January 2026 Book Count:

 My current official book goal is 100 books this year, but I am hoping to need to up that once I reach that number.  

The Hebridean Baker: The Scottish Cookbook by: Coinneach MacLeod

Non-fiction: Cooking 256 pages

2 Dumb Dinos by: Eric Filipkowski & Nathan Hamill

 Fiction: Humor, Graphic Novel, 80 pages

Haunthology By: Jeremy Haun

Fiction: Graphic Novel, Short Story, Paranormal, Horror, 152 pages

Box of Light, Vol. 1 By: Seiko Erisawa

Fiction: Graphic Novel, Paranormal, 192 pages

Radium Girls By Cy

Non-Fiction: History, Graphic Novel, 134 pages

Sandcastle by: Pierre Oscar Lévy & Frederik Peeters

Fiction: Graphic Novel, Sci Fi, Horror, 112 pages

Under the Oak Tree: Volume 2 By: P , Suji Kim, namu

Fiction: Manga, Graphic Novel, Fantasy, 368 pages

Moan By: Junji Ito, Jocelyne Allen

Fiction: Manga, Graphic Novel, Horror, Short Story 272 pages

And to Think We Started as a Book Club... By:Tom Toro

Fiction: Graphic Novel, Humor, 201 pages

KOLCHAK: The Night Strangler Files by: Richard Matheson, Christopher Mills, Amin Amat

 Fiction: Graphic Novel, Paranormal, Mystery, 126 pages

Lucifer, Volume 1: Cold Heaven by: Holly Black

Fiction: Graphic Novel, Paranormal, Mystery, 144 pages

Snake-Eater By: T. Kingfisher

Fiction: Fantasy, Paranormal, 267 pages

Japanese Mythology: A Captivating Guide to Japanese Folklore, Myths, Fairy Tales, Yokai, Heroes and Heroines By: Matt Clayton

Non-Fiction: History, Religion, E-book

The Spanish Flu: History of the 1918 Great Influenza born from H1N1 Virus. The Deadliest Pandemic that the Human Race Has Faced and Overcome. By: Bryan Anderson

Non-Fiction: History, Science, E-book

A Short History of London By: Sinead Fitzgibbon

Non-Fiction: History, E-book

Vintage Southern Baking: A Retro Cookbook That Provides an Abundance of Irresistible Treats From the South By: Kevin Palmer McDermott

Non-Fiction: Cooking, E-book

Kolchak The Night Stalker: Monsters Among Us By: Christopher Mills, David Michelinie, Don Hudson

 Fiction: Graphic Novel, Mystery, Horror, Paranormal, 188 pages

The Witch's Wings and Other Terrifying Tales By: Tehlor Kay Mejia et al

Fiction: Graphic Novel, Horror, Short Story, Children 192 pages

The Raven & Other Poems By: Edgar Allan Poe

Fiction: Graphic Novel, Short Story, Classics, Poetry 55 pages

East of West, Vol. 9  By: Jonathan Hickman et al

Fiction: Graphic Novel, Paranormal, Fantasy, 136 pages

Shazam! The Monster Society of Evil By Jeff Smith et al

Fiction: Graphic Novel, Pop Culture, Fantasy, 240 pages

The Big Book of Horror: 21 Tales to Make You Tremble By: Pedro Rodríguez, Alissa Heyman et al

Fiction: Graphic Novel, Classics, Horror,  112 pages

Folktales and Legends of the Middle West By: Edward McClelland, David Wilson

Fiction: Religion, Paranormal, History 160 pages

Dinosaur Philosophy By: James Stewart, K. Roméy

Fiction: Graphic Novel, Humor, 144 pages

Look Hamlet By: Barbro Lindgren, Anna Höglund et al

Fiction: Classic, Poetry, Children 32 pages

Stitched #1: The First Day of the Rest of Her Life By:Mariah McCourt

Fiction: Graphic Novel, Paranormal, Children, 96 pages

The Great Lakes Avengers: Same Old, Same Old By: Zac Gorman et al

Fiction: Graphic Novel, Sci Fi, Humor, Pop Culture 160 pages

Halfway There: A Graphic Memoir of Self-Discovery By: Christine Mari

Non-Fiction: Memoir, Graphic Novel, 304 pages

Foundations of Chinese Civilization: The Yellow Emperor to the Han Dynasty (2697 BCE - 220 CE)

Division to Unification in Imperial China: The Three Kingdoms to the Tang Dynasty (220 907)

Barbarians and the Birth of Chinese Identity: The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms to the Yuan Dynasty (907 - 1368)

The Making of Modern China: The Ming Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty (1368-1912)

 By: Jing Liu

Non-Fiction: History, Graphic Novel, 

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In. By: Will McPhail

Fiction: Graphic Novel, 267 pages

50 States of Murder: An Atlas of American Crime By: Harold Schechter

Non-fiction: History, True Crime, 288 pages

Alley By: Junji Ito

Fiction: Manga, Graphic Novel, Horror, Short Story 344 pages

Baking with Kafka By: Tom Gauld

Fiction: Graphic Novel, Humor, 160 pages

We Ate Wonder Bread: A Memoir of Growing Up on the West Side of Chicago By: Nicole Hollander

Non-Fiction: Memoir, Humor, 160 pages

December 2025 Book Count:

 Note: This year I read 169 books.  Next year's goal is 100 books.

The Starving Saints By: Caitlin Starling

Fiction: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Historic, 352 pages

 Under the Oak Tree: The Comic, Vol. 1 By: Suji Kim, Ill By: P., translated by: namu

Fiction: Graphic Novel/Manga, Fantasy, 416 pages

Haunted Tank by: Frank Marraffino, Ill By: Henry Flint

Fiction: Graphic Novel, Paranormal. 128 pages

Third Shift Society, Vol. One By: Meredith Moriarty

Fiction: Graphic Novel, Paranormal, Mystery, 304 pages

Third Shift Society, Vol. Two By: Meredith Moriarty

Fiction: Graphic Novel, Paranormal, Mystery, 320 pages

Fictitious Dishes: An Album of Literature's Most Memorable Meals – Innovative Photographic Art for Foodies, Celebrating Classic and Contemporary Fiction with Culinary Excerpts By:Dinah Fried

Non-Fiction: Food/Cooking, Classic Lit, 120 pages

The Jar of Fools: Eight Hanukkah Stories From Chelm by: Eric A. Kimmel, Ill by: Mordicai Gerstein

Fiction: Children, Religion, Folklore, 32 pages

True Weird Volume 1 By: James Tynion IV, Lonnie Nadler, et al

Non-Fiction: Graphic Novel, Horror, History, Paranormal, 128 pages

Level Up By: Gene Luen Yang Ill By: Thien Pham

Fiction: Graphic Novel, Pop Culture, 160 pages

Strange Houses By: Uketsu, Translated by: Jim Rion

Fiction: Mystery, 203 pages

Barb the Last Berzerker by: Dan & Jason

Fiction: Children's, Graphic Novel, Humor, 256 pages

Barb and the Ghost Blade by: Dan & Jason

Fiction: Children's, Graphic Novel, Humor, 256 pages

 

November 2025 Book Count:

Horror You Crave: (Stories #20-22) By: Julio Miranda

Fiction: Short Story, Horror, E-books

Vintage American Diner Cookbook: Favorite Retro Recipes to Make at Home By: Kevin Palmer McDermott

Non-fiction: Cooking, History, E-book

Strangeling: The Art of Jasmine Becket-Griffith By: Jasmine Becket-Griffith

Fiction: Fantasy, Art, 112 pages

Their Skeletons Speak: Kennewick Man and the Paleoamerican World by: Sally M. Walker & Douglas W. Owsley

Non-fiction: Science, History, 136 pages

Whisper of the Woods by: Ennun Ana Iurov

Fiction: Graphic Novel, Horror, Fantasy, 96 pages

Dead Wednesday By: Jerry Spinelli

Fiction: Children's, Paranormal, 240 pages

3 Days, 9 Months, 27 Years By: John Scalzi

Fiction: Sci-fi, Short Story, E-book

The Autumn Kingdom Vol. 1: Through the Blight By: Cullen Bunn Ill By: Christopher Mitten

Fiction: Graphic Novel, Fantasy, Horror, 104 pages

The Deviant Vol. 2 By: James Tynion IV et al

Fiction: Graphic Novel, Mystery, Horror, Holiday, 176 pages

October 2025 Book Count:

 Halloween Reads!

Also have upped my book count to 150 for the year as goodreads counts each short story as a book.

Cult of the Lamb Vol. 1: The First Verse by: Alex Paknadel et al

Fiction: Graphic Novel, Paranormal, Fantasy, 104 pages

150 People, Places, and Things You Never Knew Were Catholic By: Jay Copp

Non-fiction: History, Religion, short story, 256 pages

Clue: Candlestick By: Dash Shaw

Fiction: Graphic Novel, Mystery, Pop Culture, 96 pages

The Sound of Murder By: K.L. Montgomery

Fiction: Mystery, E-boo

We Hunt at Night: A Short Story of Zombie Horror By: Duncan Ralston

Fiction: Horror, Short Story, E-book

Scarlet Witch, Vol. 1: Witches' Road By: James Robinson Ill By:Vanesa Del Rey

Fiction: Graphic Novel, Fantasy, Pop Culture, 112 pages

Potter's Field By: Mark Waid Ill By: Paul Azaceta

Fiction: Graphic Novel, Mystery, 112 pages

Bowling with Corpses & Other Strange Tales from Lands Unknown By: Mike Mignola

Fiction: Graphic Novel, Short Story, Fantasy, Horror, 112 pages

8114 By: Joshua Hull

Fiction: Mystery, Paranormal, Horror, 228 pages

Blades of Freedom: A Tale of Haiti, Napoleon, and the Louisiana Purchase by: Nathan Hale

Non-fiction: History, Graphic novel, Children's, Humor,  128 pages

Are You Still There...?: A Short Story of Online Horror By; Duncan Ralston

Fiction: Horror, Short Story, E-book

Clown Car: A Short Story of Clown Horror By: Duncan Ralston

Fiction: Short Story, Horror, E-book

Deserter by: Junji Ito

Fiction: Horror, Short Story, Graphic Novel, Fantasy, 392 pages

Horror You Crave: (Stories #1-19) By: Julio Miranda

Fiction: Short Story, Horror, E-books

Fragments of Horror By: Junji Ito

Fiction: Graphic Novel, Horror, Fantasy, Short Story, 224 pages

Soichi By: Junji Ito

Fiction: Graphic Novel, Horror, Fantasy, Short Story, 416 pages

The Last Delivery By: Evan Dahm

Fiction: Graphic Novel, Horror, Fantasy,  147 pages

Venus in the Blind Spot By: Junji Ito

Fiction: Graphic Novel, Horror, Fantasy, 272 pages

Shiver: Selected Stories By: Junji Ito

Fiction: Graphic Novel, Horror, Fantasy, Short Story 400 pages

Gargoyles of Gaylord By: Johnathan Rand

Fiction: Children's, Mystery, Paranormal, 204 pages

I Hate It When They Don’t Stay Dead: A Short Story By: Andrew S. French

Fiction: Short Story, Horror, E-book

Lair of the Lansing Leprechauns By: Johnathan Rand

Fiction: Children's, Mystery, Paranormal

Lafayette! By: Nathan Hale

Non-fiction: History, Graphic novel, Children's, Humor,  128 pages

Smashed By: Junji Ito

Fiction: Graphic Novel, Horror, Fantasy, Short Story 416 Pages

September 2025 Book Count:

 The Mystery of the Cupboard By: Lynne Reid Banks

Fiction: Sci-fi, Fantasy, Children's, Classic, 246 pages

The Girl in the Locked Room: A Ghost Story By: Mary Downing Hahn

Fiction: Paranormal, Children's, 208 pages

The History of Generation X: Born in the 70's & 80's - Raised in the 90's, Greatest, Most Forgotten Generation By: Athanasios Vamvakas

Non-fiction: History, Pop Culture, E-book

(The book was hate read as the author is the most boomer gen X, I have ever read.)

Lovesickness By: Junji Ito

Fiction: Manga, Short Stories, Fantasy, Paranormal, Horror, 408 pages

Remina By: Junji Ito

Fiction: Manga, Sci- Fi, Fantasy, Paranormal, Horror, 256 pages

The Demonic Possession of Clara Germana Cele: A Look at the Most Convincing Case of Possession and Exorcism in History By: Seamus Wiles

Non-fiction: History, religion, E-book

Behind You: One-Shot Horror Stories By: Brian Coldrick

Fiction: Short Story, Graphic Novel, Fantasy, Paranormal, Horror, 152 pages

The Wolfling By: Gordon R. Dickson

Fiction: Sci-fi, 

I.R.L. By: Jenny Goebel

Fiction: YA, Paranormal, 176 pages

Mimi's Tales of Terror By: Junji Ito

 Fiction: Manga, Short Stories, Fantasy, Paranormal, Horror, 224 pages

The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge By: M.T. Anderson & Eugene Yelchin

Fiction: Fantasy, Children's, Humor, 532 pages

Cold War Correspondent: A Korean War Tale By: Nathan Hale

Non-fiction: Graphic Novel, Biography, History, Children's, 128 pages

Joe the Barbarian By: Grant Morrison  Ill By: Sean Gordon Murphy

Fiction: Graphic Novel, Fantasy, Paranormal, YA, 203 pages

Paranoid Gardens By: Gerard Way, Shaun Simon, Chris Weston et al
 Fiction: Sci-fi, Graphic Novel, 176 pages

August 2025 Book Count:

 A Generation of Vipers By: Sarah Yarwood-Lovett

Fiction: Mystery, E-book

The Studebaker Brothers: The Lives and Legacy of the Family Behind the Famous Automobile Company by: Charles River Editors

Non-fiction: History, Biography, E-book

1001 Cranes By: Naomi Hirahara

Fiction: Children, 240 pages

(Note: this is not the story of the girl who made 1001 cranes while dying from the effects of the atom bomb dropping.) 

Ungrateful Mammals By: Dave Eggers

Non-fiction: Art, Humor, 144 pages

Murder Your Employer by: Rupert Holmes

Fiction: Mystery, Humor 400 pages

(Read largely at work)

Artful Halloween: 31 Frightfully Elegant Projects By: Susan Wasinger

Non-fiction: Arts & Crafts, Holidays 128 pages

Vintage 5-Ingredient Recipes of the 1980s: A Retro Cookbook That Will Revive the Flavors and Sparkle of a Highly Memorable Era By: Kevin Palmer McDermott

Non-fiction: Cooking, History, E-book

Serial Killers Unmasked: A Chilling Account of 10 Serial Killers Hidden in the Shadows of History By: Ethan Wright

Non-fiction: History, True Crime, E-book

The Mystery Boxes By: Kazu Kibuishi et al.

Fiction: Graphic Novel, Mystery, Short Stories128 pages

The Girl in the Walls By: Meg Eden Kuyatt

Fiction: Children, Mystery, Paranormal, Poetry, 288 pages

The Hidden Doors By: Kazu Kibuishi et al.

Fiction: Graphic Novel, Mystery, Short Stories, 128 pages

The Lost Islands By: Kazu Kibuishi

Fiction: Graphic Novel, Mystery, Short Stories, 128 pages

Starvation Heights: A True Story of Murder and Malice in the Woods of the Pacific Northwest By: Gregg Olsen

Non-fiction: True Crime, 432 pages

July 2025 Book Count:

 Uncle John's Greatest Know on Earth Bathroom Reader: Curiosities, Rarities & Amazing Oddities By: Bathroom Readers' Institute

Non-fiction: History, Pop Culture, Short Story, 408 pages

Cthulhu Cat By: Pandania et al

Fiction: Graphic Novel, Classic, Sci-Fi, 136 pages

Tombs: Junji Ito Story Collection By: Junji Ito

Fiction: Graphic Novel, Horror, Paranormal, Short Story, 344 pages

The Middle Ages: A Graphic History By: Eleanor Janega, Ill By: Neil Max Emmanuel

Non-fiction: History, 176 pages

The Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum By: Kirsten Weiss

Fiction: Mystery, Paranormal, E-book

Disney Manga: Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas - Mirror Moon by: Mallory Reaves et al

Fiction: Graphic novel, Pop Culture, YA, Fantasy, 128 pages

Star Wars: C-3PO Does NOT Like Sand! by: Caitlin Kennedy ill by: Brian Kesinger

Fiction: Children, Sci-fi, Graphic Novel 64 pages

Pugs of the Frozen North by: Philip Reeve

Fiction: Children, Humor, Sci-fi, Fantasy, 224 pages

The Accursed Vampire by: Madeline McGrane

Fiction: Graphic Novel, Fantasy, Children, 176 pages

Over My Dead Body: Unearthing the Hidden History of America’s Cemeteries by: Greg Melville

Non-fiction: History, 272 pages

Monstress, Volume 1: Awakening By: Marjorie M. Liu Ill by: Sana Takeda

Fiction: Graphic Novel, Fantasy, Horror, 192 pages

Monstress, Volume 2: The Blood by: Marjorie M. Liu, ill by: Sana Takeda

Fiction: Graphic Novel, Fantasy, Horror, 152 pages

Scooby-Doo Team-Up Vol. 3 by: Various

Fiction: Pop Culture, Sci-fi, Graphic Novel, 128 pages