My mum used to mark a J in the inside cover of library bookswith a soft pencil, to show that my dad had already read them. Dru Ann Love’srecord of what she reads evolved into an award-winning, guest-infested dailyblog. Where do you sit when it comes to reading notes? Do you keep a record,write reviews, make annotations in the margins . . .?

I’ve abandoned the idea of keeping a list of the books I’veread. But I do leave...