If you don't Instagram it, did you even really read it?

Bookworms love to bemoan the disproportionate number of great reads awaiting them and the hours available in their lifetime to tackle them.

Some intrepid internet users have created a solution for this problem, though: the book selfie.

What began as a snapshot of yourself reading, preferably in the coziest setting, has evolved (devolved?) into photos of yourself lying across piles of open books.

Intrigued? Appalled? Either way, the Guardian introduces you to the latest Instagram trend in a delightfully snarky column.