Picture your favorite reading spot. What makes it special? What helps you settle in for an afternoon of relaxing and reading? Today I am thrilled to share a list of amazing book themed candles that will transport you to your favorite reading nook, or even to your favorite literary places. These make great gifts for bookworms too!

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Books

This 100% pure soybean candle smells like books, and has no added chemicals, making it a treat for your nose and for your home. 

Reading on a Rainy Day

Snuggle up on a rainy day with a good book and this hand poured soy candle that smells like paper, rain water, green tea, lavender and redwood. 

Bookstore

Bring home the feeling of strolling through the bookstore shelves (without the expensive book receipt) with this beautiful soy candle scented with mahogany, leather and coffee. 

Books & Coffee

This hand poured soy-blend candle celebrates the perfect pairing of books and coffee with scents of vanilla, maple and coffee.

New England Bookshop 

Get transported to a seaside bookstore with this soy wax candle. It features the scents of old books, leather, aging papyrus, weathered wood, and antique incense.

Library Book

Bring the scent of the library home with this soy wax candle, scented with ink, paper, and leather.

Reading by the Fire

What could be better than curling up next to a crackling fire with a good book and some fresh based snickerdoodles? This soy wax candle combines the scent of cinnamon, sugar, and embers to create the perfect reading companion.

Vintage Bookstore

This 100% natural beeswax candle uses a musky, woody scent to evoke the atmosphere of a vintage bookstore.

Storms and Books

Who doesn’t love reading during a good storm? This coconut wax blend candle combines teal and gray colored wax and the scents of heavy rain and parchment to transport you to a stormy night.

Story Time

This soy wax candle uses the scents of lavender, white tea, and linen to relax readers for story time.

Library

This 100% soy wax candle uses a combination of teakwood, cedar, leather, sandalwood, patchouli, amyris, and dark musk to create the ambiance of an historic library.

Cozy Little Book Nook

This handmade soy candle uses notes of chai tea, vanilla and fall spices to create the perfect scent for curling up with a good book for a relaxing afternoon. 

Old Books 

This hand poured soy candle uses notes of leather, vanilla, musk, old wood, and antique paper to evoke the comforting scent of old books – perfect for an afternoon spent reading.

Lover of Literature

This hand poured 100% soy candle transports the reader to a cozy cabin for an afternoon of reading, with notes of orange spices, clove, fir, fireplace hearth, and black tea. 

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Book Inspired Candles

Sorting Hat 

Get sorted into your wizarding house with this natural soy candle. Light the wood wick and watch the candle change from white wax with a vanilla and suede scent, to one of four color and scent combos, each representing a different house.

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221B Baker Street

Sherlock Holmes fans will love this soy candle which mixes scents of black tea, leather and old books to transport the reader to the famous residence.

Flourish and Blotts

If you have dreamt of shopping along Diagon Alley, then you will love this book scented candle, meant to evoke the scents and atmosphere of the Flourish and Blotts bookshop.

Jane Austen

Fans of Austen’s books will love diving into the world of her novels with this soy wax candle. It is scented with fresh citrus, juniper berries, and verbena.

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Through the Wardrobe

This soy wax candle is a dream come true for fans of Narnia. Travel through the wardrobe with this white glittery candle scented with snow drops, mulled cider, chestnuts, and sugar.

Hunny Candle

Travel to the Hundred Acre Woods with this adorable soy wax candle inspired by Winnie the Pooh and his friends. The candle is scented with raw honey, orange blossoms, and wild mountain flowers, and comes packaged like a little jar of honey.

Anne of Green Gables 

This soy wax candle inspired by the book Anne of Green Gables, is scented like Marilla’s homemade raspberry cordial.

A Kissing Book

Get whisked away on an adventure with this forest scented candle inspired by the adventure and fun of the Princess Bride.

Do you love book themed candles? What are your favorite scents while you read? Share in the comments below, and don’t forget to share with another bookworm!

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