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Add your own names, words and photos at no extra cost (3-5 days delivery).

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Our innovative new gift card gives booklovers a monthly books budget; perfect for pocket money, budgeting or a special gift that lasts all year long.

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A special edition gift card for your favourite bibliophile, presented in a luxury magnetic gift box. Load with any value from £50 to £250.

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Buy gift cards in hundreds of bookshops and supermarkets across the UK and Ireland, including independents, Waterstones, WHSmith, and Easons.

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Spend gift cards in hundreds of bookshops across the UK and Ireland, including independents, Waterstones, WHSmith, Blackwell's, Easons and online.

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A gift beyond words
A gift beyond words

A gift beyond words

National Book Tokens gift cards enable booklovers to choose the books they want from the bookshops they love. When you give a National Book Token, you're not just giving a book, but the joy of discovery. 

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24 books coming to bookshops in 2024
24 books coming to bookshops in 2024

24 books coming to bookshops in 2024

Nothing beats visiting a bookshop with book tokens at the ready and a long list in your hand. We've listed 24 of the best new books arriving in bookshops during the first half of the year – plus, check out our team's star picks!

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Competition
Design a National Book Token

Design a National Book Token

This World Book Day, we're encouraging children to design their very own National Book Token for a chance to win money to spend on books.

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Happy World Book Day!

We're giving five children the chance to win a £50/€60 National Book Token, so they can visit a local bookshop and choose the books they want to read – plus a bundle of booktastic goodies!

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Reading List
Reading List

24 new children's books

24 of the best new children's and YA titles arriving in bookshops, from brilliant graphic novels and magical delights to stories of friendship and family.

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Competition

'Women can be heroes, too'

Win a signed copy of The Women by Kristin Hannah, a Harrods food hamper, and a £50/€50 National Book Token to spend.

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