Book nook
A book nook or a bookshelf insert{{Cite web |last=thebookfamilyrogerson |date=2020-10-16 |title=Book Nook Magic – 17 Tiny Rooms to Add to Your Bookshelves - The Book Family Rogerson |url=https://www.thebookfamilyrogerson.com/2020/10/16/book-nook/ |access-date=2025-03-25 |language=en-US}} is a miniature diorama designed to fit between books on a shelf.{{Citation |last=Baulch |first=Emily |title=Bookish Objects on the Bookshelf |date=2022 |work=Bookshelves in the Age of the COVID-19 Pandemic |pages=155–174 |editor-last=Norrick-Rühl |editor-first=Corinna |url=https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-05292-7_8 |access-date=2025-04-04 |place=Cham |publisher=Springer International Publishing |language=en |doi=10.1007/978-3-031-05292-7_8 |isbn=978-3-031-05291-0 |editor2-last=Towheed |editor2-first=Shafquat}} They often depict a form of a street or similar setting in a theme from famous books.{{Cite web |date=2023-04-01 |title=What Is A Book Nook? - Epic Book Society |url=https://epicbooksociety.com/what-is-a-book-nook/ |access-date=2025-03-25 |language=en-US}} Book nook can also make a form of a 3D model. They are similar to bookends but are placed in the middle of the books rather than on the ends.
The idea seems to have originated in 2018 from a Japanese artist called Monde.{{Cite news |date=2019-12-22 |title=Take a look behind the 'small doors to imaginary spaces' within bookshelves |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-50840434 |access-date=2025-03-25 |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |date=2020-02-18 |title=A bookcase with a diorama that spreads a small world in the gap between the bookshelves Booknook is very popular all over the world, from fantasy to science fiction Booknook Summary |url=https://gigazine.net/gsc_news/en/20200218-booknook/ |access-date=2025-03-25 |website=GIGAZINE |language=en}} The concept became popular on Reddit, with the r/booknooks subreddit going from zero to 7,900 members in just two days.{{Cite web |title=Reddit - The heart of the internet |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/booknooks/?rdt=51149 |access-date=2025-03-25 |website=www.reddit.com}}
The model is usually inspired by a theme from a famous book, e.g. Harry Potter (like popular Diagon Alley). People can buy book nooks fully assembled, or create them on their own. There are book nook kits that enthusiasts can use as a starting point.{{Cite web |title=Hands Craft {{!}} Book Nook Kits - Make Your Own Book Shelf Inserts! |url=https://www.handscraft.com/collections/book-nook-kits |access-date=2025-03-25 |website=Hands Craft US, Inc. |language=en}}