Just for fun here’s a little reading habits meme found on the Far Off Librarian blog.

Do you snack while you read? If so, favorite reading snack?
Not much. If it’s anything it would be a cup of tea and perhaps a biscuit.

Do you tend to mark your books as you read, or does the idea of writing in books horrify you?
Yes the idea of writing in books horrifies me – any kind of book mutilation horrifies me. I use post-it notes to mark pages I want to come back to.

How do you keep your place while reading a book? Bookmark? Dog-ears? Laying the book flat open?
Bookmarks. My favourite is a fabric Simon Drew drawing – “You lived your life like a camel in the wind” but I’m also currently using one I picked up at Newcastle City Library.

Fiction, Non-fiction, or both?
Mostly fiction. If it’s non-fiction is has to be really really good in order to grip me – I find I struggle with a lot of non-fiction books even if I’m interested in the topic.

Hard copy or audiobooks?
Now hard copy but when I was a kid I read very little, I was all about the audiobooks.

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 prefer to read to the end of chapters but sometimes when I’m reading in bed I get to a point where I can feel my eyes closing and I just have to stop no matter what stage I’m at.

If you come across an unfamiliar word, do you stop to look it up right away?
I usually ask Laura first. If she doesn’t know then I just carry on.

What are you currently reading?
Man and Boy by Tony Parsons

What is the last book you bought?
Four Past Midnight by Stephen King for the section Three Past Midnight: The Library Policeman

Are you the type of person that only reads one book at a time or can you read more than one at a time?
Just one at a time. I’d get confused otherwise, especially if I had more than one fiction book on the go.

Do you have a favorite time of day and/or place to read?
I usually read in bed either just before sleep or on a lazy morning. My ideal place to read is in an armchair in a sunny room.

Do you prefer series books or stand alone books?
I really have no preference. I do however read a lot of crime fiction and with those I like to follow a single detective through a series – at the moment it’s Guido Brunetti in the Donna Leon’s series.

Is there a specific book or author that you find yourself recommending over and over?
At the moment I’m extolling the virtues of Jennifer Donnelly having just read The Winter Rose.

How do you organize your books? (By genre, title, author’s last name, etc.?)
Fiction is by author. Non-fiction by subject.