To Explain:

     My grandfather owned a used bookstore when I was growing up and I spent many days there searching through his books. After he had retired from the store he took home with him thousands of books. He turned his garage into a library and had floor to ceiling book shelves completely filled in his study and Florida room. We would play a game where he would be facing away from the book shelves and I would read a title and he would tell me the author. Without fail he was always correct. I have so many memories sitting in his lap with a bowl of cantaloupe and a book he would be reading to me. My grandfather instilled in me a love for reading. It was a way to transport myself from reality to a whole other land in different times with different characters.
     One series he and I both share a love for is the Perry Mason series by Erle Stanley Gardner. There are about 87 or so Perry Mason novels, in which I have been attempting to collect in a tribute to my grandfather. Most of my collection has come from my grandfather and all the others I have picked up from used bookstores all over. I will always continue to complete my collection. But I also read many other books mostly fiction and mystery with some nonfiction on the side.
     I have started this blog to write about the books I read and to track my progress on my Perry Mason collection. I hope you enjoy.