LibraryThing (Thingology): SantaThing 2026: Bookish Secret Santa!

It’s the most wonderful time of the year: the Twentieth Annual SantaThing is here at last! This year we continue to focus on indie bookstores from around the United States. You can still order Kindle ebooks, we have Kenny’s and Blackwell’s for international orders, and also stores local to Australia, New Zealand, and Ireland. » SIGN UP FOR SANTATHING NOW! What is SantaThing? SantaThing is “Secret Santa” for LibraryThing members. How it Works You pay $15–$50 and pick your favorite bookseller. We match you with a participant, and you play Santa by selecting books for them. Another Santa does the same for you, in secret. LibraryThing does the ordering, and you get the joy of giving AND receiving books! Sign up once or thrice, for yourself or someone else. Even if you don’t want to be a Santa, you can help by suggesting books for others. Click on an existing SantaThing profile to leave a suggestion. Every year, LibraryThing members give generously to each other through SantaThing. If you’d like to donate an entry, or want to participate, but it’s just not in the budget this year, be sure to check out our Donations Thread here. Important Dates Sign-ups close THURSDAY, November 19th at 12pm EST. By the next day, we’ll notify you via LibraryThing message who your Santee is, and you can start picking books. You’ll then have two weeks to pick your books, until WEDNESDAY, December 2nd at 12pm EST. As soon as the picking ends, the ordering begins, and we’ll get all the books out to you as soon as we can. » Go sign up to become a Secret Santa now! Supporting Indie Bookstores We’re once again teaming up with independent bookstores from around the country to deliver your SantaThing picks, including BookPeople in Austin, TX, Longfellow Books in Portland, ME, and Powell’s Books in Portland, OR. We’re also bringing back the following foreign retail partners: Readings for our Australian participants, Time Out Books for the Kiwi participants, and Kennys for our Irish friends. International deliveries will be available through Kennys and Blackwell’s. Kindle options are available to all members who are registered on Amazon.com (not .co.uk, .ca, etc.). See more information about all the stores. Shipping Some of our booksellers are able to offer free shipping, and some are not. Depending on your bookseller of choice, you may receive $6 less in books, to cover shipping costs. You can find details about shipping costs and holiday ordering deadlines for each of our booksellers here on the SantaThing Help page. » Go sign up now! Questions? Comments? This is our TWENTIETH year of SantaThing. See the SantaThing Help page for further details and FAQ. Feel free to ask your questions over on this Talk topic, or you can contact Kate directly at kate@librarything.com. Happy SantaThinging!