Words are inadequate

yeah, i always think of my shelving rules as simple until i try to explain them. alphabetical order by author, then by (series) title, then by series chronology unless the author's fucking with you in which case pub order. multi-author collections are shelved at the end, single author collections are shelved at the end of the series (if they're in one) or in title order (if they're in none or multiple).

and nonfiction goes on the other bookcase, of course.

luckily my spouse doesn't really care about shelving order. he drew the line at me exiling "his" books to the nonfiction bookshelf, and occasionally mutters about how my book culling takes a higher percentage of his books than mine, but that's about it.


random book recommendations: you should read the liaden universe books, the book of the ler, and the godstalk series, if you haven't already.