Q: What is Booktrovert.org?
A: A literary website that has existed since 1997. We celebrate books, readers, and the quiet chaos of the introverted reading life. We are a loving parody of the modern, sleeker web — run by author Will Pass and a great many imaginary booktroverts.
Q: What is a booktrovert?
A: A booktrovert is a reader who'd rather be reading — a blend of "book" and "introvert." For the long version, see what is a booktrovert and who is a booktrovert.
Q: Are you affiliated with Booktrovert.com?
A: No. We came first (1997). They came later (2025, via NetGalley). We wish them well and remain mildly suspicious. We wrote a whole Booktrovert.org vs Booktrovert.com comparison about it.
Q: Who runs this site?
A: Will Pass, an author, with the help of a hive mind of imaginary booktroverts and the ghost of Mark Twain. You can read more about Booktrovert.
Q: Do you give away free ebooks?
A: We do not. We are a parody site and a home for Will Pass's novels — please buy books, authors are fragile organisms. If you want free ebook giveaways from publishers, that is genuinely what Booktrovert.com does.
Q: Why is it so weird?
A: Why are you so normal? We kid. It's a parody site celebrating the early, chaotic web — and the timeless joy of reading. The marquee, the ghost, and the soundtrack buttons are all working as intended.
Q: Is there really a ghost?
A: Yes. Gloriously so. Visit the Twain prophecies if you'd like one delivered.
Still have questions? Sign the guestbook — we may answer, eventually.
Yours in confusion,
Booktrovert #221