I came across this quirky article on the Interesting Literature blog a couple of days ago – and wanted to share it with you… Are there any among you who are biblioniomaniacs, like me??
Unusual words about literature every book-lover needs to know
Previously we’ve considered some essential words book-lovers should know; one of the book-words we coined, bibliosmia, has even found its way into other corners of the internet, albeit in a small way. (See also this Amazon discussion about the word and the phenomenon it describes; it also appears to have become a semi-popular hashtag on picture-sharing sites.) Since we came up with ‘bibliosmia’, anyway, we’ve uncovered lots of other weird and wonderful words relating to writing, reading, and other book-related activities and experiences. Here are ten of our favourites.
Alogotransiphobia denotes the fear of being caught on public transport with nothing to read.
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Interesting. Apart from bibliophobia, all of those words were new to me. I think I have spells of biblioniomania, but there are times when I can keep it at bay.
Have you heard of the Japanese word “tsundoku”? (http://www.adweek.com/galleycat/tsundoku-illustrated-definition-of-a-book-lovers-problem/71533) I learned about it… last year, I think? A tweet about it had gone viral, and it fits this discussion perfectly. 😉
Oh yes! I missed out on the twitterstorm about this one – but it sums me up to a tee…