Please share your weird and/or stupid habits you have because of books! I need to know I'm not the only one doing weird stuff because of something I've read🙃

As a kid I read the Animorphs books and iykyk, I HAVE TO have my ears covered when I sleep🤣 It doesn't even need to be a lot, just my hair loosely lying over is fine, but it can't be open air.

Thing is that it's just become a habit, as a kid I had a few nightmares about well... The thing happening in the books, but as an adult it has no effect on me, yet the behavior persist and affects how well I sleep. So annoying, now tell me I'm not the only one🤔

I have a lot of books. A ton of ebooks but also between 1000 and 1500 physical books, and I keep adding to those because I like to support local, independent bookstores. I got to them, I buy books, journals, pens, whatever.

Well...I also like to have a glass of wine now and again, and I like to support small, family-owned wineries and wine bars. So I've joined a few wine clubs, through which I have regular pickups of wine. I've known for a while that I'm accumulating the wine much faster than I'm drinking it. I'm just not a very heavy drinker as a rule. So, when I get new wine I just stash and figure I'll get to it eventually.

I'm cleaning up today and decided to finally count the wine bottles and...I have 62 bottles of wine. I'll never drink all that. I'm compiling a list of people to give things to.

I promise I'm not a hoarder!

Besides books, what do you all, er...accumulate?

hello all! my girlfriend and i are curious - what is the most weird or unhinged thing you use as a bookmark?

i'll start off tame - i use the receipts from checking out books at the library as bookmarks!

I am getting ready for a trip, and of course, the most important decision—more so than what clothes I am going to pack—is what books am I going to bring with me.

I prefer to read physical books, so I am mindful of how many books I can carry in my bag. I at least bring two books with me, but depending on their length and the length of the trip, I might bring more. (I also take into consideration whether or not I will be able to visit a bookstore because books always make for a fun souvenir.)

I tend to overestimate how much reading time I will have on the trip and barely accomplish any reading. That being said, I would rather be prepared for any reading scenario than run out of reading material.

Deciding which books make it into my bag is the hardest part. I like to have books that suit different reading moods, yet I also want to make sure they will be fun to read on a trip. (Bonus points if they are set in my destination!) I like to have books that won't be too hefty, but I also want them to "last" the duration of my trip. (This is why I inevitably pack more books than necessary.)

I am curious, do you travel with books, audiobooks, or an e-reader? (Or do you prefer other media for travel?) If you do travel with books, how many do you travel with? And, perhaps the most important, how do you decide which books to bring?

Calling all moms and/or elementary teachers!!! 📣

My eight-year-old informed me he HATES reading. (Cue the big fat alligator tears.) So my mission is to find some books to get him interested!

Some things about him: he was diagnosed with autism, and he is extremely smart. His favorite subjects include space and numbers/math. His favorite tv shows are Numberblocks, Bluey, & True and the Rainbow Kingdom. He’s recently been into video games, so any type of game-to-book adaptation might be good.

Can you give me your recs???

Signed, A desperate mom