Here are a few reading stats from 2019

Books finished:  190.  The most was 193 in 2018
Pages read: 69,137.  A new record (previous 64,037)
Average # of pages per book: 365 (the best year was 420 pages per book in 2013)

I read authors born in 28 different countries:  1. USA: 98, 2. England: 42, 3. Russia: 8, 4. India: 5,  5. Canada: 4

I read authors both in 27 different USA States:  1. New Jersey: 22  2. New York: 13,  3. Pennsylvania: 10,  4. Illinois: 5,  5. Ohio, California, Colorado, Texas, North Carolina and Massachusetts: 4

I read books with titles starting with 24 different letters of the alphabet.  I did not read books starting with Q and X.

I read authors with last names starting with 24 different letters.  I did not read Q, X and Z

Since I've started tracking the number of books (2005) I have read 1446 which means an average of 96 per year.   Since I've started tracking the # of pages (2008) I have  read 450,870  pages at an average of 37,572 per year at an average of 348 per book.

This years goal is 120 books.

Happy New Year.

-Richard