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11	->''"Books. Books. That's the secret of my success -– books. Oh, I read them all, I inherit the wisdom of the ages, every plot ever devised is here inside my head."''
12	-->-- '''Bookworm''', ''Series/Batman1966''
13
14	Index about books, libraries, and the people that love them.
15
16	Compare IntelligenceTropes, IndexedAndNerdy.
17
18	List non-book tropes in PrintMediaTropes.
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20	[[index]]
21	!!Books
22	[floatboxright:
23	'''Also see:'''
24	* LiteraryTropes
25	* WritingAndDrawingIndex
26	]
27
28	* AkashicRecords: Mystical compendium of all knowledge.
29	* BigBookOfWar: A fictional book about war, battle tactics, and martial code that's often referenced in an offhand manner.
30	* BlankBook: A book with no contents.
31	* BookAndSwitch: Someone tries to hide the book they're actually reading behind another book to trick others into thinking they're reading the outer book.
32	* BookBurning: Books are burned for ulterior reasons.
33	* TheBookCipher: Books are used to code messages.
34	* BookmarkClue: Important information is discovered being used as a bookmark.
35	* BookOnTheHead: Balancing a book on your head in order to improve your posture.
36	* BookSafe: A hollowed-out book is being used as a “safe” for certain items.
37	* BookshelfOfAuthority: Posing a character in front of a bookshelf to show that they're smart.
38	* BookSnap: A character slams a book shut to show their anger or seriousness about something.
39	* BooksThatBite: Animate and malicious books.
40	* BooksVsScreens: A FalseDichotomy between reading and TV/computers, usually either "if you like one, you can't like the other" or "books are better".
41	* ButIReadABookAboutIt: Someone thinks they're an expert on something because they read a bit about it.
42	* ConvenientlyInterruptedDocument: A document is interrupted in a way which is convenient for the plot.
43	* DeadlyBook: A book that can inflict harm on its readers and/o writer.
44	* DiariesAreGirly: Diary-keeping is seen as a feminine pursuit.
45	* {{Doorstopper}}: A ludicrously long and hefty book.
46	* ExtremelyOverdueLibraryBook: A character has a library book that is months or more overdue.
47	* FauxToGuide: A "How To" guide that fails at actually showing how to do the thing it describes.
48	* FlyingBooks: Books that fly.
49	* GreatBigBookOfEverything: A book that has information on any subject the characters may try to look up.
50	* TheIllegible: Often applies to diaries.
51	* InstantBookDeal: Newly-written books are published immediately and with little fuss.
52	* IntrepidFictioneer: A character who travels into in-universe fictional settings.
53	* ParodiesForDummies: Parodies of ''For Dummies'' books and similar instructional guides.
54	* PlotTriggeringBook: A special book that sets off the story when it's given to a character or someone discovers it.
55	* PortalBook: A book that can transport someone to the world of its story or illustrations.
56	* ReadingIsCoolAesop: The story has the characters learn that reading doesn't have to be boring.
57	* RealityWritingBook: A book describing what is currently happening to its reader.
58	* RedFlagRecreationMaterial: A character's villainy is highlighted by their choice in reading material.
59	* RewritingReality: Altering reality by writing down the changes you want.
60	* RushedInvertedReading: A character hurriedly grabs a book to make it appear that they were innocently reading, but the book is being held the wrong way round.
61	* SacredScripture: Books considered sacred by the followers of a religion or philosophy.
62	* SecretDiary: A (theoretically) hidden book containing someone's lurid secrets.
63	* SpecificSituationBooks: Books describing extremely specific and usually plot-relevant things.
64	* SpellBook: Books describing arcane rituals and magical incantations.
65	* ThrowTheBookAtThem: Using a book as a physical weapon.
66	* TomeOfEldritchLore: Books that describe things beyond mortal ken.
67	* TomesOfProphecyAndFate: Books that contain prophecies and predictions of things to come.
68	* UsefulBook: A book gets used for a purpose other than reading it.
69	* WritingAboutYourCrime: Someone writes a book about a crime they committed and passes it off as fiction.
70
71	!!Libraries
72	* BookcasePassage: A secret passage hidden behind a bookshelf that is revealed by lifting one of the books.
73	* GreatBigLibraryOfEverything: A library that has books on every subject imaginable.
74	* LibraryEpisode: An episode taking place at a library in a series that isn't normally about one.
75	* MagicalLibrary: Libraries of magical tomes, often magical themselves.
76	* SpookySilentLibrary: An eerily desolate, abandoned library.
77
78	!!Character Types
79	* {{Bookworm}} and its sub-tropes:
80	** BadassBookworm: A badass smart person.
81	** CuteBookworm: A cute smart person.
82	** LiteralBookworm: Actual worms or wormy bugs that eat books, read books, or read books by eating them.
83	* EvilLibrarians: Librarians who are evil.
84	* GeniusBookClub: Characters who read classics or heavy scientific books to show that they're smart.
85	* HotLibrarian: Librarians who are attractive.
86	* LoonyLibrarian: An obsessive/scatterbrained/eccentric librarian.
87	* MagicLibrarian: A librarian who can do magic.
88	* MysteryWriterDetective: A mystery writer who solves actual crimes.
89	* ScaryLibrarian: Librarians who are scary, especially if you're noisy or damage books.
90
91	!Publishers
92	* VanityPublishing: This publisher will publish anything... as long as you pay them.
93	[[/index]]

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