Stick My Book Fist

She taunted me. She called me horrible names. She double dog dared me. I've come here tonight to totally pwn that mealy-mouthed crotch pheasant Laura at Life After Jane. Catalogue my TBR pile, she says. I don't have the guts, she insinuates. BELLA! she shouts! But I did it. All 200-something books. All piles. All titles. I haz them (less the digital titles since I list those every month). Here. Read it and weep.

WHAT WE KEEP IS NOT ALWAYS WHAT WILL STAY by Amanda Cockrell

THE DISUNITED STATES OF AMERICA by Harry Turtledove

BUT I LOVE HIM by Amanda Grace

FAMILY by Micol Ostow

THE FALSE PRINCESS by Eilis O'Neal

DROUGHT by Pam Bachorz

NIGHT SCHOOL by Mari Mancusi

CONTAGION by Joanne Dahme

THE AGENCY: THE BODY AT THE TOWER by YS Lee

THE BLENDING TIME by Michael Kinch

ENCLAVE by Ann Aguirre

HUMAN.4 by Mike A. Lancaster

WHEN I WAS JOE by Keren David

ROT & RUIN by Jonathan Maberry

THE FREAK OBSERVER by Blythe Woolston

VANISHING AND OTHER STORIES by Deborah Willis

THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES: SEANCE FOR A VAMPIRE by Fred Saberhagen

ACCOMPLICE by Eireann Corrigan

PARANORMALCY by Kiersten White

HOTHOUSE by Jay Lynch

THAW by Rick Jasper

THE UNIDENTIFIED by Rae Mariz

ANGELS, VAMPIRES AND DOUCHE BAGS by Carla Collins

CATE OF THE LOST COLONY by Lisa Klein

THE TWIN'S DAUGHTER by Lauren Baratz-Logsted

EXPLORING THE MAGIC WORLD OF HARRY POTTER by Karen Farrington and Lewis Constable

LOVE DRUGGED by James Klise

WEREWOLVES by Konstantinos

BRIGHT YOUNG THINGS by Anna Godbersen (chapter sampler)

KISS ME DEADLY edited by Trisha Telep

EMMA AND THE VAMPIRES by Jane Austen and Wayne Josephson

LADY GAGA: LOOKING FOR FAME by Paul Lester

LEAVING PARADISE by Simone Elkeles

RETURN TO PARADISE by Simone Elkeles

JANE AND THE DAMNED by Janet Mullany

HALO by Alexandra Adornetto

THREE DELAYS by Charlie Smith

PATHWORKING WITH THE EGYPTIAN GODS by Judith Page and Jan A. Malique (end ARCs)

THE LITTLE BLACK BOOK OF ROME by Vesna Neskow

RESISTENCE by Craig Simpson

THE NIGHTMARYS by Dan Poblocki

WAKE by Lisa McMann

TIME RIDERS by Alex Scarrow

PERFECT CHEMISTRY by Simone Elkeles

THE LIGHTER SIDE OF LIFE AND DEATH by CK Kelly Martin

FEAR by RL Stine

HERO by Mike Lupica

THINK OF A NUMBER by John Verdon

HUSH by Eishes Chayil

LOW RED MOON by Ivy Devlin

FAT VAMPIRE by Adam Rex

REVOLUTION by Jennifer Donnelly

RAISED BY WOLVES by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

SETH BAUMGARTNER'S LOVE MANIFESTO by Eric Luper

VIRGIN TERRITORY by James Lecesne

DANGEROUS NEIGHBORS by Beth Kephart

RED MOON RISING by Peter Moore

THE ZOMBIE COMBAT MANUAL by Roger Ma

ROSE SEES RED by Cecil Castellucci

PLAIN KATE by Erin Bow

FIRELIGHT by Sophie Jordan

PATIENT ZERO by Jonathan Maberry

THE DRAGON FACTORY by Jonathan Maberry

GIMME A CALL by Sarah Mlynowski

THE DEAD TRAVEL FAST by Deanna Raybourn

THE DEVIL'S ROOMING HOUSE by M. William Phelps

BRILLIANT by Rachel Vail

JANE by April Lindner

RULES OF ATTRACTION by Simone Elkeles

THE NEW VAMPIRE'S HANDBOOK by Miles Proctor

THE VAMPIRE SURVIVAL GUIDE by Scott Bowen

THE GIRL'S GUIDE TO WEREWOLVES by Barb Karg

GONE by Michael Grant

HANDLING THE UNDEAD by John Ajvide Lundqvist

WATER WARS by Cameron Stracher

DRACULA IN LOVE by Karen Essex

FLESH AND FIRE by Laura Anne Gilman

HEARTS AT STAKE by Alyxandra Harvey

STUPID CHRISTMAS by Leland Gregory

FEARSCAPE by Simon Holt

UP FROM THE BLUE by Susan Henderson

MANHOOD FOR AMATEURS by Michael Chabon

NIGHTSHADE by Andrea Cremer

HOW DID I GET HERE? by Tony Hawk (chapter sampler)

GO, MUTANTS! by Larry Doyle

TOUCH BLUE by Cynthia Lord

BUDDY ZOOKA IN THE FRENCH QUARTER AND BEYOND by Tracey Tangerine

SHELTER ME by Alex McAulay

AFTERLIGHT by Elle Jasper

LOCKDOWN: ESCAPE FROM FURNACE by Alexander Gordon Smith

PHINEAS & FERB: SPEED DEMONS by Jasmine Jones

THE UNUSAL MIND OF VINCENT SHADOW by Tim Kehoe

A FRIEND OF THE FAMILY by Lauren Grodsten

SLATHBOG'S GOLD by MC Forman

BRASYL by Ian McDonald

DESERT OF THE DAMNED by Kathy Kulig

MR. SHIVERS by Robert Jackson Bennett

CINCINNATUS by Rusty McClure and David Stern

CAMPINGLY YOURS by Thomas C. Adler

WITCHBLADE, VOLUME 1 by Ron Marz and Mik Choi

THIRTEEN: 13 TALES OF HORROR BY 13 MASTERS OF HORROR

THE LAST VAMPIRE 2: BLACK BLOOD by Christopher Pike

THE LAST VAMPIRE 3: RED DICE by Christopher Pike

THE HUNTER by LJ Smith

DAUGHTERS OF EVE by Lois Duncan

SPRING BREAK by Nicholas Pine

THE PROM QUEEN by RL Stine

LET ME TELL YOU HOW I DIED by Sinclair Smith

THE BABY-SITTER by RL Stine

THE NEW GIRL by RL Stine

A DEADLY GAME OF MAGIC by Joan Lowrey Nixon

NIGHT WORLD: HUNTRESS by LJ Smith

THE PERFUME by Caroline B. Cooney

TWINS by Caroline B. Cooney

DEAD UNTIL DARK by Charlaine Harris

SOLDIER BOYS by Dean Hughes

THE MEDIATOR: SHADOWLAND by Meg Cabot

OVER SEA, UNDER STONE by Susan Cooper

GREENWITCH by Susan Cooper

THE GREY KING by Susan Cooper

SILVER ON THE TREE by Susan Cooper

GOOSEBUMPS: THE CURSE OF THE MUMMY'S TOMB by RL Stine

GOOSEBUMPS: YOU CAN'T SCARE ME! by RL Stine

GOOSEBUMPS: THE WEREWOLF OF FEVER SWAMP by RL Stine

GOOSEBUMPS: RETURN OF THE MUMMY by RL Stine

GOOSEBUMPS: THE CURSE OF CAMP COLD LAKE by RL Stine

GOOSEBUMPS: GHOST BEACH by RL Stine

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER 1 by John Vornholt, Arthur Byron Cover and Alice Henderson

LET ME IN by John Ajvide Lindqvist

SAVING MADDIE by Varian Johnson

SPEAK by Laurie Halse Anderson

BEIGE by Cecil Castellucci

LOOKING FOR ALASKA by John Green

THE VAMPIRE DIARIES: THE AWAKENING AND THE STRUGGLE by LJ Smith

SLEEPAWAY GIRLS by Jen Calonita

POISON INK by Christopher Golden

TOUCH by Francine Prose

THE WARRIOR HEIR by Cinda Williams Chima

ANGUS, THONGS AND FULL-FRONTAL SNOGGING by Georgia Nicolson

ME, PENELOPE by Lisa Ann Clough

WRITING AND SELLING THE YA NOVEL by KL Going

THE FIRST FIVE PAGES by Noah Lukeman

MY NAME IS WILL by Jess Winfield

BREAK by Hannah Moskowitz

SALEM POSSESSED by Paul Boyer and Stephen Nissenbaum

THE SCHOOL FOR DANGEROUS GIRLS by Eliot Schrefer

ZOMBIE QUEEN OF NEWBURY HIGH by Amanda Ashby

SKELETON CREEK by Patrick Carman

THE ALCHEMYST: THE SECRETS OF THE IMMORTAL NICHOLAS FLAMEL by Michael Scott

THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME by Mark Haddon

HOUSE OF NIGHT: MARKED by PC Cast and Kristin Cast

YOU ARE SO UNDEAD TO ME by Stacey Jay

CORALINE by Neil Gaiman

ENCHANTMENT OF THE FAERIE REALM by Ted Andrews

A GREAT AND TERRIBLE BEAUTY by Libba Bray

ANATOMY OF A BOYFRIEND by Daria Snadowsky

THE DEBUTANTE by Kathryn Williams

ABSOLUTELY MAYBE by Lisa Yee

LIFE AS WE KNEW IT by Susan Beth Pfeffer

FEVER 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson

THIRSTY by MT Anderson

THE THONG ALSO RISES edited by Jennifer L. Leo

THE HERETIC QUEEN by Michelle Moran

HERE, THERE BE DRAGONS by James A. Owen

BLOODLINE by Kate Cary

THE SECOND CYCLE by Alan Richards

MORPHEUS ROAD: THE LIGHT by DJ MacHale

AFTER by Francine Prose

SHIFT by Charlotte Agell

VAMPIRE STORES FROM NEW ENGLAND compiled by Lawrence H. Schimel and Martin H. Greenberg

INTO THE SHADOWS by Troy Taylor

RUINED by Paula Morris

THE CROSSROADS by Chris Grabenstein

FLYGIRL by Sherri L. SMith

100 HAIR-RAISING LITTLE HORROR STORIES edited by AL Sarrantonio and Martin H. Greenberg

THICKER THAN WATER by Carla Jablonski

FANCY WHITE TRASH by Marjetta Geerling

BLEEDING VIOLET by Dia Reeves

THE MAZE RUNNER by James Dashner

THE KINGDOM KEEPERS by Ridley Pearson

NEED by Carrie Jones

CATHY'S KEY by Sean Stewart and Jordan Weisman

SPANKING SHAKESPEARE by Jake Wizner

THE RED PYRAMID by Rick Riordan

HOW I LIVE NOW by Meg Rosoff

THE MIDNIGHT GUARDIAN by Sarah Jane Stratford

TEN MINUTE RELAXATION FOR MIND AND BODY by Jennie Harding

THE SANTA CRUZ BEACH BOARDWALK: A CENTURY BY THE SEA by Ten Speed Press

ITALIAN AMERICANS: THE IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE by Ben Morreale and Robert Carola

SHADOWED SUMMER by Saundra Mitchell

THE VAMPIRE DIARIES: STEFAN'S DIARIES VOL 3: THE CRAVING by LJ Smith, Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec

VIDALIA IN PARIS by Sasha Watson

LEVIATHAN by Scott Westerfeld

LEGENDS OF THE DRAGONREALM VOL II by Richard A. Knaak

REVEALERS by Amanda Marrone

THE VAMPIRE DIARIES THE RETURN VOL 2: SHADOW SOULS by LJ Smith

THE VAMPIRE DIARIES THE RETURN VOL 3: MIDNIGHT by LJ Smith

HAND OF ISIS by Jo Graham

AFTER by Amy Efaw

SEVEN GOTHIC TALES by Isak Dinesen

WINTER'S TALES by Isak Dinesen

CHAINS by Laurie Halse Anderson

FATHER OF LIES by Ann Turner

VOICES OF DRAGONS by Carrie Vaughn

HAUNTED by Joy Preble

THE BIG ONION GUIDE TO NEW YORK CITY: TEN HISTORIC TOURS by Seth Kamil and Eric Wakin

GHOST HUNTING NEW YORK CITY by L'Aura Hladik

NOBODY'S PRINCESS by Esther Friesner

CARTER FINALLY GETS IT by Brent Crawford

SOULLESS by Gail Carriger

THE FOREST OF HANDS AND TEETH by Carrie Ryan

ONE BUTT CHEEK AT A TIME by Amber Kizer

ETERNAL by Cynthia Leitich Smith

VESPER by Jeff Sampson

UNRAVELING by Michelle Baldini and Lynn Biederman

KISS ME KILL ME by Lauren Henderson

CLOSED FOR THE SEASON by Mary Downing Hahn

THE CITY OF EMBER by Jeannie DuPrau

THE MAGICIANS by Lev Grossman

DARKEST MERCY by Melissa Marr

WRITE (OR IS THAT "RIGHT"?) EVERY TIME by Lottie Stride

HOW TO ROCK BRACES AND GLASSES by Meg Haston

THE GREAT SECRET by L. Ron Hubbard

SHUT OUT by Kody Keplinger

THE HANGMAN'S DAUGHTER by Oliver Potzsch

PERFECT by Ellen Hopkins

THE REVISIONISTS by Thomas Mullen

THE LATE BUS by Rick Jasper

DAUGHTER OF SMOKE AND BONE by Laini Taylor

THE SHADOWING: HUNTED by Adam Slater

THE MEPHISTO COVENANT by Trinity Faegan

ENTHRALLED: PARANORMAL DIVERSIONS by Melissa Marr and Kelley Armstrong

BUNHEADS by Sophie Flack

SUMMER STORM by Kristina Dunker

THE POISON DIARIES: NIGHTSHADE by Maryrose Wood

THE IRON QUEEN by Julie Kagawa

THE GIRL WHO DISAPPEARED TWICE by Andrea Kane (chapter sampler)

MUSEYON GUIDES: FILM AND TRAVEL: ASIA, OCEANIA, AFRICA

AGE OF BRONZE: THE STORY OF THE TROJAN WAR by Eric Shanower (comic)

THE WALKING DEAD by Robert Kirkman and Tony Moore (comic)

THE WOOD QUEEN by Karen Mahoney (chapter sampler)

THE HUGO CABRET COMPANION by Brian Selznick (special preview)

FALL MIXED UP by Bob Raczka (picture book)

THE ART OF EPIC MICKEY by Austin Grossman

MUSTACHE! by Mac Barrett and Kevin Cornell ( picture book)

The Bookstye: After

First let me say I'm really not one that should buy things that ship flat. Here is where my lack of patience really shows. I've never actually had to put anything together before so this was my first real big foray into turning something 3 inches high into something four and a half feet high.

When I took all the pieces to my new CSN bookshelf out of the box, I was surprised at how sturdy the shelves actually were. I guess I was expecting something closer to IKEA standards, like particle board, so I was pleasantly surprised.

Screwing on the main legs proved to be a little difficult, especially after my dumb ass screwed them on backwards. Note to self: in order to screw the back board in, the holes need to face back, not forwards. I had a couple issues lining the leg holes up and screwing them in but I think I got them in good enough. The thing hasn't collapsed under its own weight yet so it's good.
The shelves themselves went in fine and I just had issues again screwing on the small legs that attached to the bottom shelf. One of the legs, no matter how I finagled it (no, it wasn't on backwards), the holes really didn't match up so I almost has to create new holes for the screws or screw them in on an angle. It could have been my own impatience that I didn't take enough time to line up the holes but from what I could tell, they just weren't going to match up.

The backboard was a bit of a pain as well. I had a hard time screwing the screws in straight through the wood and into the metal holes. I'll really chalk this one up to my own impatience because after the legs, and all the hard screwing (shut up), my hands hurt and it was a superficial piece of the puzzle that I just wanted to slap on. I was able to get in the screw on the top and the bottom and I just sort of pushed them in along the sides and bam! It was all set.

I do really like the adjusters on the legs. My wood floors are nice and uneven so it was great to be able to adjust those so my bookcase didn't wobble. And overall, it really came out nice and it's been working great!


Pre-books. Despite the state of my hands, I really like the way it looks. It's very put together, streamline, not cheap looking or anything. I'm really happy with it. Next time I'll have my dad put it together.


With books. It's not as big as I originally thought it was going to be but it holds my big books, which I like. I need to really re-arrange the shelves and I might end up stacking my smaller-bound books so they can all fit and it's not so top heavy.


The TBR pile has been consolidated into one monstrous pile. The books on the far left are review copies. Next pile over is mostly BEA books from this year. The next stack is a mix of BEA from this year and last year and the last two piles are books that I've accrued that I want to read. Dear god. The two short stacks in the front: the further front are giveaway copies from BEA and the back pile are just more books I want to read. Awesome.


And my DVD rack actually gets to be used for DVDs. To bad for it's now-constant tilt to the side. Awesome. The top rack is TV shows (pretty much the only way I watch any TV), second rack is my "classics" (read: 80s and early 90s movies), third rack and the left of the fourth rack are just random DVDs that didn't fit into the other two. On the right of the fourth rack are my cartoon movies. Yeah. I'm, like, 10 on the inside. And on the very bottom are the couple of Wii games I have.

The chaos has quieted.

The Bookstye: Before

Is anyone else really annoyed by the capscha that now appears when following someone on Blogger? Anyway . . .

My bookshelf arrived today and while it's all set up and functioning, I'm going to wait to actually review it. Because if it crumbles in the night in a couple of days, I want to make sure I report it. LOL!

But this was my book mess before the shelves -


This was the bulk of my TBR pile . . . on my floor. The first three piles from left to right plus the tiny pile out in front. The next three piles are all of my DVDs. Since I was using my DVD shelf as a bookcase, I didn't have anywhere else to put my DVDs except on the floor.

The DVD-case-playing-bookcase. Nice and wobbly and not meant to hold the weight of books. But I've been using it like this for years. It functioned. The bookcase itself is reversed for books that I hold on to and will read again . . . eventually.


The second TBR pile on the other side of my room consisting of this year's BEA haul. I am just sorely lacking actual shelving space but man, do I have a lot of floor.

Later in the week, the aftermath . . .