Abstract: A book clip made from a single piece of wire and having two rear legs that protrude downwardly to be inserted behind several pages respectively on the left and right side behind open, facing pages of a book being read and a front horizontal or transverse piece pinched rearwardly by an arch piece attached to the rear legs and to the front transverse piece to keep the top of the pages open while causing the bottom of the book to flare open to form a base for providing for the book to stand upright by itself.