Hey, everyone. So technically, I listen to a lot of books, but the title of this episode would have been less catchy if I'd called it.

How to Get Through 100 Books any way that you possibly can. But that is the honest description of what I'm going to talk about.

So whether your goal is 100 books or 10 books, I'm going to share with you how I reached my goal last year and how I plan on doing it again.

Some of it involves what Dave would call cheating.

But he's not here today, so my conscience is clear.

Most I'm just going to try and keep it fun today since I'm a comedian and I need to be validated as such every 20 seconds or so.

Anyway, this is The Book Pile.

A podcast about the best of books and the worst of books.

If this is your first time to the podcast, we're happy you're here.

And at this point, we've got over 200 episodes.

So if you're curious after listening to this one, we've covered some of the classics, some deep cuts, and more than one Transformers novel.

I'm Kellanerskin. I'm a comic, a father, and well on my way to keeping three New Year's resolutions. I've broken seven.

My co-host, David Vance, is out this week, still trying to return all of his

Christmas decorations, but he'll be back next Monday, January 27th, when we cover the book

4,000 weeks, which was my favorite nonfiction book from last year. Just a reminder that my

newest comedy special is now available to watch for free

on YouTube. It's called Negative Comments, and I think it's my best work so far. If you want to see me

live, I've got shows coming up in Wisconsin, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Bakersfield, then eventually

Florida, Indiana, Texas. Go to Kellnerskine.orgon.com for tickets.

So, as I mentioned, last year, I collectively read and listened to exactly 100 books. And the neat thing

about that is that I can now try and insert that fact into every conversation. Sometimes I'll go to Target just to wait in line.

I see that you're buying a magazine to read. Well, anyway, without further ado, here are a few tips on

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