We have friends coming into town in the next few weeks, and as my office is also the spare bedroom, that means I’mma cleanin’.
So, once again I’m cleaning/reorganizing my bookshelves, because I can’t leave well enough alone. I just can’t decide if I want it sorted alphabetically all, or if I want to divide it into genres… I’m probably going to be rearranging for the rest of my life.
But since I had it in alphabetical all before, I’m of course now moving them into a genre-based organization.
The books are divided into the categories of: Fantasy, Graphic Novels, Literature, Non-fiction, “Other”, Romance, Science Fiction, and Thrillers. I don’t sort them out by category and the “Other” section contains my western/historical fiction/poetry collection.
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| Yes, that is a stuffed cow beside my desk. |
Technically I have an “Old Books” section too. The newest in this collection is from 1951 and is a guide to learning Japanese in 30 hours. The oldest is a book on the myths of Greece and Rome from 1893. And as it happens, I have the same novel from a print run done in 1993.
We’ll see how long it takes before I re-rearrange these…. anyone want to place bets?
Hi Amy - I'd have to have them in genre or type .. reference, cookery, ancients, literature (defined as by me!) ... and then travel, novels, blogger's books, etc etc ..
ReplyDeleteGood luck though - looks like the room might be thoroughly cleaned before your guests arrive - or just the book cases ... may be 'stuffed cow' can show you the way?!
I need to make some decisions and donate some of my books to charity .. I'm getting towards that point! Cheers - Hilary
i give you three months.
ReplyDeleteI love rearranging books. It is great fun. I go back and forth between genre and alphabetical.
ReplyDeleteMy husband always gets a little nervous when I start doing it.
I'm giving you two months.