Getting My Bookshelves Summer Ready | Sorting The Shelves #3 | June 2022

With summer on the horizon, and a lot of weeks away for me, I thought I would get my bookshelves summer ready by #SortingTheShelves and chatting to you all along the way. I would love to hear how you sort your shelves/tbr in the comments below. Also what do you think of unhaul videos? #BookTube #BookshelfTour
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[@karakask5488]

I love an unhaul. They inspire me to sort myself out, but also sometimes the reasons someone doesn't like something are the things I love in books. So I have read things that have been in unhauls and loved them. Also if I've disliked something and someone else also disliked it I feel like I can trust their taste more for things they actually like, and I feel less alone in my reading taste.

[@SavidgeReads]

I think discussing what you didn’t like in a book and starting a chat around that is great. I’m not so keen when it’s just unhauled for the sake of getting rid without reason or just to bitch about a book or ten. Lol.

[@dianedickson6366]

I can't believe how entertaining it is watching someone reorganise their shelves. Since I started to Kindle my shelves are mainly just dusted and admired. I do love DT books but the way we live (back and forth, here and there) the Kindle does work well for me. I know Amazon isn't your favourite organisation but I have to admit to loving my Kindle and I would never have become a novelist without them so 'Speak as you find' as my old mother in law used to say. I absolutely love that pink vase - yes the rudy nudy one is nice but the pink one reminds me of a dish my gran used to have which I wish I'd been given when she died and I wasn't !! You didn't need to know that!

[@SavidgeReads]

Oh I loooooove watching people sort their shelves and talk through how they organise them. Some of my favourite videos on BookTube.

[@anyaconda3155]

I love a good (respectful) unhaul. I see it more as setting the books free to travel the world and find other readers or book hunters in second hand shops.

[@SavidgeReads]

That’s a really lovely way to see it. I like that a lot.

[@chezbearreads670]

I was having a really bad day tears feeling sorry for myself the whole drama and I sat n watched this n it helped me so much so Thanku It reminded me a little to focus on who I am as a. Person first n that person loves books and has millions on shelves that need to be put into order and perhaps this task was just what I needed right now ❤️

[@SavidgeReads]

So pleased that the channel was here to help. Hope you’re doing better now. Here’s to books and lovely bookish folk.

[@cindyhaiken5644]

Love these sorting the shelves videos. I think I am finally starting to understand the methodology! And of course I adore the black and white asides. Alas, no TBR shelves, just TBR piles on the floor, the window sill and the mantelpiece in the bedroom and on the bureau in the guest bedroom. Some vague rationale as to which books go in which piles. I LOVE what you said about the TBR books being part of your future reading journey. That is exactly how I feel about mine!

[@SavidgeReads]

Hahahaha. You understand the madness of Simon shelving. Hahaha. 😉 Sounds like you’ve TBR stacks which are delightful. Unless you stub your toe on them or knock them over which I used to. Ha. I sometimes feel like TBR’s are treated as an imminent challenge which makes them feel like a race rather than a long reward ahead.

[@donalreilly4242]

Personally I adore the unhaul videos. Totally jealous when there is a long delay between your unhaul video and the release date. 🤣 However I like to make a list of books that intrigue me from the videos and remember to pick them up later.

[@SavidgeReads]

Lovely stuff. I just don’t feel unhauling publicly is very me. Or possibly a good idea. Lol

[@penelopegough6050]

My books and shelves are totally out of control and you have prompted me today to start sorting properly, alphabetically perhaps. As an ex.librarian there is no excuse really. My trolley is bursting because of lack of space. I love these videos so thanks Simon

[@SavidgeReads]

A pleasure Penelope. I hope your shelf sorting goes well. It can be a time. Ha.

[@BlueShaz68]

Only two minutes in Simon and some of my favourite black and white edits already, brilliant! I need to do this for my shelves because they're just getting unwieldy and mixed up. It's quite good if you want serendipity to choose your next book, not so much when you're looking for your next book club book and you know it's around somewhere.

[@SavidgeReads]

Hahaha. I like the idea of a serendipity pick. Oh no I can see a Savidge Serendipity Season coming. Hahaha. Alas it won’t be this summer as with 16 (it got extended) weeks of travel ahead it will have to be planned reading alas.

[@scoutharris2687]

Watching you flash ‘everyone in this room will someday be dead’ repeatedly in front of the camera has made me want to reread it - it was one of my favourite books of last year! My TBR shelves are overflowing at the moment so I’m due a big sort out… Great video, as always. 👍

[@SavidgeReads]

I love a good sort out. It’s good for the soul.

[@AnaMoShoshin]

It suddenly occurred to me that all these are only your TBR books. Have you ever shown your read books shelves? Do you categorize your read shelves in as many ways as you do your TBR shelves? Love these sorting videos. They are very soothing and satisfying.

[@SavidgeReads]

I did start a series of videos putting books I had read on my shelves in the office/study. However I stopped about halfway (when we got burgled and all the footage was stolen as it was on my laptop) but that was also five years ago. But maybe it’s time… after I am back from being away for three months.

[@AnaMoShoshin]

@@SavidgeReads Oh no, that’s terrible that you were burgled!! I’d love to see that tour when you have time and inclination. So it might be a while!! But that’s OK!

[@hannahbolton4524]

That thumbnail - I love it 😄

[@SavidgeReads]

Hahahahaha. Genuine book drop fear face.

[@kdonaldson7308]

Great video!! For me I sort my shelf’s into books I want to read in 2022, newly purchased (helps me curb my spending lol), my favourite books, read non fiction, unread nonfiction, unread fiction, special editions or collectibles and then all my classics and lastly a shelf for friends / family / sell or donate etc

[@SavidgeReads]

How lovely you’ve a shelf for donations. Mine end up in piles in the spare room.

[@angiemcdermid4845]

I take books to my local used book store for credits and they send the ones they don’t want to our Rotary club that has an annual book sale with money going to local needs. I can feel good about letting someone else discover the books I don’t want to read again or collect.

[@SavidgeReads]

That sounds like a good plan.

[@Emelectric1001]

Love these videos! I do my own personal version of Drinking by my Shelf’s balancing the books game in my journal each month but I think I cheat too coz I keep finding books I hadn’t counted in my initial tally. Parting with books is hard but we don’t have the space for my collection as it is.

[@SavidgeReads]

I love Emma’s Balancing the Books videos very much. I love her and her channel in general to be fair.

[@carolbresnahan1244]

I tend to feel guilty unhauling so tend to end up with double layered shelves. I always think that the day will come that I get to read them 😂

[@SavidgeReads]

Hahaha I used to have doubled up shelves… then bought a bigger house for more shelves. Hahaha.

[@susprime7018]

"My shelves, my rules, my video," succinctly said. The shelves look very nice. Not sure if you will like it or not, the synopsis sounds interesting if you like double introspection and double angst. I am going to guess yes, since I usually like Scandinavian authors.

[@SavidgeReads]

What might I like or not, I think you might have missed the title in the shelf excitement 😉

[@susprime7018]

@@SavidgeReads The Other Name, Septology I-ll, you asked, "do you think I wil like it yes or no," don't gaslight me, ha. I added it to my list, sounds terrific.

[@ellenpurdy463]

I’m in a tiny room in a shared flat and most of the free space is now taken up by piles of books, vaguely organized by size/colour TBR/read. I’m trying (failing) to cut down on how many books I own because eventually I’ll have to move quite far….

[@SavidgeReads]

People think it’s a joke we moved for more book space… it was true.

[@carolewatson2113]

Ps can we see all your tote bags, Simon, or is this weird?

[@SavidgeReads]

I think that would be a very niche video to be honest. Hahaha. I’ll have a think about how I could make it fun.

[@cherylynlarking191]

In today's Observer paper there is a review of the latest Lisa Taddeo short stories book. Reprioritising priorities!! Life can be simple. Enjoy the Summer.

[@SavidgeReads]

I’m a bit confused (easily done, ha!) with the link between Lisa Taddeo’s short stories, bookshelves and life being simple. Help me 😉

[@cherylynlarking191]

@@SavidgeReads Simon you are so busy with work, reading and spreading your wonderful knowledge of books I am wondering if you have time to relax.

[@karenmoore4430]

Is the Paperclip Cafe still open. Would like to visit when we are on our Liverpool adventure in Junex

[@SavidgeReads]

I hope it is! I haven’t been there for a while as I only really see the train station at the moment Liverpool wise. Ha.

[@BlueShaz68]

My books are split first into: upstairs = read and keeping; downstairs = TBR. I've been told that I have more books in my one-room TBR than I'll manage in a lifetime but I do like a challenge! Then they're split into fiction and non-fiction on different sides of the room. I have split them in previous years by genre or colour but that was way too much faff. Then, finally, they're meant to be shelved in order of author surname but that's the bit that's gone by the by since I've been bulk buying from my local charity shops and just piling them everywere. So, that's the next challenge, re-sort by author and then see what I've got.

[@SavidgeReads]

Oooh I am the opposite. Downstairs in the office are the books I’ve read. Upstairs unread. But very similar in other ways. How fabulous.

[@cathrineboysen1017]

💜📚💜🌈📚💜

[@wifiraslibrary8096]

Hi Hi Hi Hi......☺️ Brill video. Lots of books! Do you drink while reading? Tea....coffee....alcohol? I like a can sometimes to relax with a book. Hope your keeping well.

[@SavidgeReads]

I often drink tea. Or maybe an iced coffee. I drink cocktails very rarely. But never with books I would forget what I’d read. Ha.

[@babettedejong2975]

I rarely unhaul, I'd rather expand my shelves. 😅 My main shelves are sorted by colour, otherwise it just looks too chaotic for me. And some specific editions collections I display together on a dedicated shelf. And this year I'm trying one dedicated shelf for the books I want to give priority in my reading.

[@SavidgeReads]

I love how different we can all be and how it’s different strokes for different folks. Ha. I tried colour and it was chaos. I couldn’t find anything as I couldn’t remember what had what colour spine. I love the aesthetic and glad it works for you.

[@creationspast.janebowell1903]

Oh yes. Let s talk about book shelves Thank you Simon. No, believe me you do not want to know about my bookshelves at the moment:)

[@SavidgeReads]

I’d be happy to hear about anyone and everyone’s bookshelves, that’s kind of why I asked and said let’s talk bookshops 🤣

[@creationspast.janebowell1903]

@@SavidgeReads I can talk about one bookcase which I am filling up slowly but surely with all the books I foolishly gave away to local libraries (as I could never throw away books) because I did not take them with me in my many house moves over the past twenty years. Silly as on second thoughts I should have put them into storage maybe? I live abroad so I have to get them from second hand online book shops mainly in the UK as I try to track down the same edition.

[@polly2900]

My books are overflowing I have four shoe boxes on the floor so I would like to get the boxes off the floor.

[@SavidgeReads]

Oooh you’ve set yourself a mission.

[@carolewatson2113]

I do do Dee do like an unhaul- I don’t think it’s mean, it makes me feel better about decluttering

[@SavidgeReads]

I guess it’s maybe the way in which the unhaul is delivered maybe.

[@carolinemiller2555]

What is the difference between a proof and the finished book?

[@SavidgeReads]

Oooh there’s lots of differences. They may have different covers. They won’t be hardbacks unless it’s a really big marketing campaign for a book. They might have some final spelling errors. They might even change a bit. They’re generally sent out six months or more before the finished book comes out.

[@suehayward-ault3587]

How many books have you actually got? ( roughly) You have shelves, nooks & crannies , piles, tables and book trolleys 😳 I’m not too sure how long your phallic cacti will have the shelf space 🙄

[@SavidgeReads]

I have absolutely no idea. I’ve never counted. I don’t think I want to. Might make it all less fun. Hahaha. I’ve a whole room of the books I’ve read too. Ha.