Owlie13's 12 in 12

I've been thinking of what my categories are going to be. I started last year on 11/11/10, so this year I will be starting on 12/12/11. However, I don't know if I can read 144 books -- I might start when I finish my 11 in 11.

Movie Titles -- Categories (* = new this year):

1. Starting Over -- First in a Series
2. An American Werewolf in London -- Urban Fantasy (includes Paranormal)
3. Author, Author -- New to me authors*
4. Foreign Correspondent -- Takes Place Outside the US (including other planets/outer space)
5. The Bucket List -- Found in someone else's 12 in 12 list*
6. The Great Mouse Detective -- Detectives (professional or amateur)
7. Police Academy -- Police (local/national/international)
8. Home and Away -- Books set in Washington or Michigan (the two states I've lived in)*
9. Cold Mountain -- In TBR stack at least 2 years
10. The One -- One word titles*
11. True Lies -- Non-fiction*
12. Just Go With It -- Leftovers (including ARC that don't fit in another category and books I just feel like reading!)*

An American Werewolf in London -- urban fantasy
1. Bayou Moon -- Ilona Andrews (started 12/12/11 - finished 12/15/11)
2. Circle of Enemies -- Harry Connolly
3. A Perfect Blood -- Kim Harrison
4. Personal Demon -- Kelley Armstrong
5. Dead Waters -- Anton Strout
6. Night of the Loving Dead -- Casey Daniels
7. Late Eclipses -- Seanan McGuire
8. Unperfect Souls -- Mark del Franco
9. Iron Crowned -- Richelle Mead
10. Grave Dance -- Kalayna Price

The One -- one word titles
1. Bloodline -- Mark Billingham (started 12/16/11 -- finished 12/22/11)
2. Unleashed -- John Levitt
3. Hangman -- Faye Kellerman
4. Potboiler -- Jesse Kellerman
5. Mystery -- Jonathan Kellerman
6. Vengeance -- Lee Child
7. Micah -- Laurell K. Hamilton
8. Redlaw -- James Lovegrove
9. Blackout -- Rob Thurman

Starting Over -- first in a series
1. Sandman Slim -- Richard Kadrey (started 12/24/11 -- finished 12/28/11)
2. Discount Armageddon -- Seanan McGuire
3. Track of the Cat -- Nevada Barr
4. Feed -- Mira Grant
5. Love in the Time of Dragons -- Katie MacAlister
6. Working Stiff -- Rachel Caine
7. The Passage -- Justin Cronin
8. The Dirty Streets of Heaven -- Tad Williams

Author, Author -- new to me authors
1. A Discovery of Witches -- Deborah Harkness (started 12/30/11 -- finished 1/10/12)
2. The Gods of Gotham -- Lyndsay Faye
3. Bone Song -- John Meaney
4. Sins and Shadows -- Lyn Benedict
5. The Last Policeman -- Ben Winters
6. Lake Country -- Sean Doolittle
7. Deadly Stillwater -- Roger Stelljes

True Lies -- non-fiction
1. Stiff -- Mary Roach (started 1/12/12 -- finished 1/16/12)
2. Spook -- Mary Roach
3. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks -- Rebecca Skloot
4. Atlantic -- Simon Winchester

The Great Mouse Detective -- detectives, professional and amateur
1. Vanished -- Kat Richardson (started 1/16/12 -- finished 1/17/12)
2. Charmed to Death -- Shirley Damsgaard
3. Thereby Hangs a Tail -- Spencer Quinn
4. Stork Raving Mad -- Donna Andrews
5. The Last Detective -- Robert Crais
6. Smash Cut -- Sandra Brown
7. Dead Mann Walking -- Stefan Petrucha
8. The Forgotten Man-- Robert Crais

Cold Mountain -- TBR pile for more than 2 years
1. Bad Luck and Trouble -- Lee Child (since 7/10/2008) (started 1/18/12 - finished 1/21/12)
2. Roadkill -- Rob Thurman (since 3.2.2010)
3. Hear No Evil -- James Grippando (since 2.8.2010)
4. Hell to Pay -- Simon R. Green (since 6.23.2009)
5. From Hell with Love -- Simon R. Green (since 6.3.2010)
6. The Dogfather -- Susan Conant (since 3.6.2008)
7. Predatory Game -- Christine Feehan (since 4.24.2008)
8. The Lovers -- John Connolly (since 7.21.2009)
9. Dread Brass Shadows -- Glen Cook (since 11.30.2009)
10. When Darkness Falls -- James Grippando (since 9.27.2008)

Home and Away -- Washington and Michigan
1. The Hanging Tree -- Bryan Gruley (Michigan) (started 1/22/12 - finished 1/25/12)
2. A Cold Day in Paradise -- Steve Hamilton (Michigan)
3. Mania -- Craig Larsen (Washington)
4. Bad Things Happen -- Harry Dolan (Michigan)
5. Winter of the Wolf Moon -- Steve Hamilton (Michigan)

Just Go With It -- ARCs and leftovers
1. Breakdown -- Sara Paretsky (started 1/26/12 -- finished 2/2/12)
2. Secrets to the Grave -- Tami Hoag
3. Boundary Waters -- William Kent Krueger
4. Snow Blind -- P. J. Tracy
5. A Glimpse of Evil -- Victoria Laurie
6. By the Sword -- F. Paul Wilson
7. Magic Slays -- Ilona Andrews
8. The Mercy Rule -- John Lescroart

Police Academy -- official law enforcement
1. In Plain Sight -- C.J. Box (started 2/3/12 -- finished 2/8/12)
2. Fallen Angels -- Connie Dial
3. Fallen -- Karin Slaughter
4. Indulgence in Death -- J. D. Robb
5. The Night Killer -- Beverly Connor
6. In the Blood -- Jack Kerley
7. Shoot to Thrill -- P.J. Tracy
8. Off the Grid -- P.J. Tracy

Foreign Correspondent -- setting outside the US
1. Recovery Man -- Kristine Kathryn Rusch (outer space)
2. Darkfever -- Karen Marie Moning (Ireland)
3. Outsider in Amsterdam -- Janwillem van de Wetering (the Netherlands)
4. The Snowman -- Jo Nesbo (Norway)
5. The Dark Monk -- Oliver Potzsch (Bavaria)
6. Case Histories -- Kate Atkinson (England)
7. Scandal Takes a Holiday -- Lindsey Davis (Ancient Rome)
8. Exit Music -- Ian Rankin (Scotland)

The Bucket List -- found in someone else's 12x12 list
1. Ella Minnow Pea -- Mark Dunn (found in sjmccreary's list)
2. The Hunger Games -- Suzanne Collins (found in AHS-Wolfy's list)
3. The Girl Who Played with Fire -- Stieg Larsson (found in Tafadhali's list)
4. The Windup Girl (found in DeltaQueen's list)

Interesting categories - especially the Books set in MI and WA one. Will be curious to see what you end up reading!

I like the idea of starting on 12/12/11. Also love your category #5 (Found in someone else's 12 in 12 list) -- that's a great idea! Good luck with your challenge.

Good afternoon. I'm looking over everyone's challenges. I don't have a category for titles found in other threads but I sure have gotten some good ideas! Happy Reading!