Confessions of a Behind-the-Times Book Nerd

I’ve always thought of myself as a book nerd because, when I was a kid, what classified as such in my mind was someone who liked reading. And I like reading. A lot. But since my junior high/high school days (and probably thanks to the internet), the world of bookishness seems to have taken off and become a whole new beast of its own. And now sites like the amazing one I am currently writing this post for can exist. It’s all totally wonderful, but it seems that I was not paying much attention as it all happened. Suddenly, I’m super behind, and not just in terms of keeping up with current books. The bookish community has been extremely kind to me, but I sometimes question whether I belong in it because I feel like I know about or have experienced so little in comparison. Obviously, that’s unfair and I’m just being a worrywart, so I’ve instead decided to just tell you all about the various things that befuddle me about the book world these days.

I have no organization system for my books
Alright, this is not necessarily a new thing, but let me get it off my chest anyway. I know there’s about a million different strategies that book lovers use to organize their bookshelves. You can even check out the ideas one of my fellow Rioters recently shared. But personally I’ve never put any thought into how my books are organized on my shelves. I simply put them where they fit, and just remember the locations of each. Maybe I just have a much better memory than I realize.

I’ve never listened to an audio book