Pages read July (14,105 of 27,108).

Books read thru July 51 of 108.

Best Adult Read in July:   

Best Child/YA in July:

Read in July:

Magazine, New Mexico June 2018 with 72 pages (11,322 of 27,108),

Paper, Parade 1 July 2018 with 8 pages (11,330 of 27,108)

The Soul of America:  The Battle for Our Better Angels by Jon Meacham (3 in 2018 rereads) with 416 pages (11,746 of 27,108)

The Arrival by Shaun Tan 45 of 108 with 132 pages (11,878 of 27,108)

An American Tragedy by Theodore Deiser 46 of 108 with 896 pages (12,774 of 27,108)

Paper, Daily Lobo 16 July 2018 with 8 pages (12,782 of 27,108)

Short Story, Drinking Coffee Elsewhere by ZZ Packer from Drinking Coffee Elsewhere 18 pages (12,800 of 27,108)

Jane by Aline Brosh Mckenna and Ramon K. Perez 46 of 108 with 224 pages (13,024 of 27,108)

The President Is Missing by James Patterson and Bill Clinton 47 of 108 with 513 pages (13,537 of 27,108)

I Am Albert Einstein by Brad Metzler 48 of 108 with 40 pages (13,577 of 27,108)

Baking with Kafka by Tom Gauld 49 of 108 with 160 pages (13,777 of 27,108)

The Women Who Flew for Hitler:  A True Story of Soaring Ambition and Searing Rivalry by Clare Mulley 50 of 108 with 296 pages (14,073 of 27,108)

If Wendall had a Walrus by Lori Mortenson and ill. by Matt Phelan 51 of 108 with 32 pages (14,105 of 27,108)

Aprils' Reading

Pages read through March (6073 of 108,000).

Books read thru March 28 of 108.

Read in April:

The Story of Ferdinad  by Munro Leaf and ill. By Robert Lawson 29 of 108 with 74 pages (6174 of 108,000)

Paper, Avalanche Journal 2 April 2018 with 32 pages (6206 of 108,000)

Magazine,  Life & Style 23 April 2018 with 59 pages (6265 of 108,000

Guilloume Sketches by Guilloume 30 of 108 with 132 pages (6397 of 108,000)

Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou 31 of 108 with 304 pages (6701 of 108,000)

Peanut by Ayun Halliday and ill. Paul Hoppe 32 of 108 with 210 pages (6911 of 108,000)

Paper, New York Times 9 April 2018 with 42 pages  (6953 of 108,000)

Paper, Daily Lobo 9 April 2018 with 12 pages (6965 of 108,000)

Paper, Daily Lobo 12 April 2018 with 12 pages (6977 of 108,000)

Paper, Albuquerque Journal 13 April 2018 with 36 pages (7013 of 108,000)

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck 33 of 108 with 107 pages (7110 of 108,000)

American Kingpin:  The Epic Hunt for The Criminal Mastermind Behind Silk Road by Nick Bilton 34 of 108 with 352 pages (7462 of 108,000)

Paper, Daily Lobo 23 April 2018 of 12 pages  (7474 of 108,000)

Bertolt by Jacques Goldstyn 35 of 108 with 76 pages  (7540 of 108,000)

Opening to Good:  A Story About The Ocean, Grace, and Gratitude by Anne Kubitsky 36 of 108 with 46 pages (7586 of 108,000)

Reading Tallies for 2018 (March)

Pages Read from February:  (4641 of 108,000)

Books Read through February 24 of 108  (25.92% of goal).

Read in March:

A Saint on Death Row by Thomas Cahill 25 of 108 of 162 pages (4803 of 108,000)

Paper, Avalanche Journal 1 March 2018 of 32 pages (4835 of 108,000)

Deception Point by Dan Brown 26 of 108 of 576 pages (5461 of 108,000)

The Color of Water:  A Black Man’s Tribute to His White Mother by James McBride 27 of 108 of 328 pages (5789 of 108,000)

Kindred:  Graphic Novel Adaptation by Damian Duffy and Octavia Butler 27 of 108 of 240 pages (6029 of 108,000)

Paper, Daily Lobo 26 March 2018 of 12 pages (6041 of 108,000)

I’d Know You Anywhere My Love by Nancy Tillman 28 of 108 of 32 pages (6073 of 108,000)

February Reading Tallies

Pages Read from January:  (3207 of 108,000)

Books Read from January 7 of 108.

Read in February:

Paper, The Daily Lobo, 5 February 2018 of 12 pages (3219 of 108,000)

Paper, The Daily Lobo, 8 February 2018 of 8 pages (3227 pages of 108,000)

Class,  Piercing the Veil: Mystics and Peak Experiences  2018 of 54 pages (3281 of 108,000)

Paper, The Daily Lobo, 12 February 2018 of 12 pages (3293 of 108,000)

Pandora, by Robert Burleigh / ill.  Raul Colon book 8 of 108 and 32 pages (3325 of 108,000)

Poems Have Roots, by Lilian Moore / ill. Tad Hills book 9 of 108 and 44 pages (3369 of 108,000)

Legal Requirements for the sale and Purchase of Drug Products Containing Psuedoephedrine, Ephedrine, and Phenylpropanolamine Document of 4 pages (3373 of 108,000)

Paper, The Daily Lobo, 5 February 2018 of 12 pages (3385 of 108,000)

Poetry Builders:  Sophie and Sadie Build a Sonnet by St. John and ill. Luann Marten 10 of 108 and 32 pages (3417 of 108,000)

Paper, Albuquerque Journal, 14 Feb 2018 of 30 pages (3447 of 108,000)

Just Joking:  Animal Riddles by Lewis, J Patrick 11 of 108 and of 208 pages (3655 of 108,000)

Siesta by Nakamura, Joel and ill. Joel Nakamura 12 of 108 and 24 pages (3679 of 108,000)

Someday Narwhal by Mantchev, Lisa and ill by Hyewon Yum 13 of 108 and 32 pages (3711 of 108,00)

Cinnamon by Neil Gaiman 14 of 108 and pages of 38 (3749 of 108,000)

Creature, The by Bates, Helen and ill. 15 of 108 and pages of 28 (3777 of 108,000)

North Woods Girl by Bissonette, Ammee and ill by Claudia McGGehee16 of 108 and pages  32 (3809 of 108,000)

King of the Sky by Davies, Nicola and ill by Laura Carlin 17 of 108 and 52 pages (3861 of 108,000)

Newsletter, Harvard Women’s Health Watch March 2017 of 8 pages (3869 of 108,000)

Poetry Builders:  Nina and Nolan Nonsense Poems by Bullard, Lisa and ill Patrick Girouard 18 of 108 and 32 pages (3901 of 108,000)

Poetry Builders:  Henry and Hala Build a Haiku by Higgins, Nadia and ill Brian Caleb Duncan 19 of 108 and 32 pages (3933 of 108,000)

Message of the Birds, The by Westerlund, Kate and ill Feridun Oral Duncan 20 of 108 and 28 pages (3961 of 108,000)

Poetry Builders:  Penelope and Pip Build a Prose Poem by Heiden, Pete and ill Amy Huntington 21 of 108 and 32 pages (3993 of 108,000)

In the Middle of Fall by Henkes, Kevin and ill Laura Dronzek 22 of 108 and 32 pages (4025 of 108,000)

Magazine, Life & Style 3 October 2016 72 pages (4097 of 108,000)

Poetry Builders:  Ana and Adam Build an Acrostic by Peterson-Hilleque and ill Winifred Barnuman-Newman 23 of 108 books and 32 pages (4129 of 108,000)

Blueberry Girl by Gaiman, Neil and ill Charles Vess 24 of 108 with 32 pages (4161 of 108,00)

Origins by Brown, Dan 24 of 108 and 480 pages (4641 of 108,000)

Reading 2018 and January 2018 Tally

i am behind-shocking….

My 2018 Reading Goals:

108,000 pages to be read in 2018(9,000 a month.  More than i was thinking when i set the goal, but i will stick to it anyway).  Obviously, there will be more pages counted then just from books, because the 108,000 is a big goal, but we all read more then books, that counts.

108 Books (9 books a month at minimum.)

Read in January:

Magazine, Eau Claire February 2018 of 147 pages of 108,000

Lost Symbols, by Dan Brown book 1 of 108 and 510 pages (657 of 108,000)

Seduction of the Innocent, by Max Allan Collins book 2 of 108 and 269 pages (926 of 108,000)

What Doesn’t Kill Her, by Max Allan Collins book 3 of 108 and 266 pages (1192 of 108,000)

Inferno, by Dan Brown Book 4 of 108 and 480 pages (1672 of 108,000)

Supreme Court Justice, by Max Allan Collins book 5 of 108 and 336 pages (2008 of 108,000)

Public Policy and Current Events Class First two class readings 52 pages (2060 of 108,000)

Fate of The Union, by Max Allan Collins book 6 of 108 and 305 pages (2365 of 108,000)

Executive Order, by Max Allan Collins book 7 of 108 and 318 pages (2683 of 108,000)

Magazine, Writer’s Digest January 2018 of 78 pages (2761 of 108,000)

Smithsonian Journey’s 2018 of 110 pages (2871 of 108,000)

Paper, The Daily Lobo 22 January 2018 of 12 pages (2883 of 108,000)

Paper, The Daily Lobo 25 January 2018 of 8 pages (2891 of 108,000)

Magazine, Albuquerque The Magazine January 2018 of 273 pages and Section Rio Rancho of pages 43 (3207 of 108,000)

My generic reading focus for the month of January includes books i call, great story as brain candy.  For instance, my focus in February, which is Black History month, includes at least one book by or about black people.  Marchs' focus, which is Women's History month, includes at least one book by or about women.