Identity marks — the seal, the nib, the book
One mark beside every name — a blue seal for a verified author, a plum nib for an author, a teal book for a reader. Verification asserts identity, not quality; it is granted by staff after a manual review and can be revoked.
For readers and authors · updated 2026-09-18
Every name on Booklabria carries one small mark that says who is speaking: a blue seal with a check for a verified author, a plum pen nib for an author, a teal open book for a reader — beside the name on profiles, journal entries and posts, comments and reviews, the feed, Authors, the Charts, circle member lists and search results. Only one mark ever sits beside a name. The profile page also spells the marks out as chips (Verified author, Author, Pen name — a plum feather — and Reader).
The verified seal says the profile is operated by the author it names — identity, not quality, sales or endorsement. It is granted by staff after a manual review and can be revoked (the author is told). Readers never carry it; an unverified author carries the nib instead. There is no self-service verification; to ask for a review, send it to the team from your author account with something that ties the pen name to you.
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- Your pen name and public page — Books, series, campaigns and Journal entries attach to your pen name; one primary pen name per author in the beta.
- Reporting and blocking — Report from any ⋯ menu and a person reviews it; blocking hides you both from each other and can be undone from Settings › Privacy.
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