I’ve been lucky enough to contract COVID-19 twice in the last six months and have gone through many, many tissues as a result. I generally use LastTissue reusable tissues but my honker has been doing so much honking that my single box of cloth tissues couldn’t keep up.

For my paper tissues, I have used a very ridiculous tissue box cover I bought at a thrift store. It is shaped like a cat. Here it is next to my actual cat, Licorice Allsorts. And no, it is not an enormous tissue box cover — Licorice Allsorts was less than a pound when this was taken!

You might see that amazing cat-shaped tissue box holder and wonder what would lead me to look for a bookish tissue box holder. Clearly I was already the owner of the perfect tissue box holder! Indeed, I once thought like you. I had two grumpy old cats who would only sneer at the new tissue holder cat and everyone lived in harmony.

Then we got Licorice Allsorts. She was quick to find every ribbon, whisker, and dangling spot on that poor tissue box holder. Our unfortunate tissue box is no longer, and it is now time to find the best bookish tissue box holder in the world. Hopefully COVID will leave me alone, but in case it doesn’t, I need plenty of boxed tissues to take on the ever-running nose honks.

This hidey-hole tissue box holder is a great choice if you don’t want the whole world to know you have a nose, let alone tissues! Hollowed out books taller than the average tissue box make it easy to tuck tissues inside. $69

If you’re more of a leather-bounded book fan, this antique bookish tissue holder will fit in wonderfully. $138.

Plants are great and so are books — and so are tissue holders with plant-based bookish material! $13.

If you’d like your tissue box holder to be more book-adjacent, this typewriter tissue box holder is a good pick. $130.

This crocheted tissue box organizer is perfect for reading any of the books on the Grab the Tissues list of tear-jerking YA novels. $26.

This children’s books tissue box cover is perfect for bookish playrooms and nurseries. $26.

But back to the cats though. Here’s a tissue box holder with a cat sitting on a bookshelf. $26.

This extra-large children’s books tissue box holder is made for family-sized boxes. $35.

A cozy couch, made from bookish materials, filled with tissues? I say, “Yes please!” $22.

Okay, now this couch-shaped bookish tissue box holder has pillows! Ergo, it gets an extra “Yes” from me. $19+.

Which of these amazing bookish tissue box holders are going to make it into my home as a piece of precious decor? All of them! When you next visit my house, you’ll have several sneeze spots in each room. You’re welcome!