One more chapter, one more cup, and the candle is still burning.

This reading mug puts an evening with a book into one small picture: open pages, a flowered teacup and a lit tealight on a wooden table. Keep it next to your current read, or give it to whoever lends you their paperbacks.

The design: a table set for a long read

On the left an open book stands slightly propped, its cream pages fanned out and ruled with fine gray lines of text, a dark red cover showing along the edge. To its right a white teacup with a handle sits on a saucer with a pink rim. Pink flowers and green leaves are painted on the cup, the tea inside is brown, and two wavy lines of steam rise from it.

In front, between the two, a small tealight burns in a silver-gray holder with a little orange flame. All three rest on a tabletop drawn as brown plank lines, and behind them a dusty-pink cloud shape with a scalloped top stands in for the rest of the room.

Under the picture, black brush script gives the order of the evening: "Read. Sip. Repeat." Each word has its own capital and its own period, like three small steps. The drawing is soft and hand-drawn, with dark outlines and a muted mix of rose, cream and brown, so it looks as calm as the hour it describes.

A sturdy, glossy mug for your reading hour

• Ceramic with a glossy finish, which lets the soft tones of the drawing print vividly
• Sturdy ceramic that can take daily use, weekday breakfasts included
• Printed on both sides: set it down either way and the book is still in view
• It goes in the microwave, so hot chocolate on a rainy reading day is quick to make
• Dishwasher safe, so cleanup never cuts into reading time

Who it's for

Readers with a bookmark in three novels at once, tea drinkers, book club hosts, librarians, English teachers and anyone who guards a quiet hour at the end of the day. It fits a bedside table, the arm of a reading chair, a work-from-home desk or the snack table at a book club meeting. Give it for a reader's birthday, at a book club gift exchange, on Mother's Day, to a teacher when the term ends or beside a new hardcover at the holidays.

Quick answers

What does the candle add to the picture?

It sets the time of day. A lit tealight beside the book suggests an evening read, so the scene feels like the last quiet hour before bed.

What goes into a gift basket with it?

A paperback you loved, a box of loose-leaf tea or a pack of tealights. Each one matches something in the drawing, so the gift arrives as a ready-made evening.

Will it suit a reading break at work?

Yes. A book, a flowered cup and a candle make an easy conversation piece on a desk, and the quiet colors of the drawing sit well in a work setup.

Shipping and returns

Free US shipping. US delivery usually 5–12 business days. Easy 30-day returns.

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