Read-A-Thon

Read-a-Thon Mini-Challenge Hour 16: Rereading

April 21, 2012

**UPDATE: The winner (randomly selected by random.org) of a book from The Book Depository is Melissa from The Avid Reader’s Musings. Though the prize has been awarded, please feel free to keep commenting and posting about your rereads. Happy read-a-thon-ing! Congratulations on making it to hour 16 of the read-a-thon! Here’s a mini-challenge to give [...]

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Mini-Challenge Winner

October 22, 2011

Okay, dozens of readers entered my mini-challenge on rereading! Thank you so much to everyone who entered. I’ll be working on reading and responding to all of your posts and comments in the coming days. For now, though, I’d like to announce the winner. Random.org selected Kimberly of The Bookie as the winner, so she [...]

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Read-A-Thon Hour 16 Mini-Challenge: Rereading

October 22, 2011

*UPDATE* MINI-CHALLENGE CLOSED Congratulations on making it to hour 16 of the read-a-thon! Here’s a mini-challenge to give your mind a little break. “Once we know the plot and its surprises, we can appreciate a book’s artistry without the usual confusion and sap flow of emotion, content to follow the action with tenderness and interest, [...]

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Read-A-Thon Time

October 19, 2011

It’s that time of year again! The October 2011 24-Hour Read-A-Thon is taking place this Saturday, October 22, 2011. Head on over to the official website for more information. You know you want to read for 24-hours straight. :) MINI-CHALLENGE PLEA This year, I’m helping organize the Read-A-Thon as the Mini-Challenge Committee Chair. We already [...]

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October 2011 Read-A-Thon

September 19, 2011

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2011 at 12:00 p.m. GMT Okay, the read-a-thon is coming up! And there are things to do to prepare! Here are some important links: Reader Sign-Ups Wanna be a reader during the ‘thon? Sign up here. Volunteer Sign-Ups Wanna help out backstage at the ‘thon? Sign up here. FAQ Have questions about [...]

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Read-a-Thon Hour 18 Mini-Challenge: Rereading

April 18, 2009

Congratulations on making it to hour 18 of the read-a-thon!  Here’s a mini-challenge to give your mind a little break. “Once we know the plot and its surprises, we can appreciate a book’s artistry without the usual confusion and sap flow of emotion, content to follow the action with tenderness and interest, all passion spent. [...]

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Read-a-Thon: Bowing Out

October 18, 2008

Um . . . yeah.  It looks like this is not going to be the read-a-thon for me.  I didn’t get to bed at a reasonable hour, and 6:00 a.m. came a little too early.  When I did wake up, I started reading, but now the day (and life) has interfered with my plan.  Rather [...]

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Read-a-Thon: Kick-Off

October 18, 2008

Okay, it’s 6:00 a.m. here in Utah. Let the read-a-thon begin! (Disclosure: I wrote this post last night, so I didn’t have to get up and type. I’m going to stay in bed and read.) Here’s my plan for the next 24 hours. POSTING – I’ll be posting, hopefully, around the end of each hour. [...]

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