bookworm

He became a self-proclaimed "bookworm", reading Albert Camus, Toni Morrison, and Romain Gary, as well as fellow Haitian writers such as Jacques Roumain and James Noel.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Or, because I’m such a freaking bookworm, I go home and sit on my big, comfy couch and just read some more until I fall asleep.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026

Mary is a bookworm who draws her apt conclusions about human behavior from written wisdom.

From Salon ● May 20, 2026

An under-the-radar prospect from Miami, Mendoza was such a bookworm in high school that some coaches stopped pursuing him because they questioned whether he really wanted to play football.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025

She doesn’t say what she’d like you to get the Ph.D. in, but I assume Math rather than Greek, you dirty little bookworm.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger

Opening your own book shop might be a lofty daydream for some bookworms looking to escape their 9-5, but more and more people are making it a reality.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

But unless your club is extraordinarily broad-minded, you might cause considerable consternation by exposing fellow bookworms to Mr. Warren-Smith’s gleeful, demented diversions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

Flour-based glues come from the insides of wheat grains and include gluten — which bookworms love as much as the rest of us.

From Salon ● May 7, 2024

"Bookworm" is a cute thing to call a voracious reader, but actual bookworms -- as well as microorganisms and time -- break down the flour pastes commonly used to keep old publications in one piece.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 25, 2024

“Bring me your best and brightest bookworms, research hounds, and gamers. Our first Library Olympiad shall commence on March twentieth. The ancient Greeks had their summer games, so we’ll take the first day of spring.”

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein