Daunt Books
Daunt Books Subscription
Suits a reader who enjoys being surprised by a bookseller's pick rather than the charts.
Where to buy
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United Kingdom
Daunt Books
Price seen October 13, 2026
£200
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Why it made our lists
A book a month picked by Daunt Books staff to the reader's tastes. A birthday gift that lasts the year for a reader who likes surprises. Delivery outside the UK costs extra.
For a UK reader who enjoys being surprised by a bookseller's pick rather than the charts. The listed plan is twelve months of paperbacks, shipped monthly, so it keeps arriving long after the holidays.
A book a month chosen by Daunt Books staff to the reader's tastes. A Christmas gift that keeps arriving through the year for a reader who likes being surprised. Delivery outside the UK costs extra.
Gifts for a mom who has everything
A London bookshop picks a new book each month to her tastes. For a mom who reads a lot and has run out of ideas from the charts. Shipping outside the UK costs extra.
A book a month picked by Daunt Books staff to the reader's tastes. For a retiree who finally has time to read and likes being surprised. Delivery outside the UK costs extra.
What it is
A book-a-month subscription from the London bookshop Daunt Books: staff pick a new title each month to the reader's tastes, gathered by phone or form. The annual paperback plan is 12 books; hardback, children's and cookery versions and a 6-book option are also offered. An introductory card explains how it works.
A book subscription from Daunt Books in London. The subscriber gets a new book regularly, chosen by Daunt's booksellers to suit their tastes, and can contact the shop at any time to adjust the picks. Options include paperbacks, hardbacks, children's or cookery books, with six or twelve books, and an introductory card explains how it works. Overseas delivery costs extra.
The details
- Length
- 12 books over a year, or 6
- Formats
- Paperback, hardback, children's or cookery
- Delivery
- UK, Europe, Australia/NZ, USA and elsewhere at extra cost
- Includes
- Introductory card
From the shop's product page, read October 3, 2026.
Worth knowing
The price shown is the 12-month paperback plan; books ship monthly and delivery outside the UK costs extra.
Skip it for a reader who prefers to choose every book themselves.
This gift does not ship as a parcel, so it can be given after shipping cutoffs.
- Good for
- Mom, Dad, Grandparent, Friend, Partner, Has everything
- Interests
- Books & reading
- Occasions
- Christmas, Birthday, Retirement, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Anniversary
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