Your love for reading is year-round, but Valentine’s Day is a great day to use your favorite hobby as inspiration to gift your Valentine, or yourself, something that celebrates a love of all things literary. Whether you’re exchanging cards with your significant other or your buddy reading best friend, or you’re helping your book-loving kid pick out cards for their classmates, there’s a bookish Valentine’s Day card to express whatever message you want to send.
With these literary Valentine’s cards, you can tell your favorite person that they’re your happily ever after, express your punny sense of bookish humor, or send a friend a card that shows you appreciate their love of books. From a gothic-inspired raven card for those who prefer their Valentine’s greetings on the darker side to a colorful card to send your favorite romance reader, there are plenty of options here to spread the love, and a love of books, this Valentine’s Day.
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Show the only person you love more than books that, like your TBR list, your love will never end. $7
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Tell your Valentine how much they mean to you with this romantic, book-shaped card decorated with beautiful flowers. $5
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If you’re looking for a Valentine that will be a keepsake for years to come, check out this bookish, wooden card that will tell your sweetheart how special they are. You can also add a custom message on the back! $15
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Express your love with the words of Shakespeare in this card featuring intricate calligraphy printed on luxurious paper. $6
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This vintage-style Valentine’s card is perfect for lovers of pulp novels…or anyone who’s feeling a little unsure about their latest romance. $5
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Tolkien lovers will cherish this card that looks like it came straight from the library and arrives in a crafty, book page envelope. $7
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Celebrate Valentine’s Day and a love of reading with the bookish doodles on this cute card. $4
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If your Valentine is a librarian, or just loves to place library holds, gift them this bookish Valentine’s Day card. $5
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Send your favorite romance reader a Valentine’s card that wishes them all their favorite romance novel tropes. $6
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Reassure your sci-fi or comic book-loving Valentine that you will love them in this universe and in all the alternate, parallel, and speculative ones. $6
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If you love an Edgar Allan Poe enthusiast, or your Valentine prefers a more gothic spin on expressions of love, send them this hand-drawn card. $7
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Library lovers can print out these punny Valentine’s cards via digital download to express their love of reading, and of readers. $5
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If you’ve got a little bookworm bringing in Valentine’s cards for their class, download and print this cheery, bookish option. $5
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If reading is your kid’s #1 activity, help them spread bookish cheer with these printable Valentine’s cards. $4
Looking for more ways to have a literary Valentine’s Day? Check out these book-themed Valentine’s Day gifts, bookish sweatshirts to gift your Valentine, and suggestions for incorporating your love of reading into your Valentine’s Day celebrations.