Book (disambiguation)

Last updated December 14, 2025

A book is a written work of substantial length by one or more authors. They can be distributed in various forms including as printed books, audiobooks, and electronic books (ebooks). For structural divisions within longer works, such as Books I-XII of the Aeneid or the books of the Bible, see Chapter (books) § Book-like.

Objects

Address book, database used for storing contact details
Autograph book, album for collecting autographs
Book safe, a hollowed out book or container designed to imitate a real book
Commonplace book, personal notebooks used to compile any information the owner finds interesting or useful
Logbook, record used to record states, events, or conditions applicable to complex machines or the personnel who operate them
Notebook, book for writing, drawing, scrapbooking
Phone book, list of phone numbers of people and businesses
Sketchbook, a book or pad with blank pages for sketching

Places

Book, Louisiana, a community in the United States
Book's Covered Bridge, also known as Kaufman Covered Bridge, an historic wooden bridge in Jackson Township, Pennsylvania

People with the name

Book (surname)
Bob Books (American football) (1903–1958), American football player

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional characters

Shepherd Book, a character in the Firefly television series and the following film, Serenity
J. B. Books, a character in the film The Shootist
Book, a character in the animated web series Battle for Dream Island

Music

The Books, an American band
Books (EP), a 2004 Extended Play music recording by Belle & Sebastian
"Book", a 2015 song by Chon from Grow
Book (album), a 2021 album by They Might Be Giants

Other arts, entertainment, and media

Book (musical theatre), the spoken dialogue of a stage musical
Book, a 1997 memoir by Whoopi Goldberg
"Book 'em, Danno!", Det. Capt. Steve McGarrett's catchphrase on the Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series)
"Books", an episode from Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom

Other uses

Book (graph theory), a split graph consisting of p triangles sharing a common edge
Book (wagering), a set of odds for the possible outcomes in betting
Book, a synonym for the act of making a reservation with a hospitality vendor (e.g., a table reservation or travel reservation) or entertainment act
Book, to arrest someone, i.e., apprehend and take them into custody
Book lung, a respiratory organ in some arachnids
Book of Life, the book in which God, on Rosh Hashana, writes the names of those who will live another year
Book wallpaper, in wallpaper installation, the step that activates the paste
Bookkeeping, books, accounting and financial records
Bookworm, a lover of books