LoveMyRead

What's in the box: Typically a book chosen by a guest author curator, with the shop also offering signed books, limited editions and curated bundles.

LoveMyRead is a UK book gifting service that calls itself "the home of book gifting." Its homepage pushes gifts more than a classic monthly subscription. Visitors are invited to give a gift or browse a shop with new releases, signed books, limited editions and curated bundles. The service is built around guest curators, usually authors, who choose the featured reads. Recent names on the site include Jennifer Saint, Elizabeth Day and Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀. The production company Fane acquired LoveMyRead in 2022, so it now sits with a business that has close ties to authors and literary events. That helps explain the curator line-up. There is a catch. The newest curator dates shown on the homepage are from spring 2023, so the front page may not reflect the current programme. Check what is on offer now before you buy. The site has a newsletter for curator news and offers, plus FAQs and a contact page, but the homepage gives no prices, delivery details or subscription terms. Look at the shop and terms pages for those. LoveMyRead suits people who want a thoughtful book gift with an author connection. Readers who want a clearly priced, regularly updated monthly box may find it less transparent than they would like.