“The 100 best books of 2012,” says a poster at our Central Dairy here in Kaitaia, in the north of New Zealand.

Our local libray (Te Ahu Centre)

I am wondering straight away if the BIBLE is one of the books.

The poster is an enlargement of the front page of the NEW ZEALAND LISTENER. (December 8-14 2012)

The magazine is now in my possession and I am reading the article on page 30. There it says also, “Books & Culture editor Guy Somerset & the Listener’s team of reviewers on the year’s top reads.”

The 100 books are neatly listed under categories:

 Novels – Short Stories – Poetry – Essays – Memoir, Autobiography, Biography & Letters – History – Science – Art  & Photography – Music – Miscellaneous.

I am having a good look through the list, but I cannot find the BIBLE, “the book of books”. And I think  I made a thorough search. If I did not, please tell me! 

I have read many books during the year 2012, but the top read for me was the Bible, is the Bible and will always be the BIBLE! If you ask me why the BIBLE is my top read, the answer is: “HEAVEN AND EARTH WILL PASS AWAY, BUT MY WORDS WILL NEVER PASS AWAY.” (Matthew 24:35)