Time for the mid-Read-a-Thon survey! 1. What are you reading right now? The Wild Things by Dave Eggers 2. How many books have you read so far? Two – Cherries in Winter and Making Mischief 3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon? The Mating Season by… Continue reading Mid-Event Survey (Hour 13)

We’re almost halfway! Not much to update, still reading The Wild Things. Haven’t progressed much – went out to Barnes and Noble, and now I’m eating dinner. But I wanted to update to participate in the Reading is Fundamental mini-challenge from Joystory. “The challenge is to create a post celebrating the reading child and to… Continue reading Reading Is Fundamental (Hour 12)

I finished Making Mischief: A Maurice Sendak Appreciation by Gregory Maguire at the end of hour 7. I started For Grace Received, but wasn’t feeling it. So I switched to The Wild Things by Dave Eggers (my fur covered edition!) which I’m really enjoying. I think I can at least finish this today… we’ll see… Continue reading Read-a-Thon Update (Hour 9)

I’ve now had lunch (mac & cheese) and finished Cherries in Winter. I’m onto book 2: Making Mischief: A Maurice Sendak Appreciation by Gregory Maguire. This is a fun and interesting book, and it should go quickly (there are a lot of pictures). I’m on page 106 of 197. The next Mini-Challenge I’m participating in… Continue reading Read-a-Thon Snacks (Hour 7)

I’m having a great time with the Read-a-Thon so far! Here’s an update: -Almost done with Cherries in Winter. -Finished my first mug of coffee. -Consumed 5 or 6 cookies and a bowl of corn. -Many tweets. -2 Mini-challenges entered. Here is my entry to the 3rd Mini-challenge: Bart’s Bookshelf asks us to take 3… Continue reading Book Title Sentence (Hour 4)

I’m drinking coffee and reading Cherries in Winter by Suzan Colon. The read-a-thon is trending on Twitter! Follow the action here. Picture 5 (This post was brought over from emilyw.vox.com. Click here for the original post and comments.)

Good morning! It’s time to start the Read-a-Thon! I’ve got the coffee-pot brewing, and my stack of books next to me. It’s changed a little bit since my initial Read-a-Thon post, so here’s the new list: 1. The Wild Things by Dave Eggers 2. The Mating Season by P. G. Wodehouse 3. For Grace Received… Continue reading Let the Wild Read-a-Thon Begin! (Hour 1)

I’ve officially signed up for my first read-a-thon! I’ve been interested in joining one in the past, and this time Michelle inspired me and I decided to participate too. We’ll join 238 other readers (at press time) in a 24 hour reading & blogging marathon on October 24. Here are the books I’ll be choosing… Continue reading Read-a-Thon or bust!