I am an anal-retentive freak of nature.

Well, as Imperial mottoes go, I've heard better. I'm not sure how this will look on a coat of arms.

What if I ammended it to, "I am an anal retentive freak of nature. Bitches!"

That should work.

I have books arranged alphabetically by author, and alphabetically by title within an author. Now I just need to actually shelve the books I've read over the last few months, and see how many more bookcases I need. :)

My paperback romances are all in author alphabetical order, with series/trilogies together and in order, which makes it easy when I want a certain book in that particularly overstuffed bookshelf (double stacked, so hard to find). My non-romance fiction is organized by genre, and authors with multiple titles are grouped together, but other than that, it's a bit jumbled. All my nonfiction (other than the oversized titles, which are grouped together on the bottom shelf) is organized by subject matter, and all my history is subdivided (military history is grouped in chronological order by war, European history is together, as is medieval history).

Yes, I've worked in both libraries and bookstores, why do you ask?

My paperback romances are all in author alphabetical order, with series/trilogies together and in order,in a series of stacks on the floor or under the bed which makes it easy a crapshoot when I want a certain book in that particularly overstuffedstacked bookshelf floor(double stacked, so hard to find). My non-romance fiction is organized by genre, and authors with multiple titles are grouped together, mostly on various bookshelves but other than that, it's a bit jumbled. All my nonfiction (other than the oversized titles, which are grouped together on the bottom shelf) is organized by subject matter, and all my history is subdivided (military history is grouped in chronological order by war, European history is together, as is medieval history) also wedged on those shelves. Mostly.

my bookshelves are scary fricking messes. Like my brain.

Hee, brenda!!!

I can't imagine what my apartment would look like if I hadn't weeded out a third of my collection before I moved. Well, more overtaken by books than it is now, I guess. My mom was impressed with how clean and well-organized my apartment was when she visited for the first time last week, and I told her to be sure to take pictures of my living room and dining room bookshelves and show them to my stepsister, who had been impressed with Mom's book collection, which is about 1/10th the size of mine.

Most of the books are in the garage. I started to organize them, then Hubby started to "help." Some of the books are still in the storage shed, some are on shelves in the living room, some are in the back bedroom, some are . . .

I need more shelves. I need one of those smut libraries to keep things in.

Wait--so those of you who shelve chronologically or alphabetically within an author will break up series to fit that pattern?