The Book Challenge discussion

I challenge myself to read 100 books this year. That comes out to 8.333 books per month, or just under two books per week. The book I just finished reading doesn't count because I read most of it in 2012.

1. Kindred -- Octavia E. Butler (Jan 2-5)

2. Cain -- José Saramago (Jan 6-8)

3. The Woods -- Harlan Coben (Jan 8-12)

4. Greek Gods and Heroes -- Robert Graves (Jan 12-13)

5. The Diary of Anaïs Nin, Vol. 1: 1931-34 -- Anaïs Nin (Jan 14-19)

6. Prince Caspian -- C.S. Lewis (Jan 20-21)

7. The Rotters' Club -- Jonathan Coe (Jan 22-27)

8. The Collector -- John Fowles (Jan 28-30)

9. The Sense of an Ending -- Julian Barnes (Jan 31-Feb 2)

10. Blockade Billy -- Stephen King (Feb 2-3)

11. How to Talk to a Widower -- Jonathan Tropper (Feb 3-6)

12. John -- Cynthia Lennon (Feb 6-11)

13. A Princess of Mars -- Edgar Rice Burroughs (Feb 11-14)

14. Ethan Frome -- Edith Wharton (Feb 14-16)

15. Nightshade -- John Saul (Feb 16-20)

16. I'd Like to Apologize to Every Teacher I Ever Had -- Tony Danza (Feb 20-23)

17. The Odds -- Stewart O'Nan (Feb 26-27)

18. Short Stories -- Langston Hughes (Feb 23-28)

19. Espresso Tales -- Alexander McCall Smith (Feb 28-Mar 7)

20. Black Girl/White Girl -- Joyce Carol Oates (Mar 7-11)

21. In His Own Write -- John Lennon (Mar 12-13)

22. Cheating at Canasta -- William Trevor (Mar 11-15)

23. The Innocent -- Harlan Coben (Mar 14-22)

24. Just After Sunset -- Stephen King (Mar 22-27)

25. The Ultimate Bike Path -- Mike Sirota (Mar 28-30)

26. Diary of a Wimpy Kid -- Jeff Kinney (Mar 30-31)

27. Hang the Little Man -- John Creasey (Mar 31-Apr 2)

28. Introducing the Toff -- John Creasey (Apr 3-6)

29. Reasons to Live -- Amy Hempel (Apr 5-9)

30. She's Come Undone -- Wally Lamb (Apr 8-16)

31. Haunted Heart: The Life and Times of Stephen King -- Lisa Rogak (Apr 16-20)

32. The Great Brain -- John D. Fitzgerald (Apr 20-21)

33. American Sideshow -- Marc Hartzman (Apr 22-27)

34. Project Pope -- Clifford D. Simak (Apr 29-May 15)

35. The War for Late Night -- Bill Carter (May 15-29)

36. Raney -- Clyde Edgerton (May 29-June 4)

37. Deep Freeze -- H. Walter Whyte (June 4-5)

38. Gold -- Chris Cleave (Jun 5-13)

39. Magician: Apprentice -- Raymond E. Feist (Jun 13-30)

40. Devil's Waltz -- Jonathan Kellerman (Jun 30-Jul 12)