- You never leave the house without your library card.
- You have read a book in one sitting, likely finishing it in the wee hours of the morning.
- You have ignored a loved one for a book.
- You have a designated reading chair, nook, corner, or nest.
- You organize your books a very specific way and notice when one is out of place.
- You have cancelled plans with a friend so you could stay home and read.
- When stay-at-home orders went into effect, you didn’t complain because that meant you would get to spend more. time reading.
- You have considered a fictional character a friend.
- You are on a first-name basis with your local librarians.
- You had a stance on Jacob vs. Edward, even if you pretend you didn’t.
- You take offense to the idea that graphic novels or audiobooks “aren’t reading”.
- You have actively sought out household chores just so you could spend more time listening to an audiobook.
- You have named a pet after a literary reference.
- You have at least one book on your shelf that looks like it has been through a war.
- You will turn literally anything into a bookmark.
- You have stressed over your reading goals more than your career goals.
- When you work out, you listen to audiobooks instead of music.
- You have annotated a book for fun.
- You have an Instagram account dedicated to your love of books.
- You keep in better contact with fellow bookstagrammers than your IRL friends.
- You have at least one piece of art that is a subtle reference to a book.
- You have at least one piece of art that is a not-so-subtle reference to a book.
- You have received bookplate(s) or a library stamp as a gift.
- You have diligently kept track of every book you have ever read.
- You have “wasted” an entire afternoon adding books to your TBR list.
- You would consider losing your TBR list a complete and total tragedy.
- You know what Harry Potter house the sorting hat would assign you at Hogwarts.
- You have walked into a bookstore to window shop, only to walk out with an arm full of books you probably couldn’t afford.
- Nearly a quarter of the books on your shelf are unread, but you keep buying more.
- When asked who your favorite celebrities are, you start listing authors.
- At least once in your life you have said, “The book was better” after watching a screen adaptation.
- You have considered paying a fee to access an out-of-state library’s digital collection of ebooks and audiobooks.
- You have planned your TBR list around the seasons.
- When planning vacations, you consider what books you will want to read.
- You have planned vacations based off a book that you have read.
- You own more than one edition of your favorite book.
- You have considered getting a literary tattoo at least once.
- You actually have a literary tattoo.
- You could navigate your local library with your eyes closed.
- You know what the genre new adult fiction is.
- You perk up when there is a literature-based category on Jeopardy.
- You cast the screen adaptation of a book in your head while you read it just in case it gets picked up by a production company.
- You are an avid listener of the Professional Book Nerds podcast.
- You will explore a new genre if a book is narrated by your favorite voice actor.
- You dream of chartering your very own Little Free Library.
- You have lingered in your parked car just to finish listening to an audiobook.
- You have a curated playlist of music to listen to while you read.
- Your family and friends know not to believe you when you say you are only going to read “one more chapter”.
- A book has helped you overcome a challenge in your life.
- You have met Libby.
50 signs that you are a book nerd
By Marissa Gillett | Mar 19, 2021
