Reading Meme

Do you snack while reading? > I generally don't when I'm reading, I don't like to get my books mucky!  A cuppa or a squash are usually near by though.
What is your favourite drink while reading? > See previous question!
Do you tend to mark your books while you read, or does the idea of writing in books horrify you? > I write and highlight all the time in text books.  In novels or poetry books etc., then I usually copy out things that capture me into a gorgeous book of handmade paper that's full of quotes and things.
How do you keep your place? Bookmark? Dog-ears? Laying the book open flat? > Book marks usually, or the sleeve flap bit if they're hard back books (which I generally don't like reading).
Fiction, non-fiction or both? > Both.  I usually have at least one fiction book, one non-fiction (usually a history book) and several counselling text books on the go at the same time.  And, having rediscovered my passion for poetry recently, I have a book of poetry on the go too.
Do you tend to read to the end of a chapter or can you stop anywhere? > I prefer to read to the end of a chapter, but if I can't then it's to a paragraph break or end of a page.
Are you the type of person to throw a book across the room or on the floor if the author irritates you? > Nope, if I'm more than a chapter into it then I make myself persevere.  I generally feel like I owe it to the author to see where they're going with the storyline.
If you come across an unfamiliar word, do you stop and look it up right away? > It's usually pretty easy to figure it out in a fiction book I think.  In text books and it's jargon then I'll look it up.
What are you currently reading? > Fiction: Jump! by Jilly Cooper (totally not ashamed of being a complete Jilly Cooper addict), Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris and Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami.  Poetry: The Blue Book by Owen Sheers. Non-fiction: Handbook Of Counselling In Organizations by Michael Carroll and Michael Walton, and Auschwitz by Laurence Rees (still!  It's fantastic, but obviously pretty bleak reading, so I dip in and out of it).
What is the last book you bought? > I bought 4 at Cheltenham Literature Festival - Nigella Christmas (so I can make Christmas presents), The Blue Book by Owen Sheers, One Day by David Nicholls and White Ravens by Owen Sheers.
Do you have a favourite time/place to read? ? Curled up on the sofa when it's teeming down with rain outside.  I love reading on the weekend when I don't have uni work to do as it's a guilt free pleasure then.
Do you prefer series books or stand-alones? > Either.  Really depends on the stories and the authors.
Is there a specific book or author you find yourself recommending over and over? > I don't think there's many people I didn't recommend The Timetravellers Wife to.  Books like To Kill A Mockingbird, The Bell Jar, The Great Gatsby and Catcher In The Rye are predictable classics, but I love them all, so would recommend them to anyone.  Generally speaking though, I don't like recommending books because it's so much about personal tastes.
How do you organize your books (by genre, title, author’s last name, etc.)? >  Broadly speaking, they're ordered by what they are - cookery books are together, as are history, counselling, poetry etc.  Then if I have more than one book from an author, then they're together.  Other than that, I have a couple of shelves that where books are put together purely because they're the same height!  I'm nothing like as anal about my books as I am about my CD's.