As regular readers of this blog know, I'm a compulsive list keeper. So here are my collected stats for 2006.
Books read: 150
Most books by 1 author (Lawrence Block): 7
Second-most books by 1 author (Rex Stout): 5
Book reviews written (including multi-book columns): 26
Books reviewed: 59
Books reviewed more than once: 7
Total books reviewed: 66
(Note: The above stats include only my print work, not online-only.)
Newspapers reviewed for: 5
Chicago Sun-Times reviews (including columns): 12
Philadelphia Inquirer reviews: 8
Boston Globe reviews: 2
South Florida Sun-Sentinel reviews: 2
Philadelphia City Paper reviews: 2
I can do the breakdown by publisher, too, in case anyone's interested.
Not bad output overall. It appears that this year my review output will increase substantially, too. By the end of 2007, you're going to be sick of me!
I just read my first Rex Stout book this month.
Posted by: Cory | January 18, 2007 at 10:15 PM
read about 90 books last year......10 Bruens topping the list
Posted by: colman | January 19, 2007 at 03:17 AM
What a wimp. Sarah Weinman read over 400 books last year. And you call yourself a critic?
Posted by: Roddy Reta | January 20, 2007 at 01:01 AM
Don't ask David how many he read in 2005! Beside his regular reading for reviews - he was an ITW judge as well. It's a wonder he's still sane. :)
Posted by: Elaine Flinn | January 20, 2007 at 12:48 PM