Tag Archives: Bibliophiles

Tsundoku

Posted on November 21, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

The term “tsundoku,” in Japanese, refers to the habit of acquiring more and more books and allowing them to accumulate on shelves and pile up on the floor. This is not viewed as a manifestation of neglect, but rather one … Continue reading →

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More words for booklovers

Posted on August 23, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

A big tip of the hat to TBTP subscriber Joe Coffee (not their real name) who sent this list of book and reading related terms to follow-up the recent post titled “Destroyer of Books”. My fav comes from the late, … Continue reading →

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What do you call a book nerd ?

Posted on October 23, 2023 by Brian D. Butler

Book lovers the world over have their own special nicknames. In English speaking countries, folks who are especially fond of reading are of often called “bookworms”.  The term bookworm comes from the holes in printed materials caused by larvae of … Continue reading →

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The Last Bookshop of the World

Posted on August 19, 2023 by Brian D. Butler

I was recently directed to a film that is likely to appeal only to bibliophiles, writers, and cinephiles. So, of course, I assumed that it was right up your alley as they say in oldtimey America. Most booklovers that I … Continue reading →

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The Enemies of Books

Posted on February 15, 2022 by Brian D. Butler

The Enemies of Books is a book on biblioclasts and book preservation by the 19th-century bibliophile and book collector William Blades. The book was first published in 1880 and has been republished in different editions many times since. In the book, Blades, a well-known collector, … Continue reading →

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Hooked on Books

Posted on August 13, 2020 by Brian D. Butler

Bibliomania was animated and directed by Rosalie Osman

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Yoga for Book Lovers

Posted on April 6, 2020 by Brian D. Butler

 

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Bookstore Lies We tell Ourselves

Posted on January 22, 2020 by Brian D. Butler

 

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Bibliophile Book Piles

Posted on July 20, 2019 by Brian D. Butler

 

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Bibliophile Miscellany

Posted on August 28, 2018 by Brian D. Butler

If like me you frequent book blogs, it’s likely that you have seen the charming, book-celebratory art work and illustrations by Hawaii-based artist and bibliophile Jane Mount. Now she has a delightful new book titled Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany coming out next … Continue reading →

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