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August 15, 2024 By Karen Witemeyer


Writers are a quirky bunch. We talk to imaginary people, dream up ways to torture characters we claim to love, and have been known on occasion to show up to work in our pajamas. We all have different ways of getting into the writing zone, too. Some create playlists for each book they write to set the mood. Others load up on coffee and dark chocolate. Me? I put on bookish socks.

Fun socks make me happy and put me in a positive frame of mind as I sit down to write, and over the years I’ve amassed a pretty good collection of book-themed footwear.

Books and tea are always a favorite of mine. And I adore the cute little bookworms!


Jane Austen even makes an occasional appearance.


I thought I would personally foot-model my cowboy socks for you. (You’re welcome for not blinding you with the white legs above the sock line. Thank goodness for crop capability!)


I even have a pair of knee-highs, but I don’t wear these very often for writing sessions. Unless it’s really cold in my office.


I recently added these two beauties to my collection:


Do you have any favorite “fun” socks you like to wear?

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I’m giving away a fun pair of owl reading socks to one person who leaves a comment.
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Karen Witemeyer

For those who love to smile as they read, bestselling author Karen Witemeyer offers warmhearted historical romance with a flair for humor, feisty heroines, and swoon-worthy Texas heroes. Karen is a multiple award-winning author and a firm believer in the power of happy endings. She is an avid cross-stitcher, tea drinker, and gospel hymn singer who makes her home in Abilene, TX with her heroic husband who vanquishes laundry dragons and dirty dish villains whenever she's on deadline. Learn more about Karen and her books at: www.karenwitemeyer.com.
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  1. Beverly says

    August 15, 2024 at 3:38 am

    I love fun bookish socks! My zone is out on the porch where I can feel the sun, hear the birds, and look up into the trees. Cool temps are preferred, but even on a hot day I have been known to drag a fan outside by the citronella plant to cool off and discourage the mosquitoes.

    • Karen Witemeyer says

      August 15, 2024 at 7:20 am

      That sounds lovely, Beverly! Living in West Texas, I keep to the indoors most days. 🙂

  2. Kim says

    August 15, 2024 at 4:56 am

    I love to eat avocados and I have a collection of avocado socks. I even have some Christian ones.

    • Karen Witemeyer says

      August 15, 2024 at 7:23 am

      I love avacados and would some avocado socks! Ha! I didn’t share them, but I have a bunch of other fun socks with things like tea bags, oreos, hippos, etc. My hubby enjoys stuffing stockings at Christmas with fun socks. 🙂

      • Kim says

        August 16, 2024 at 7:48 am

        What a great idea. I love your books.

  3. Kathy Pollard says

    August 15, 2024 at 5:31 am

    Adorable and cozy!

    • Karen Witemeyer says

      August 15, 2024 at 7:24 am

      I’ve always been a sock wearer, even in summer. Got to battle the air conditioning, you know. 🙂

  4. Joy says

    August 15, 2024 at 5:42 am

    Oh! I love fun socks! My favorite pair has camels on them (a gift from my sister and a family joke). My mom used to always give me fun socks for various holidays.

    • Karen Witemeyer says

      August 15, 2024 at 7:24 am

      Those sound super fun, Joy!

  5. Linda Kish says

    August 15, 2024 at 6:41 am

    I love socks but don’t have any fun socks.

    • Karen Witemeyer says

      August 15, 2024 at 7:25 am

      We might need to change that, Linda. 🙂

      • Keren Herrera Lyles says

        August 15, 2024 at 2:04 pm

        I love fun socks. I love golden retrievers so I have socks with golden retrievers all over. I also have a doggie sock with glasses. But they are too small for me now so I just have them put away in my drawer. But I love fun socks to wear mainly in the cold winter months while I read books. Or also watch a Christmas movie.

  6. Bridget says

    August 15, 2024 at 7:00 am

    I love the fun bookish socks! Life is too short to wear boring socks 😂

    • Karen Witemeyer says

      August 15, 2024 at 7:26 am

      So true! My hubby even has a collection of fun socks. Star Wars, waffles, and bicycles are a few of the themes in his sock drawer.

  7. Suzanne Sellner says

    August 15, 2024 at 7:01 am

    I usually read in bed with my pajamas on and no socks since Houston, TX, is HOT! I love your cute collection of reading socks!

    • Karen Witemeyer says

      August 15, 2024 at 7:30 am

      Thanks, Suzanne. 🙂

  8. Teresa G Wells says

    August 15, 2024 at 7:07 am

    Your socks are so cute! I have a couple pair of book-themed socks that I love.

    • Karen Witemeyer says

      August 15, 2024 at 7:30 am

      Aren’t they fun? They always make me smile when I put them on.

  9. Amy M. says

    August 15, 2024 at 7:14 am

    I got a pair of socks from my niece one year for Christmas and they say “I like BIG books and I cannot lie” 😉

    • Karen Witemeyer says

      August 15, 2024 at 7:31 am

      Ha! I’ve seen those.

  10. Susan Heim says

    August 15, 2024 at 7:19 am

    I have fun socks for the holidays, but I’d love to start a book-related collection!

    • Karen Witemeyer says

      August 15, 2024 at 7:32 am

      Oh, yes. I have a bunch of fun Christmas socks, too. 🙂 I hope you do start a bookish collection, Susan. They can be worn all year round.

  11. Grace Smith says

    August 15, 2024 at 7:48 am

    I love both the socks AND your books! I’m glad your cute socks make you happy and inspired as you write. I’m happy and inspired when I read your finished stories. Keep buying more socks and writing!
    (After I showed my husband your post, he said to ask you where you buy them. Perhaps he’s thinking “gift idea for Grace!)

    • Karen Witemeyer says

      August 15, 2024 at 9:04 am

      Super fun, Grace. Thanks for your sweet words. 🙂 I’ve collected my socks from several sources over the years. Book stores and Amazon have supplied several. My lasted finds were from a company called Good Luck Socks. Hope you get your own set soon.

  12. D'Ann Mateer says

    August 15, 2024 at 8:10 am

    I love all your socks! So fun! I have a pair of Jane Austen knee highs that my husband got for me one Christmas. I often wear them in the winter when I have on jeans and tennis shoes!

    • Karen Witemeyer says

      August 15, 2024 at 9:05 am

      Nice! I once spoke to a writers group wearing a knee-length denim skirt with my bookish knee highs. They probably thought I was dorky, but it was fun. 🙂

  13. Ruth Jarrett says

    August 15, 2024 at 8:35 am

    I love your socks! Like you books, tea, and also counted cross stitch are favorites of mine.

    • Karen Witemeyer says

      August 15, 2024 at 9:05 am

      Oh, my. We have so much in common, Ruth!

  14. Angie Quantrell says

    August 15, 2024 at 8:35 am

    And why shouldn’t we wear fun socks?!!! I’m partial to forest-themes like squirrels, acorns, hedgehogs, and so on. Though Paris and cats rank right up there too.

    • Karen Witemeyer says

      August 15, 2024 at 9:06 am

      Oh, hedgehog socks sound adorable, Angie. Love those!

  15. Sabrina says

    August 15, 2024 at 8:42 am

    I love fun socks! Mostly I have holiday themed, like Christmas & Valentine’s Day. They also make the best gift! I know my sister and I have kept our dad’s sock drawer full of whimsical socks through the years!😂

    • Karen Witemeyer says

      August 15, 2024 at 9:06 am

      Super fun, Sabrina. Might as well keep the sock drawer interesting. 🙂

  16. Jen says

    August 15, 2024 at 9:01 am

    Socks are a necessity in Colorado in the cool/cold months. Yes, cute socks are a bonus.
    I often wear my Harry Potter socks because they are fun and warm.

    • Karen Witemeyer says

      August 15, 2024 at 9:07 am

      Wizarding toes for the win! 🙂

  17. Bridget says

    August 15, 2024 at 9:09 am

    I love fun socks!I have an old pair of Christmas socks with a dog dressed as Santa up on a roof that says “up on the woof top” 😂

    • Karen Witemeyer says

      August 15, 2024 at 9:20 am

      Too cute, Bridget! I have a second drawer for my Christmas socks. 🙂

  18. Joyce Jamieson says

    August 15, 2024 at 9:15 am

    Hi Karen:

    I have a tub-full of socks and 95% of them I consider “fun”. I don’t like boring socks and pretty much only wear the fun ones. Your selection of fun socks are really cute. I don’t think I have any book-themed socks or cowboy socks. Hmmm…pretty sure I should expand my wardrobe! 😉

    • Karen Witemeyer says

      August 15, 2024 at 9:21 am

      Joyce! My sister in socks! We defintely need to get you some book-themed socks. 🙂

  19. Sarah Snider says

    August 15, 2024 at 12:05 pm

    I love your socks! I only have a couple that are book-themed, but I have some for different holidays that I keep in rotation as each season comes around. Such fun!

    • Karen Witemeyer says

      August 15, 2024 at 12:14 pm

      Glad to be in the festive sock club with you, Sarah! 🙂

  20. Gena Bessire says

    August 15, 2024 at 12:58 pm

    I love all the bookish socks! I don’t have any fun ones, just lots of super soft ones to keep my toes warm. I wear them all year round, even in the summer. I don’t like cold toes. 🙂

    • Karen Witemeyer says

      August 16, 2024 at 7:47 am

      I’m with you on the cold toes eradication committee, Gena. 🙂 And I love soft, snuggly socks in the winter. So cozy!

  21. Trudy says

    August 15, 2024 at 1:03 pm

    I love bookish socks, and have a few pairs, too!!

    • Karen Witemeyer says

      August 15, 2024 at 1:09 pm

      Nice! We’ll have to have a bookish sock hop. 🙂

  22. Cheryl C. says

    August 15, 2024 at 1:11 pm

    I love fun socks. I have all kinds: bookish, holiday, teacher, coffee/tea, and sports.

    • Karen Witemeyer says

      August 15, 2024 at 1:27 pm

      You are my kind of gal, Cheryl!

      • Doris says

        August 15, 2024 at 4:29 pm

        I love bookish socks! I have some horsey ones and some Christmas ones. Thank you for sharing your collection for more inspiration.🤗

        • Karen Witemeyer says

          August 16, 2024 at 7:48 am

          Those sound delightful, Doris!

  23. Rhoda says

    August 15, 2024 at 1:17 pm

    I have Peanuts socks: one day is Lucy, one is Charlie Brown, etc . . . One character for each day of the week!!

    • Karen Witemeyer says

      August 15, 2024 at 1:27 pm

      Oh, that sounds adorable, Rhoda. 🙂

  24. Karie says

    August 15, 2024 at 1:22 pm

    I love fun socks. I have a collection of Yorkie socks, baseball socks, and bowling socks. I love to have my coffee next to me when I’m reading. I can’t handle the heat so I usually read inside in the air conditioning unless it’s a nice Fall day.

    • Karen Witemeyer says

      August 15, 2024 at 1:28 pm

      Yep, I’m an inside reader too, Karie. 🙂

  25. Leanne K. Demmons says

    August 15, 2024 at 1:27 pm

    Hi Karen,
    I need to expand my collection as I’m in love with these cute socks you featured!
    I moved recently and could not part with my collection of musical socks featuring notes and many different musical instruments.

    Books and music, my passion!

    • Karen Witemeyer says

      August 15, 2024 at 1:29 pm

      I need to get me some music socks. I bought my niece a pair of piano and music note socks for Christmas a few years ago, and I almost kept them for myself. Ha!

  26. Kerah Hope Smith says

    August 15, 2024 at 1:30 pm

    I have the knee high book socks as well. I also have music socks, instruments and cats with piano socks. I also like toe socks which I don’t wear often. I also have some chili peppers socks as well. However I am a weirdo. I only wear socks when I absolutely have to.

    • Karen Witemeyer says

      August 15, 2024 at 1:55 pm

      My husband is like you – he much prefers hanging out barefooted. Sounds like you have some cute sock options for when the mood strikes, though. 🙂

  27. Patti Bond says

    August 15, 2024 at 1:33 pm

    I just love your socks, Karen. You certainly have a great collection of them

    • Karen Witemeyer says

      August 15, 2024 at 1:55 pm

      Thank you! They make me happy. 🙂

  28. Sara Cooper says

    August 15, 2024 at 1:35 pm

    I have a few pairs I love to wear.

    The 1st pair is some super soft socks with Sherpa on the inside that I love to wear on cold days.

    The 2nd pair is a pair of colorful rainbow socks my husband bought me from the hospital gift shop when our first baby was born.

    The 3rd pair that I love is actually my husbands ankle Alabama socks. I borrow those all the time because they are so comfortable and slightly bigger than my normal size but that’s what makes them so comfortable. I’m thankful that he doesn’t mind sharing those with me lol

    • Karen Witemeyer says

      August 15, 2024 at 1:57 pm

      Nice! I love CuddleDuds socks. They are the softest ever without being so thick your feet sweat. My favorite for winter days.

      • Sara Cooper says

        August 16, 2024 at 11:57 pm

        Those sound amazing! I’ll have to try them out!

  29. Pam Lunsford says

    August 15, 2024 at 1:46 pm

    My daughter bought me a pair of fun sock I like to wear. They’re pink with dachshund puppies on them. I love them.

    • Karen Witemeyer says

      August 15, 2024 at 1:58 pm

      Oh, those sound super cute!

  30. Heather Maki says

    August 15, 2024 at 2:22 pm

    I love fun socks too! I get each of my kids a pair of fun ones every Christmas. Those Jane Austen lavender ones are gorgeous!

    • Karen Witemeyer says

      August 15, 2024 at 2:42 pm

      Aren’t those fun? Socks make the perfect stocking stuffers, in my opinion. 🙂 My kids don’t always agree.

  31. becky nelson says

    August 15, 2024 at 3:16 pm

    I have a pair of socks with pigs on them that my nephew gave me.

    • Karen Witemeyer says

      August 15, 2024 at 3:32 pm

      How fun!

  32. Janet Putney says

    August 15, 2024 at 3:22 pm

    I love your sock collection especially the cowboy one being I live in Texas. My favorite socks are my coffee ones and my pumpkin spice ones….it is getting to that season soon….although the weather here in Texas is not showing it with temps in the 100s

    • Karen Witemeyer says

      August 15, 2024 at 3:34 pm

      The heat has been dreadful so far this month! Looking forward to fall in Texas. 🙂

  33. Megan says

    August 15, 2024 at 3:39 pm

    Those are so cute! I have a pair of Cheistmas socks with dogs on them, but that’s about it. I need to up my sock game 😉.

    • Karen Witemeyer says

      August 15, 2024 at 4:03 pm

      Christmas socks are super fun!

  34. Erin L. says

    August 15, 2024 at 3:51 pm

    So cute! I love fun socks!

    • Karen Witemeyer says

      August 15, 2024 at 4:04 pm

      They are just so cheerful, aren’t they?

  35. JOAN ARNING says

    August 15, 2024 at 5:07 pm

    I have a pair of socks where on the bottom one says “If you can read this” and the other “Hand Me My Book”.

    • Karen Witemeyer says

      August 16, 2024 at 7:48 am

      Ha! Those are great, Joan. 🙂

  36. Betty Strohecker says

    August 15, 2024 at 6:09 pm

    Love your socks!
    Although I don’t have any fun socks, I have several pair of fuzzy socks – the kind that have soft cotton material on the inside and at the top. I treasure a pair of slippers that my mother crocheted for me.
    I love warm feet, tea, books, and crosstitch.

    • Karen Witemeyer says

      August 16, 2024 at 7:49 am

      Betty – We could be twins! You just named all my favorite things. 🙂

  37. Una Ireland says

    August 15, 2024 at 6:21 pm

    My hubby gave me a couple pair of book socks to wear. I’m waiting for a special time to wear them

    • Karen Witemeyer says

      August 16, 2024 at 7:50 am

      Maybe the next time you curl up with a good book, you could slip into those socks for a fully immersive experience. 😉

  38. Pam K. says

    August 15, 2024 at 6:33 pm

    I don’t have fun socks like this but do have a couple of pairs of purple striped socks that I like to wear.

    • Karen Witemeyer says

      August 16, 2024 at 7:50 am

      Purple is my favorite color, Pam! I would love purple striped socks. So fun!

  39. Jocelyn says

    August 15, 2024 at 8:46 pm

    These socks look SO fun!

    • Karen Witemeyer says

      August 16, 2024 at 7:51 am

      Thanks, Jocelyn. I’m a bit of a goofball, but I’m embracing that part of myself. 🙂

  40. Abbie Peterson says

    August 15, 2024 at 9:58 pm

    “Whooo reads?! I do!!” I like fun soxs … a physician commented on my soxs that I wore & then pulled up his pant leg to show the soxs he wore …a little fun in the midst of a Doctor’s appointment.

    • Karen Witemeyer says

      August 16, 2024 at 7:53 am

      Sounds like someone knows her reading owl quotes. 🙂 I love th you and your doctor compared socks. Ha! When my son gt married, he game all the groomsmen and both dad Star Wars themed socks and they took a wedding photo showing them off. Loved that!

  41. Karen Witemeyer says

    August 16, 2024 at 9:00 am

    WINNER – Using Random.org, I drew the name Betty Strohecker. Congratulations, Betty! I will email you with instructions for claiming your sock prize. 🙂

    I loved hearing about everyone’s cute socks. We’re a fun bunch!

    • Betty Strohecker says

      August 18, 2024 at 2:08 pm

      Thank you so much. I received your email! Wonderful.

  42. Autumn Toolin says

    August 16, 2024 at 9:32 am

    I love socks but I love bookish socks even more!!! 😍 I think I actually have one or two of those! I think I have 6 or 7 bookish pairs, but there is always room for more! These are awesome 💕

  43. Karen Waide says

    August 17, 2024 at 2:06 pm

    Those are all so neat. I think the bookworm socks are my favorite. I have plain ol’ white socks. Maybe I need to start getting myself some neat bookish socks. Very cool
    (bummer that I missed the giveaway, but I wanted to comment anyway.)

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