Personally I have mine in the order I plant to read them, and for the ones I’ve already read they’re by size (larger on bottom), series together, etc

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Alphabetically by author, separated by various categories (favorites, tbr, or genre), unless it’s graphic novels which are by title

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Genre and then author’s last name

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I have mine separated by where the author is from (American lit, Russian lit, etc.) and then by publication year!

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in the order that i read them

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by size but i try to keep authors together but for some i have those tiny paperbacks and massive hardcovers so they are on separate shelves 💔

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from broad category to specifics within category: genre/topic -> alphabetically by author -> alphabetically by book title or by series number color may look nice but how tf can you find anything if you don't remember the color of the front cover? seems like it will only be useful in rare instances but not as the basis of an organizing system

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2 and alphabetically within genre

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i have mine by color within genre unless there’s a sequel or series then i put those together

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The real question here is how you decide on a genre? A lot are clear cut but when they aren’t then what?

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I do it by series and if they are stand alone then I try to match authors

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Genre, then by author (but not alphabetically), then by color as much as possible

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Don’t have OCD so ig it depends specifically on how your symptoms manifest and what your intrusive thoughts are (OCD doesn’t sound fun tho so I wish you the best!!) but I put way too much stock in how my bookshelves are organized (idk if I could function if someone messed them up) and I have super strong opinions

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alphabetically because i 🫶🏻 alphabetizing

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I used to separate by genre and alphabetize but it was so much work and I had to move everything every time I got a new book. Now I sort by having all my favorites in the middle shelf and branch out from there, series’ are together and it allows for nicer displays as I can just pick what fits/looks nice over what is the next in order

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Roughly by genre and then just by vibes honestly, but I keep series/authors together for the most part

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Size and color!

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mines color coded

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ugh i’m about to have to reorganize my shelf 😭😁

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mine are alphabetically by author & in timeline/release order of their books

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