Those who organise by genre tend to be wide readers (those of us who only read chick lit clearly have no need of such methods) and they tend to be really thoughtful and scientifically minded. It makes sense, after all, to have all your crime novels together, biographies nestling side by side and nature writing cosying up in the same corner. Organising your books by type is probably the purist’s way, being closest to the Dewey Decimal system. The big question is: do you go full alphabeticisation or do you organise alphabetically, within genre? And do you alphabetise your genres, too, from Adventure down to Young Adult, or is that overkill? Either way, Alphabetical Arrangers tend to be neat and tidy types who like a simple system that enables them to lay their hands on what they want immediately. If it’s good enough for bookshops, it’s good enough for us. But often it’s more about making books part of your home and displaying them almost as art, rather than simply something to be shelved. ![]() Colour Co-ordinators have occasionally been derided by bookshelf psychologists and accused of caring more about the look of their books than what’s inside them. Which of these bookshelf styles is yours and what does it tell passing visitors about you?Ĭolour co-ordinated bookshelves speak of someone who regards their books as part of their decor. ![]() Photograph courtesy of through someone’s books can tell you so much about them, but the way in which you organise those books may say as much about you as the books themselves.
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