TBR

Unread book pile

TBR stands for "to be read," referring to the stack of books someone intends to read: My TBR pile keeps growing.

Common in book communities and social media, it describes both physical stacks and digital lists.

The term captures the optimistic accumulation of reading material that often outpaces actual reading: I added three more to my TBR this week.

reading

bookshelf

Furniture for storing volumes

  • stackItems piled vertically
  • pileAccumulated mass of objects
  • unreadNot yet perused

backlog · queue · wishlist · nightstand · library · collection · haul · spine · bookmark · pages

booktube

booktuber

Video reviewer of novels

shelfie · wrap-up · DNF · five-star · recommendation · review · preorder

email

inbox

Message receiving folder

follow-up · starred · snoozed · queue · backlog · response · draft · later · actionable · priority

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Opposites
reading status

TBRread

Comprehend written language

finished · completed · done · DNF · reread

engagement timing

TBRin progress

Currently being done

buddy reading · WIP · open book

book disposition

TBRDNR

End-of-life medical directive

rejected · passed on · donated · returned

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Used worldwide · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G