The bookworm’s guide to organizing books
Organizing books is so much more than putting tomes on a shelf. Your bookshelf styling is a reflection of your personality, priorities, hobbies and even mental state. “If my bookshelf is looking like a total mess, I feel like a mess, but a well-organized bookshelf radiates calmness, and I feel more calm,” says Anouk, a book reviewer popular on BookTok, a subcommunity of readers and book lovers on TikTok. (She requested her surname be withheld for privacy.)
The act of organizing books can also be very cathartic. “When things in my life get chaotic, that can be reflected in my living space,” says Emily Aki, another popular BookTokker. “When I’m ready for a reset, I’ll often start by cleaning up my bookshelves.”
Feeling inspired to do a little redecorating yourself? We asked book lovers for bookshelf organization ideas, and boy did they deliver. Whether you prefer to mix fiction books and nonfiction books, separate by book genre or sort by color, author or alphabet, there’s a bookshelf styling method that’ll speak to you.
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