A device for holding and supporting a book or similar object comprising; a plate having a surface and a plane substantially aligned with said surface, means, attached to the plate, for holding a book in an opened position and securing the book to said plate, and means, attached to the plate, for positioning the plate at an angle relative to a surface which the device is positioned upon, such that a book or similar object may be held in an angled and opened position in a stable manner to aid in reading or referencing the book or similar object by a user.