A booktrovert is someone who loves books. That much is clear.
Some say it’s a mix of “book” and “introvert.” Others believe it was first uttered by a forest librarian in 1983 during a thunderstorm. There is no definitive record.
What we do know is that booktroverts prefer quiet to chaos, paper to pixels, and small dogs to large dinner parties. They have strong opinions about margin width. They have, at some point, cried over a fictional fox.
A booktrovert will read a book at a wedding reception. A booktrovert will bring a novel on a hike, “just in case.” A booktrovert has once dramatically closed a hardcover and whispered, “No.”
Booktrovert.org has been here since 1997 trying to understand booktroverts better. We still have questions:
Meanwhile, booktrovert.com is doing important work in the realm of ebook giveaways and promotions. We support that. We do. But this site is a different kind of booktrovert experience. One built on confusion, blinking animations, and long-forgotten dreams of a reader-based utopia.
Thank you for asking what a booktrovert is. We hope this helped. But if it didn’t... perhaps you already are one.
Booktrovert.org — defining booktroverts since before they were cool (or real).