Mother's Day Gift Guide - Procrastinator's edition

Little known fact: Mother’s Day in the UK is a few weeks before Mother’s Day here. (I know this because every year one of my sisters emails to remind me about it the Friday before, by which point, of course, it is far too late to do anything other than hang my head in apology when I call. My mum, bless her, is quite used to this by now. I’ve lived in the States for 21 years now, and pretty sure that I have never missed missing a UK Mother’s Day.)

Anyway, I digress. The good news is that there need be no such shame-faced phone calls for you, my fine Skylark friends! We are standing by, ready to dispatch perfect book-related gifts to your mothers/grandmothers/stepmothers/fairy godmothers/mothers-in-law (at short notice, if necessary) to spread happiness and spare the blushes of those of you who like to, er, leave things to the last minute.

With that in mind, may we propose…

A Skylark book subscription. Each month we’ll choose a book, giftwrap it, and send it to the Mom In Question. You choose how many, hardcover/paperback, etc., and we take care of everything else. It is, as the saying goes, the gift that keeps on giving. More details here.

The Skylark book spa. Ah, yes. The MIQ deserves a little pampering, no? What could be better than a one-on-one consultation with one of staff, accompanied by book picks made especially with her and her interests in mind? Plus, you know, $100 to spend. And a Skylark mug. And some chocolate. If that all doesn’t sound enough, we are now offering upgrades, too. Check out your options here.

The small-but-mighty Skylark gift certificate. The wonderful thing about these is that they represent guilt-free shopping. Which is, of course, the very best kind of shopping that there is. You can get ‘em here.

A Libro.fm subscription. Does the MIQ like to listen to audiobooks? Our friends at Libro.fm offer various wonderful gift packages which allow readers to choose from hundreds of thousands of books - and by shopping with them, you get to help a local independent bookstore rather than certain other online audiobook providers owned by people who these days are more interested in sending rocketships into space. Find out more here. (About audiobooks, not rocketships.)

However you choose to celebrate the mothers in your life, we hope you all have a wonderful day on Sunday. (And if you see my mother, please tell her I’m sorry. Again.)