I love to read. And re-read. Some of my favorite books I have read a dozen times or more.

This year I decided to try and do something I have never done before – keep track of my reading. I wondered if I would reach a hundred books by December 31.

If I stick to fiction it would be easy. By the end of June I had read 45 novels. Non-fiction takes longer (and the books that interest me have more pages than most novels), so I only had a half dozen or so non-fiction books on the list. Completed ones anyway – there are a few I have started and not finished (yet).

The books I have purchased and not read yet tend to be non-fiction, so I am slowly making inroads into the unread pile on my shelves. Most of what I read tends to be from the local library.

On the go at the moment are two historical fiction novels, a romance ( I think), an analysis of marriage trends in Canada, a biography and a book on the Vatican’s spy service. You probably didn’t even know the Vatican had a spy service – I saw it referenced in a novel and wanted to learn more.

I could go into further details, but I really should get back to reading. If you don’t have a book in progress at the moment, what are you waiting for?