Anna at Diary of an Eccentric tagged me for this meme a week or so ago.  Since this is a book blog, I've decided to choose from among my many, many quirks six that are book-related. 

1.  I buy both hardcover and paperback books but I like consistency within authors.  For example, all of my Shopaholic books by Sophie Kinsella are trade paperbacks.  All of my Isabel Allende books are hardcover.  All of my John Irving books are hardcover.  And so on ...

2.  My bookshelves are alphabetized by author, then sub-alphabetized (is that a word?) by title.  Except if they're part of a series, then I line them up according to their sequence within the series.

3.  It really bothers me if the spines are not perfectly aligned on the shelves.  Unfortunately, my kids like to play with my books, so this is rarely the case.

4.  When I choose a book to listen to when I run, I don't listen to it at any other time.  Wanting to get back to the story is one part of what makes running so enjoyable to me.

5.  It really bothers me when people sell advance review copies on Ebay.  Or, when I go to write a review on Amazon the day a book is released and there are already 20 used copies for sale.  (I know, mind your own business, Shana.)  This just seems like a slap in the face of the authors, publishers and publicists who so generously provide books for us to review.  Give it away ... on your blog, to a friend, to the library but do you have to sell it? ... Especially in the case of ARC's which usually have a prohibition regarding resale printed right on the cover.

6.  I love to read books about Eleanor Roosevelt.

Since I'm so late posting this, I'm not going to tag anyone else, but I'm glad Anna tagged me.  This was fun.