individual you meet may be an illusion, reflection, or distortion.
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How to Win at Chess
by Levy Rozman
Learn chess from International Master and YouTube’s top chess teacher Levy Rozman (aka GothamChess) in this refreshing and fun guide for beginner and intermediate players. Whether you want to become a recreational chess player or are training to be a Grandmaster, How to Win at Chess is the perfect interactive introduction to the world of chess!
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Wreck This Journal: Now in Color
by Keri Smith
A spectacular coloring and painting edition of the incredible journal that started it all, in celebration of the tenth anniversary of the 10-million-copy international bestseller.
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Seasons of Wonder
by Bonnie Smith Whitehouse
Seasons of Wonder is designed to allow you to gather together weekly with your loved ones and expand your understanding of divinity, specifically the radical but faithful idea that everything is sacred. This devotional is designed around weekly contemplative activities as well as interactive and transformative practices that connect us to surprise, awe, and wonder.
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Coffee Self-Talk
by Kristen Helmstetter
Do you want to live an inspired life of sparkling adventure and achieve goals you never thought possible? Get started this morning! Coffee Self-Talk introduces an accessible, powerful routine to pair with your morning coffee so you can start every day with positivity and energy. By priming your brain for happiness, success, and self-love, Coffee Self-Talk helps you take control of your life, increase your confidence, and manifest your dreams.
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Guided Art Therapy Card Deck
by Emily Sharp, LCAT, ATR-BC
Guided Art Therapy Card Deck allows you to use art as therapy, focusing on the inherent healing power of art making to manage anxiety and stress, improve self-esteem, and deepen your relationships with others and your inner self. Understand your emotions and let go of what’s holding you back with this empowering art therapy card deck.
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Shadow Work Journal for Self-Love
by Latha Jay and Valerie Inez
Practice self-love with guided shadow work exercises and journaling prompts that help you heal old wounds, break harmful cycles, and accept all parts of yourself.
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Becoming: A Guided Journal for Discovering Your Voice
by Michelle Obama
What’s your journey of becoming? Based on Michelle Obama’s bestselling memoir, this gorgeous journal features an intimate and inspiring introduction by the former First Lady and more than 150 inspiring questions and quotes to help you discover — and rediscover — your story.
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The Storyteller’s Workbook
by Adrienne Young and Isabel Ibañez
Your companion to writing a novel from start to finish, with thoughtful prompts, calendars, and checklists to guide you along the way. Wherever you are on your journey as a writer, The Storyteller’s Workbook is your one-stop shop for planning, writing, and pitching your novel. Find the space and freedom to create authentically with just enough structure and guidance to get you to the finish line.
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Writing for Busy Readers
by Todd Rogers and Jessica Lasky-Fink
Writing well is for school. Writing effectively is for life. When the influential guides to writing prose were written, the internet hadn’t been invented. Now, the average American adult is inundated with digital messages each day. With all this correspondence, capturing a busy reader’s attention is more challenging than ever. This is how to do it.
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Q&A a Day for Kids
by Betsy Franco
This journal is the perfect family keepsake: A place for parents and children to share the evolution of thoughts, feelings, and dreams over the years, or a journal for kids who want to keep a time capsule of their own ideas about the world — whimsical or serious.
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Guidebook to the Unknown
by Lisa Currie
Feeling nervous, worried, overwhelmed? Find fresh ways to move beyond fear and into curiosity, confidence, and hope in this supportive journal. This comforting companion is filled with insightful prompts to help you honor your feelings, shift your perspective, and feel like yourself again.
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Ultimate Bucket List for Married Couples
by Alex Davis and Ryan Gleason
A fill-in couple’s journal and planner, this keepsake gift item will inspire you and your spouse to create goals that reflect what matters most in your marriage while providing practical tips for checking off every item on your bucket list. Embarking on the journey with your spouse and forever partner will help you build a stronger connection and a more satisfying marriage.
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The Burn After Writing Deck
by Sharon Jones
It’s time to be honest with yourself — and anyone you trust with your secrets. Comprising 100 cards with probing questions based on the internationally bestselling journal Burn After Writing, this thought-provoking card deck is a tool for reflection, conversation, and revealing the truth that hides behind the many masks we wear in daily life.
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Law of Attraction Manifestation Journal
by Latha Jay
Create wealth, manifest love, and embody joy with a guided journal for three easy-to-follow manifestation techniques. With the Law of Attraction Manifestation Journal, you take back your power to actualize the life you’ve always wanted.
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The Bullet Journal Method
by Ryder Carroll
There’s a reason this system for time management, goal setting, and intentional living has been adopted by millions around the globe: it works. Not only will you get more done, but you’ll get the right things done. All you need is a pen, paper, and five spare minutes a day.
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Flower Love
by Kristen Griffith-VanderYacht
A playful, approachable guide to a rainbow of flower arrangements from the expert floral designer and host of Netflix’s The Big Flower Fight. With stunning photography, visual step-by-step instructions, and a unique, geometric approach to floral design, Flower Love is an empowering and joyful resource for anyone who wants to add fanciful floral whimsy to their everyday life.
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How to Be Weird
by Eric G. Wilson
A guidebook for beating the monotony of the everyday by purposefully cultivating the surprising joys that come from living an off-kilter life. The quirky, eccentric, and peculiar can take us out of our normal habits of thought and perception, surprising us by breaking up our routines and reminding us that there’s more to life than the everyday. This is your invitation to lean into the weird and live a fuller life.
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How to Be Happy (Or at Least Less Sad)
by Lee Crutchley
Through a series of supportive, surprising, and engaging prompts, this book helps readers see things in a new light, and rediscover simple pleasures and everyday joy … or at least feel a little less sad. By turns a workbook, trusted friend, creative outlet, security blanket, and secret diary, the pages of this book will offer solace, distraction, engagement, a fresh perspective, and hopeful new beginnings — for readers of all ages and walks of life.
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Slow Birding
by Joan E. Strassmann
A one-of-a-kind guide to birding locally that encourages readers to slow down and notice the spectacular birds all around them. Slow Birding is the perfect guide for the birder looking to appreciate the beauty of the birds right in their own backyard, observing keenly how their behaviors change from day to day and season to season.
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The Happy Houseplant Deck
by Caitlin Keegan
This colorful card deck features striking, intricate illustrations of 50 popular houseplants in gorgeous home settings and tips on how to care for each one, from roots to shoots.
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Your Intuition Led You Here
by Alex Naranjo and Marlene Vargas
Alex Naranjo and Marlene Vargas, the owners of the biggest metaphysical shop on the West Coast, empower you to hear your inner voice and design your own powerful rituals in response. Part memoir, part ritual guide, Your Intuition Led You Here is ultimately a path to accessing the healing potential of magic, understanding your power, and putting your intuition into practice.
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Becoming Me: A Work in Progress
by Andrea Pippins
Here is a beautifully illustrated interactive journal from the creator of the empowering adult coloring book I Love My Hair — featured on BuzzFeed, Mashable, and more. A wonderful survival guide for trying times, this journal encourages self-discovery and self-care, and is the perfect distraction for doodlers hoping to escape reality and nurture their creative expression.
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Organized Living
by Shira Gill
Kickstart your organized life with this inspiring visual guide from the author of Minimalista. If you’re seeking less clutter, overwhelm, and stress in your life, and are looking to create more time and energy for the things that matter most, Organized Living is your chance to learn directly from the best in the business.
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The Resilience Journal
by Sandra E. Johnson, LMSW
A beautiful guided journal with 365 days of thought-provoking quotes and prompts to help you reflect on the past, examine the present, and work towards a more resilient future.
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I Am Here Now
by The Mindfulness Project
I Am Here Now inspires readers to explore the world with greater curiosity and find moments of mindfulness in everyday life, while unleashing your creativity along the way.
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The Open-Air Life
by Linda Åkeson Mcgurk
In The Open-Air Life, Linda McGurk introduces readers to a wide array of Nordic customs and practices that focus on slowing down and spending more of one’s time outdoors. An outdoorsy cousin of hygge, friluftsliv is what Nordic people do outside all day before they cozy up in front of the fireplace with their wool socks on and a cup of hot cocoa. For country and city lovers alike, this book will serve as an essential guide to slowing down in this modern, fast-paced society and connecting with the natural world.
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Learn to Draw in 5 Weeks
by KRITZELPIXEL
Master drawing basics in just five weeks with this workbook for beginners of all ages! Each week, you’ll develop a new skill, incorporating principles such as light, depth, and perspective into your evolving work. Learn to Draw in 5 Weeks offers tools to watch your skill set soar!
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Guided Tarot Box Set
by Stefanie Caponi
The essential tarot kit to read cards seamlessly — with confidence and ease. Featuring Stefanie Caponi’s bestselling 240-page guidebook, Guided Tarot, plus a vibrant Rider Waite Smith tarot deck, it has everything you need to become an expert tarot reader.
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Modern Watercolor Botanicals
by Sarah Simon
Modern Watercolor Botanicals is a comprehensive guide for all skill levels — beginner to advanced — that teaches everything you need to know about watercolor using easy-to-follow diagrams, pictures, and instructions. Learn how to paint and advance your skills using pieces of beautiful, traceable artwork, including detailed wildflowers, shade tropical leaves, eucalyptus wreaths, and more.
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The 3-Minute Journal of Joy
by Ink & Willow
Celebrate what brings you joy by journaling for just three minutes a day, creating a three-year record of moments worth remembering. The best way to find joy is simply to look for it every day!
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Grow a Damn Plant Journal
by Tyler Thrasher
From Instagram artist/botanist/self-proclaimed “mad scientist” Tyler Thrasher comes a gardening journal grounded in science, perfect for indoor or outdoor plants of every type.
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Reading Journal
by Potter Gift
With checklists of award-winning novels and recommended reading for every genre (spy novels, romance, sci-fi, humor), this classic reading journal also includes plenty of pages for keeping track of all the books you’ve read and want to consume next.
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Manifesting Happiness
by Esther McCann
A simple, accessible tool for learning core manifestation techniques, improving the effectiveness of your manifestation practice, and living your dream life. Achieve life goals and increase your happiness through the power of manifestation.
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My Reading Life
by Spruce Books
Perfect for book lovers of all tastes, this stylish hardcover journal brings mindfulness to your reading life through thoughtful prompts and space to write about and record your experiences with more than 70 books–a keepsake for years to come!
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