End of year, panic stations: you still don't know what to give. Don't worry, our team has racked their brains to help you cross the finish line stress-free.
Discover our list of ideas for 2025, filled with finds from the media, publishing, and underground Internet. Something for everyone you care about, from the desk worker to the cosy gamer to the budding chef.
Pages to browse
It's become a tradition: every year, we look to media and publishing houses to uncover some great ideas, and sometimes special offers designed with year-end gift-giving in mind.
Several media outlets have released dedicated packages: this is the case with La Déferlante and Climax. And if you're quick, you can still get your hands on the book Marseille sous emprise, Marsactu's investigation into drug trafficking, as part of its pre-order campaign.
Running really behind on gifts? Consider subscriptions to your favorite magazines, which you can thoughtfully give to your loved ones with a gift certificate. The publishing house Verso Books also offers a Book Club formula that lets you become a member and receive books each month in print or digital format (if the idea of an e-reader doesn't give you hives). Another publishing house that caught our team's eye: Le Port a jauni and its beautiful publications, including this Dictionnaire des ogresses found in corners of the world.
Among the team's other recommendations:
- Radikal Magazine, dedicated to hip-hop culture, is making a comeback after 20 years away.
- The monthly magazine Le Cri (alumni of the Médianes Program), Christian, radical and joyful
- Issue 4 of Unsellable dedicated to Marseille
- The latest issue of Pays (co-founded by Médianes) exploring the Cévennes.
- La Revue Dessinée, a quarterly that takes time to conduct in-depth investigations, bringing together journalists and illustrators.
- Literary gems published or forthcoming from Éditions du Faubourg and Éditions Divergences.
Want more magazine ideas?! If you insist, browse our list of 50 magazines recommended by our team.
Warm clothing
As temperatures drop (though not enough), a bold statement piece can come in handy. The Quintal printing workshop offers scarves that won't go unnoticed: design enthusiasts will love the pencil+ruler design. Want to show your unconditional love for print? We get it. The Collecting books is hot t-shirt won't keep you warm but will definitely communicate your unbridled love of books.
Need a hat and a dash of hope? The « Print isn't dead » cap will do the job perfectly. For archiving obsessives (yes, you exist), Internet Archive released a baseball jersey to celebrate 1 trillion archived pages, emblazoned with the number 10 to the power of 12. A flawless choice.
Practical gifts for their New Year's resolutions
Let's get our hands dirty with gifts to give or DIY projects. For tech enthusiasts, have you considered giving a Raspberry Pi? This microcomputer is perfect for anyone who will make it their 2026 resolution to break free from the GAFAM. For example, it lets you set up a password manager, a homemade alternative to Google Docs, or even a self-hosted website powered by solar energy! To stay on theme, there's an official magazine dedicated to it, packed with tutorials.
Want to give your loved ones a calmer, more serene and interesting web? The Internet Phonebook is a (nice) directory to discover loads of amazing websites.
On the responsible tech and best practices side, consider these camera stickers by Freedom Press. A simple but effective solution to prevent surveillance by authorities or just avoid an awkward moment on a video call.
Know someone who wants to improve their cooking skills this year? Here are some publications with great ideas, recipes, and insights on the state of gastronomy.
- HOT GIRL COOKING CLUB, it's all in the name.
- The Preserve Journal, for more responsible cooking.
- Serviette explores food, its relationship to history, science, culture, and design. Quite a program.
Not in the mood for overthinking? The Designers Foundry sells a chocolate bar inspired by one of their typefaces. Yum. Out of stock? There are other gems in their shop.
Want to get more organized? Note important deadlines in this wonderful calendar whose illustrations can be used as a postcard at the end of the month or in these journals and planners signed Wrap.
Games to escape
If you want to stay in the mood for zine, print, and risograph vibes, there are 54 micro-games to discover in Games For a Rainy Day, a beautifully designed collection created by independent artists and game designers.
On the video game side, two 2025 releases that might interest you: News Tower, just released, in which you manage a newspaper in 1930s New York.
A word of caution, however: if you're thinking of giving it to someone who already works in the press, the idea of spending their free time simulating a media outlet's survival might not provide the escape they're looking for. In that case, go for Tiny Bookshop, a game where you run a bookstore/caravan that you can decorate however you like.
Prefer board games? Game publisher Helvetiq and RTS journalists designed Reporter, a game aimed at spotting fake news as quickly as possible. You can also try this expansion of the role-playing game Fiasco, in which you must save a struggling American local TV station's disastrous ratings.
Donations that make a difference
Because celebrations don't have to mean wasteful spending, why not show generosity by supporting an editorial project you care about?
- Rembobine, a media outlet that sheds light on the impact of information and media, aims to raise €10,000 by December 31.
- Give investigation time to l'Arlésienne! The local media outlet is launching its fundraising campaign.
- StreetPress is seeking new donors to shed light on the ongoing cultural battle.
- Prison Insider, which works on detention conditions and prison policies worldwide, is wrapping up its fundraising campaign.
- Rather want to shake up the powerful? Think of Disclose before December 31.
- Uncompromising on the climate emergency? Support Reporterre's funding.
- Les Surligneurs, a media organization fighting political misinformation through legal analysis, has a goal of raising 50,000 euros.
- Support investigative journalism at the local level, whether in Brittany with Splann! or with Facto! in Limousin.
- Don't want to make others jealous? In that case, become a member of Coop-médias to fund independent media, strengthen media diversity, and defend freer information.
