The 500 Book Challenge Announced

 IT'S WITH A CATCH IN MY VOICE AND A SHIVER IN MY HEART THAT I FINALLY UNDERTAKE THE 500 BOOK CHALLENGE!!! 

I've held off this long but I'm finally gonna dive into the deep end.  For those who don't know, Criminolly came up with this challenge (and Michael K. Vaughan has been running with it) which is to read 500 books you already own before buying any new books.   Actually, Olly is only doing 100 while Michael (& Roger, of course) are doing 500!  That number is ridiculous.  I guess that's why I'M doing 500 too.  

I started in November sometime (I think it was about halfway thru the month, I can't remember) and have gotten along fairly well so far.  A month later, I have 19 books read already listed on my yellow legal pad (just like Mr. Vaughan above) and I'm about 20 pages from finishing my 20th book.

Perhaps I'll post at the beginning of each month with my progress.  And here is the month of December for you:

1. AN ABSOLUTE CASSEROLE: THE TASKMASTER COMPENDIUM - Alex Horne
2. HOW TO BE A HERMIT OR A BATCHELOR KEEPS HOUSE - Will Cuppy
3. HOUSE OF THE UNHOLY - Ed Brubaker & Sean Phillips
4. MAIGRET AND THE GHOST - Georges Simenon
5. THE TALL DOLORES - Michael Avallone
6. MEN'S ADVENTURE QUARTERLY #12:  THE PRIVATE EYES ISSUE - Bob Deis et. al.
7. INSTANT LIVES AND MORE - Howard Moss & Edward Gorey
8. UNIVERSAL MONSTERS:  THE MUMMY - Faith Erin Hicks
9. THE SHADOW - H. Bedford-Jones
10. SOLOMON KANE:  THE SERPENT RING - Patrick Zircher
11. VARIETIES OF THE WEIRD TALE - S.T. Joshi
12. YOURS CRUELLY, ELVIRA - Cassandra Peterson
13. CHRISTMAS CURIOSITIES - John Grossman
14. COP HATER - Ed McBain
15. THE CROWN DERBY PLATE - Marjorie Bowen & Seth
16. ONE WHO SAW - A.M. Burrage & Seth
17. FIRESIDE GHOST STORIES FOR CHRISTMAS EVE - M. Grant Kellermeyer, ed.
18. AND ALL THROUGH THE HOUSE - Ed McBain
19. CHRISTMAS EVVE ON A HAUNTED HULK - Frank Cowper & Seth