Physical book readers - I was chatting with some bookish friends and we were talking about managing shelf space.

Are you the type of reader to keep all your books, or do you unhaul? If you unhaul, do you do it as you read or do you do it maybe once a season?

How else do you manage your space?

whats your preference? i was just having a convo with a coworker about hardcovers vs paperback and our opinions differed quite a bit! personally, i’m a paperback girl.

Now that there is markdown and it is easier to post pics, I'd love to see some of your reading buddies if you're comfortable sharing!

I tried searching to see if someone made this post before, and I only saw one from before markdown and pics, so I thought I'd make this! Don't feel pressured if you aren't comfortable of course. I just love the happy little boost I get from seeing pets.

(I strongly encourage kitty toe beans.)

If you don't know, for easy access, this is the code for images (minus the two spaces - one after the ! and one after url)

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Wow, this has been a hard read. I’ve had to move more slowly than I usually would because this book is not easily digested. I’ve begun to feel myself dreading the next pages, and feeling melancholy from the repetition. Even when something good happens for the main character, it’s all still so bad. I plan to finish today, but I’m certainly not expecting things to improve.

I was scrolling on tik tok, and just learned about the existence of booklice. They thrive in humid conditions and can be found on thrifted books...wtf 😧 To rid of them, one method is to put your books in a freezer bag and put it in your freezer.

Has anyone personally experienced this? If so, what did you do about it? Do our lovely librarians have any insight?

EDIT: This thread has made me want to soak my books in bleach, just in case.

I have the knowledge every single US American kid grew up reading the Goosebumps books, I myself didn't haha those were not a thing in Mexico. However, I grew up watching the TV, I love it btw. So, I decided to read the whole series little by little because I feel, and correct me if I'm wrong, I'm missing out!

I have a whole list of 62 books, but I would like y'all to tell me your opinions and also your Stine recommendations! the best ones, the bad ones, give me the tea please! and thank you!!

Im Literally skipping the sex scenes now Its too much

I love noticing cover trends in publishing. Lately I've seen a lot of dark ornate, botanical, natural science designs (which I love)

and off-the-wall 'tells you nothing about the story' minimalism (which I'm sort of annoyed by).  

I've been seeing a lot of 'something going across the face covering the eyes/mouth/etc', for lack of a better description. You can see that trend on the covers of THREE of our fall readalong titles.

What trends have you been seeing lately?