MY READER'S BLOCK: 2026 Calendar of Crime: My Sign-Up

SCAM artist alert

Apparently there is someone calling themself "Luigi Calloway" out there who is claiming to be associated with the Mount TBR Reading Challenge. He is contacting authors and telling them if they pay him, then their books will be used for the challenge. It's possible he's also telling people they must pay to participate in any way. Please know that there is absolutely no charge associated in any way with this reading challenge and that this person does not represent me or anything associated with my blog. There will NEVER be a reason for anyone to have to pay for participation in any way for any of my challenges. If only people who exert this much time and effort on scamming people would put it into something worthwhile....like reading their own books!

Monday, December 1, 2025

2026 Calendar of Crime: My Sign-Up

As I mention elsewhere, mysteries are my genre of choice. So, I have little difficulty filling up my calendar with all sorts of mysterious dates and dastardly deeds. The goal--to read one month-related mystery book per month for a total of twelve books. See link at the Calendar of Crime for details and a link to the monthly prompts.

January: Death on the Slopes by Norma Schier [New Year's] (1/9/26)

February:

March:

April: These Clues Make Names by E. C. R. Lorac [April Fool's] (5/12/26)

May: Murder Enters the Picture by Willetta Ann Barber & R. F. Schabelitz ["M" word in title] (3/20/26)

June: Don Among the Dead Men by C. E. Vulliamy [author DOB] (1/7/26)

July: The Plumley Inheritance by Christopher Bush [takes place in July] (2/13/26)

Two Bronze Pennies by Chris Nickson [author DOB] (7/20/26)

August:

September: DeKok & the Somber Nude by A. C. Baantjer [author DOB] (7/10/26)

October: The Division Bell Mystery by Ellen Wilkinson [author DOB] (1/12/26)

November: Harriet Farewell by Margaret Erskine [takes place in November] (4/8/26)