Bookshelf 1:
Here is the bookcase at the foot of my bed, 2 shelves featuring big encyclopedias about sharks, American Civil War, dinosaurs, snakes, Elvis, Beatles, WW2, herbal medicine and JFK assasination on the top shelf and US and UK history on the bottom shelf. On the left of the photo you can see Dave the pumpkin wearing his Hufflepuff hat, sitting on my Egyptian lamp, and beside him are my Isis mirror (the goddess not the terrorists) and Anubis dagger sarcophagus. The books stacked behind Dave are Game of Thrones companion books, illustrated editions and books on nuclear war.
Bookshelf 2:
Blue Ikea 6 shelf unit situated on the same wall but on the other side of the TV unit. As you can see it is stuffed to capacity! It's a nightmare for sure. On my door you might just make out the wanted poster for Sirius Black and my Game of Thrones bag!
This photo is the first two shelves on this unit in clearer detail. On the top shelf the back row has my sport videos, and the books at the front are my political collection. On the second shelf the back row has my Wii and Playstation games and that mess at the front are some of my urban fantasy series still to be read like Carrie Vaughn, Rob Thurman, Kelly Meding, along with a few books set aside for the dog and other challenges coming up.
This photo of the next two shelves. The back of the first shelf has fiction I've read or still to read by the likes of Dan Brown, Michael Crichton, Jeffrey Deaver, John Nance, James Patterson and other thrillers and mysteries. The front of that shelf is more unread urban fantasy by Jennifer Estep, Lucy Snyder, the Artemis Fowl books, Hunter Shea, DD Barant and assorted stand-alone books.. The books turned the right way are apocalypse series by KW Callahan. The front of the second shelf has apocalypse books by Chris Pike, GR Carter, Grace Hamilton, David Nelson, Joseph Talluto, Kate Morris, Franklin Horton and Robert Brown.
And the final two on this bookshelf. In at the back are completed urban fantasy series by Kelley Armstrong, Jennifer Rardin, Charlaine Harris, Jeaniene Frost, James R Tuck etc and the front features apocalypse books by Robert Boren, Kenneth Cary and John Campbell. The final shelf at the back has Michael Palin, hardbacks by Stephen King and true crime. The front of that shelf isn't too clear but that is my Tudor fiction collection!
Bookshelf 3:
Grey Ikea 6 shelf unit. This is for trade paperbacks and heavier books. You can only see five shelves as the bottom one wouldn't focus!
This is a close up of the top two shelves. The back row of the top shelf has videos on it and the back of the second shelf has my Lord of the Rings and pretty copies of Game of Thrones and Harry Potter that are too nice to read! The front of the two shelves features A-K authors Patricia Briggs, Kelley Armstrong hardbacks,Rachel Caine, The Hunger Games, MR Carey, Kevin Hearne, Ryan Graudin, Benedict Jacka, Melanie Karsak, Elizabeth Briggs etc.
The next two shelves are filled at the back by books I read and decided to keep but won't read again for a while ie my favourite Stephen King, Dean Koontz and Richard Laymon books. The front two rows of the shelf continue the alphabetical M-Z including John Marsden, CE Murphy, Matthew Reilly, Nicholas Olivo, Rob Thurman, Carrie Vaughn, Jaye Wells. The books on the right side of the lower shelf are my Indie horrors by Hunter Shea, Rick Chesler, Viktor Zarkov, Jonah Buck etc.
The final two shelves of that unit are full of mountain climbing and political hardbacks and some books on Ancient Egypt and mythology. This is the mountain climbing shelf and you can just see a corner of the Knight Bus! The bottom shelf wouldn't focus right so it's a partial pic!
My other three bookshelves feature on part 2!
I think I should do this too. It shows we are not alone in hoarding. LOL I also read ebooks and then buy the print copies to put on my shelf. I have some that were wrapped so creatively I didn't open them. You can see the book but I didn't want to damage the wrapping.
ReplyDeleteI'm definitely a hoarder! I want those shelves neat and with gaps, and no extra book piled by the end of the year!
DeleteI love seeing all your shelves. Now I know what you are saying when you talk about your book hoarding - Which is never a problem in my opinion :)
ReplyDeleteAnd that's just half of them! The other post went up today!
DeleteAnd I thought MY bookshelves were full! ;D
ReplyDeleteAnd that is why it is Chuckles Book Cave!
DeleteEvery time I get a new bookcase, it is jam packed within weeks. I think my books multiply when I am not looking. I bought a nice tall bookshelf early this year, turned my head and it was full. My daughter filled it with books she had stashed in her room when I wasn't looking. Thanks for letting us take a peek at your shelves :)
ReplyDeleteThe books do breed behind our backs, I'm sure of it! Either that or in the middle of the night, they smuggle their friends in for a party and they never leave...
DeleteOh yeow! You need more shelves!
ReplyDeleteSadly, no space for any more!
DeleteI should take some photos of my shelves. I should probably dust them first, though. I live on the plains, and I have two hairy dogs, so my books are always coated with dust and dog fur. It’s not pretty.
ReplyDeleteAj @ Read All The Things!
Oh dear...books, dog hair and dust do not mix well!
DeleteI am currently stacking everything horizontally so more books can fit on my bookshelves, it's an absolute nightmare as well! I really don't have the space for more books, but that doesn't discourage me from buying more! I'm beginning to get scared my bookshelves will break down :)
ReplyDeleteIt's horrible isn't it! I despair at my bookshelves! I had to get my dad to reinforce each shelf with metal brackets to strengthen it as the mddle of the shelves were sagging. Seems to be doing the job!
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