Monday, December 21, 2009

Four trees planted

Previously I have posted on how to Turn your read books green. Today I stuck some of the stickers I purchased from Eco-Libris onto the new books I purchased for reading over the Christmas and New Year holidays.

The stickers serve as a reminder that books do have an environmental cost; more than 30 million trees are being cut down every year to produce the books sold in the United States alone. Each sticker represents one tree that was purchased and planted in the interests of sustainability.

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

December = consolidation

Below is a photo of all the books I have started and want to finally finish in December:

And these are the ones I have just purchased to start reading in the new year:

What about you?

Monday, December 7, 2009

Questions for a bookwork: Jeremy


Do you snack while you read? If so, favourite reading snack? No.

Do you tend to mark your books as you read them, or does the idea of writing on your books horrify you? I generally don't mark them, but I have been thinking about doing it more often.

How do you keep your place while reading a book? Bookmark? Dog ears? Leaving the book open flat? I grab anything that is around.

Fiction, Non-Fiction or both? Both.

Are you a person who tends to read to the end of chapters, or are you able to put a book down at any point? I don't like breaking storylines, which may or may not end with the chapter.

If you come across an unfamiliar word, do you stop to look it up right away? Sometimes.

What are you currently reading? A Crown of Swords by Robert Jordan.

What is the last book you bought? A Crown of Swords by Robert Jordan.

Are you the type of person who can only read one book at a time or can you read more than one at a time? I can read more than one, but I used to only read one at a time.

Do you prefer series or stand alone books? No preference.

Is there a specific book or author that you find yourself recommending over and over? No, not really.

How do you organize your books (by genre, title, author’s last name, etc.)? I like Rebecca's way of organising them at the moment by colour.

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

A false ceiling of books


I love this installation by Richard Wentworth titled "False Ceiling". I always find collections of the same thing, organised orderly, aesthetically pleasing and of course being a collection of books is even better.