I finished reading:

“Leading Out Loud:  Inspiring Change Through Authentic Communication” written by Terry Pearce.  169 pages.

The fourteenth book of the year.  5,072 pages at an average of 362 pages per book.

-Richard 

Final 24 in 48 hour readathon stats:

Time Read: 12 hours 36 minutes
Pages Read: 966
Books Finished: 2

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Howards End” written by E.M. Foster.  271 pages.

The thirteenth book of the year.  4,903 pages at an average of 377 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“The Last Juror” written by John Grisham.  486 pages.

The twelfth book of the year. 4,632 pages at an average of 386 pages per book.

-Richard

For the first time we will be having a crack at the 24 in 48 read-a-thon.   Perfect for a cold January weekend!!

-Richard

I finished reading:

“A Field Guide to Getting Lost” written by Rebecca Solnit.  206 pages.

The eleventh book of the year.  4,146 pages at an average of 377 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Israel L. Gaither:  Man With A Mission” written by Henry Gariepy.  283 pages.

The tenth book of the year.   3,940 pages at an average of 394 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Walking With the Wind:  A Memoir of the Movement” written by John Lewis with Michael D’Orso.  503 pages.

The ninth book of the year.  3,657 pages at an average of 406 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Petersburg” written by Andrew Bely.  293 pages.

The eighty book of the year.  3,154 pages at an average of 394 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“You’re the Reason God Made Oklahoma” written by Jim C. Burt.  139 pages.

The seventh book of the year.  2,861 pages at an average of 409 pages per book.

 -Richard

End of Bout of Books Day 7 (January 13th) and Final Stats:

Pages read on Day 7:  439
Books finished on Day 7: 1

Total Pages Read:  1,623
Total Books Finished: 3

-Richard

I finished reading:

“First Family” written by David Baldacci.  609 pages.

The sixth book of the year.  2,722 pages at an average of 454 pages per books

-Richard

End of Bout of Books Day 6 (January 12th):

Pages read on Day 6: 378
Books finished on Day 6: 2

Total Pages Read: 1,184
Total Books Finished:  2

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Across That Bridge: A Vision got for Change and the Future of America” written by John Lewis.  208 pages.

The fifth book of the year.  2,113 pages at an average of 423 pages per book.

-Richard

End of Bout of Books Day 5 (January 11th):

Pages read on Day 5:  163
Books finished on Day 5: 1

Total Pages Read: 806
Total Books Finished: 1

-Richard

I finished reading:

“The Blair Years:  Extracts from the Alastair Campbell Diaries” written by Alastair Campbell.  757 pages.

The fourth book of the year.  1,905 pages at an average of 476 pages per book.

-Richard

End of Bout of Books Day 4 (January 10th):

Pages read on Day 4: 181
Books finished on Day 4: 0

Total Pages Read: 643
Total Books Finished: 0

-Richard

End of Bout of Books Day 3 (January 9th):

Pages Read on Day 3:  192
Books Finished on Day 3: 0

Total Pages Read:  462
Total Books Finished: 0

-Richard

End of Bout of Books Day 2 (January 8th):

Pages read on Day 2: 130
Books finished on Day 2: 0

Total Pages Read: 270
Total Books Finished: 0

-Richard

End of Bout of Books Day 1 (January 7th):

Pages read on Day 1: 140
Books finished on Day 1: 0

-Richard

Next week we will again be participating in the week long Bout of Books read-a-thon.  It will be the thirteenth time we will be doing it. 

The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly Rubidoux Apple. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, January 7th and runs through Sunday, January 13th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 24 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Midnight’s Children” written by Salman Rushdie.  533 pages.

The third book of the year.  1,148 pages at an average of 383 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“If You Come Softly” written by Jacqueline Woodson. 181 pages.

The second book of the year.  615 pages at an average of 308 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“The Associate” written by John Grisham.  434 pages.

The first book of 2019.

-Richard

Here are a few reading stats from 2018

Books finished:  193   A new record (previous 138)
Pages read: 64,037.  A new record (previous 48,051)
Average # of pages per book: 332 (the best year was 420 pages per book)

I read authors born in 27 different countries:  1. USA: 103, 2. England: 35, 3. Scotland: 11, 4. Russia: 10,  5. Wales:8

I read authors both in 33 different USA States:  1. New York: 33,  2. New Jersey: 8,  3. Virginia: 7,  4. Arkansas: 6,  5. Massachusetts: 5.

I read books with titles starting with 23 different letters of the alphabet.  I did not read books starting with Q, V  and X.

I read authors with last names starting with 21 different letters.  I did not read E, J, Q, U Y and X.

Since I've started tracking the number of books (2005) I have read 1256 which means an average of 90 per year.   Since I've started tracking the # of pages (2008) I have  read 381,499 pages at an average or 34,682  a year and 347 per book.

This years goal is 120 books.

Happy New Year.

-Richard