I missed last week due to crazyness, and I haven’t blogged much this week just because I haven’t felt the desire too. However, both last week’s and this week’s Booking Through Thursday questions were great, and I’d love to share my thoughts.
“How do you arrange your books on your shelves? Is it by author, by genre, or you just put it where it falls on?” (02/19/09)
I may be a total nerd (well, maybe not considered so in the literary community) but I arrange my books by Author Last Name. I like that I can easily find whoever I’m looking for. I have two long shelves that run the length of my bedroom’s northern and eastern walls near the top crown moulding. They’re nearly full, and I’ll be moving soon so I’m thinking of getting floor-to-ceiling shelves, but I suppose I’ll have to see how much space my new apartment(!) has.
ETA: Marina brought up TBR (To Be Read) books! Those don’t go into my regular shelves until I’ve decided that I want to keep it. Those are piled all inside my bedside table, which is just a 2-shelf table on wheels that was supposed to be a printer/office sidetable.
Collectibles: Hardcover? Or paperback? Illustrations? Or just text? First editions? Or you don’t care? Signed by the author? Or not?
I only have a few books I would consider collectibles, and it’s usually just a book I cherish. Is it sacreligious that I would read my ‘collectibles’? I would definitely recomment hardcover for collectibles just because they’ll last longer and are often more attractive with a dust jacket. If I was going to go to the trouble to get something signed by the author (we don’t get many big names doing readings here) I would make sure it was a first edition hard cover copy.
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February 26, 2009 at 3:05 pm
I started alphabetically but over the years, it’s sort of turned into this weird mix. Top shelf has my prized books, 2nd and 3rd shelves store my permanent collection (using the bookcrossing terminology since it’s become such an integral part of my life), the bottom 2 shelves are TBR stuff sort of just crammed where there’s room (plus there are a couple of series that in constant lending rotation so they’re down here too – easy access).
As for collectibles – I don’t have a whole lot but I do have a few prized possessions. The perfect collectible – personalized hardcover first edition. Only have a few of these but they’re my babies.
And interesting note on authors not really making the stops through these parts. I’ll have to blog about this because that wasn’t always the case.
February 26, 2009 at 5:42 pm
My books are spread out over so many shelves….and boxes that my organizational system is a bit wack. I group them by type of book. Classics here, series there, biographies, etc. I’m afraid it partly comes from being a homeschool household. I need a _______ history book, or an American or British Lit book, or whatever.
February 26, 2009 at 8:26 pm
I’d love to have my books in order, right now they are everywhere, shelves, boxes, closets {{sigh}}
So did you find an apartment yet?
February 26, 2009 at 9:45 pm
I have mine by genre, and then by author, plus a shelf of unread books. I only have one bookshelf because my apartment is small, but I’d love to have floor to ceiling shelves when I have a house or bigger apartment… someday :)