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Book Guilt

A type of socially debilitating guilt experienced only by English Literature students when performing tasks that either intentionally or unavoidably prevent them from reading.
Dude, I had a tug today when I could have been reading. I had such serious book guilt!
by adnium November 18, 2009
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Book Fair

That one thing that schools do where nobody actually gets books, and everyone just gets a UV pen or something like that because usually all the books they have are shit.
Person 1: Hey dude what did you get at the book fair, I got an eraser that looks like a phone.
Person 2: Nice, I got a UV pen!
by pro urban May 9, 2022
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Book Bomb

A coordinated effort to buy an author's book on opening day so as to dramatically increase the author's chance of rising in the ranking system. The higher an author climbs in the ranking system, the more exposure they will get, thus increasing their overall sales of the book.
Example: "Hey OJD, today is Enola Gay's Book Bomb! Don't forget to buy her book "The Prepared Family Cookbook!"
by The Orange Jeep Dad August 26, 2013
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Boat Book

The colloquial name for that timeless classic, Concepts And Case Analysis in the Law of Contracts (Concepts and Insights), by Marvin A. Chirelstein.
There I was, a Saturday night, with nothing but my Boat Book, a glass of chianti, and all the time in the world.
by GBrell May 3, 2009
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book funk

The inability to read any book regardless of genre.
by BookBoyfriendHarem July 19, 2018
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Shepherd Book

Derrial Book (commonly called Shepherd Book and born as Henry Evans) is a fictional character played by Ron Glass in the science-fiction/Western television series Firefly and its sequel movie, Serenity. He is a Shepherd (the literal English translation of the clerical title "Pastor", from the Latin), and provides frequent spiritual advice and perspectives for the crew of Serenity.
"Firefly: Our Mrs. Reynolds (#1.3)" (2002)
Shepherd Book: to Mal If you take sexual advantage of her, you're going to burn in a very special level of hell. A level they reserve for child molesters and people who talk at the theater.
by thecyberczarina July 5, 2012
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According to the books

When you want to support a fact without expressing any valid reference.
According to the books, Miguel got married in Hungary.
by Magic_t31 October 10, 2015
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