Merlin's Book Emporium is an independent online fantasy & horror bookshop based out of the Peak District.
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Bookish Advent Calendar 2026
The festive season is fast approaching, meaning it's time to get your advent calendar ready!
Our Merlin's Book Emporium Bookish Advent Calendar is now available to pre-order. With the choice of 24 or 12 days, our advent calendars come packed full of books and bookish themed gifts (all sourced from small businesses) for you to enjoy throughout December.
Each item will come beautifully wrapped with a number on for each day, ready for you to unwrap and enjoy the surprise.
How does it work?
Once you pick how many days you'd like, you'll be able to pick from our three different options of genres and share your Goodreads link for us to review and pick your books.
This means your advent calendar books will be handpicked just for you!
What to expect?
24 Days Advent Calendar:
12 Days Advent Calendar:
All books we pick will be tailored to you and will have a Goodreads rating of 3.5 or above.
All orders will be shipped between the 9th and the 20th of November to ensure they arrive in time for the 1st of December. This means the last date to order your advent calendar will be the 1st of November to ensure we have enough time to pick, wrap and pack your advent calendar.
Please note, due to the customised natured of these advent calendars, they are non-refundable.
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The Merlin Match
The Merlin Match is perfect for those times when you don't know what to read, or want to be suprised. Just pick your genre and pop your Goodreads (or similar) in the box below, and we'll do the rest! It's our version of a blind date with a book.
Each book is handpicked and wrapped in brown paper with twine carefully wrapped around it. Not only that, you'll get a bookmark, drink, and snack of your choice - creating the perfect reading session.
Don't have Goodreads (or similar)? Don't worry, just pop a note below with any books you've enjoyed, or the kind of vibe you're looking for, and we'll pick a book for you.
Please note, the book is not refundable once the wrapping has been opened. Photo is not of the book you'll be ordering, size may vary.
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