'What Dan Read': Columbus Man Goes Viral After His Death with Extensive Library List

'What Dan Read': Columbus man goes viral after his death with extensive library list

Dan Pelzer passed away on July 1, leaving a list of the 3,599 books he read during his 92 years that has now gone viral worldwide.

One Columbus Man Read 5,000 Books Over 6 Decades. Here’s What He Left Behind

When Dan Pelzer passed away on July 1 at age 92, he left behind something extraordinary: a handwritten list of every book he read from 1962 onward. Thousands of titles, carefully logged over six decades—all borrowed from the Columbus Metropolitan Library. Now, thanks to his family, that list is available to the public at what-dan-read.com. It spans 109 pages and includes everything from Cold War thrillers and literary fiction to courtroom dramas…