Happy, Happy Readathon! The Last Post

Readathon was sort of strange for me this time around because I missed a giant chunk of it in the middle. It wasn't a bad thing - a birthday girl has got to go eat cheesecake and open presents - but it was weird to bounce back and forth. I think I ended up reading for about 7 out of the 24 hours.

End of Event Meme:

1. Which hour was most daunting for you? Hour 19 or so. I was exhausted but I really wanted to keep reading!
2. Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next year? Passing by Nella Larsen, The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry, anything by Rainbow Rowell
3. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon for next year? Nope!
4. What do you think worked really well in this year's Read-a-thon? The commitment of the organizers and the enthusiasm of the readers and cheerleaders made it a really great time.
5. How many books did you read? 1 and 1/2
6. What were the names of the books you read? Something Rotten by Jasper Fforde and half of Passing by Nella Larsen
7. Which book did you enjoy most/least? I only finished one!
8. If you were a Cheerleader, do you have any advice for next year's Cheerleaders? I didn't cheer this time around, but I hope to in October!
9. How likely are you to participate in the Read-a-thon again? What role would you be likely to take next time? Reader and Cheerleader!


Thanks to everyone who worked so hard to make the Readathon happen! I can't wait for October!

Happy, Happy Readathon! Post #2

I'm still here guys, I promise!

So I mentioned earlier that it was my birthday today. That meant that we drove to my parent's house for a birthday lunch and presents. We spent some time there and then went out to dinner with my sister and her fiance. We finally got back home and I am getting back to the reading thing.

Read so far: 264 pages of Something Rotten by Jasper Fforde. I have about 100 to go - I will finish this book!!!

Thank you to all of the awesome people organizing and cheerleading this event. My fellow readers, hang in there and carry on! You are amazing!

Happy, Happy Readathon! Post #1

Good morning!! I am psyched to be participating in the Readathon for the sixth (!) time.

I started this day off in bed with a book and breakfast, courtesy of my prince of a hubby.

Then I was joined by a little one for some breakfast and the classic Slide and Find ABC.

Time for the Introductory Meme! 

1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today? 
     The beautiful state of N.J., USA. 

2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to? 
     Something Rotten, Thursday Next #4

3) Which snack are you most looking forward to? 
     Starting off the day with cinnamon rolls was pretty great...

4) Tell us a little something about yourself! 
      Well, today is my birthday. I have two littles - a boy and a baby girl. I'm a freelance editor. And I'm pretty bad at writing about myself...

5) If you participated in the last read-a-thon, what’s one thing you’ll do different today? If this is your first read-a-thon, what are you most looking forward to? 
    I think, at this point, I know not to stress. You read what you can and do whatever else you have to do during the day. It's about fun, not the number of pages read. 


Back to reading!!

The Readathon Approaches!

It's almost here! It's time to assemble an impossibly large stack of books and read to your heart's content in one glorious 24 hour burst. The 24 Hour Readathon is this Saturday, April 26, which of course is my birthday. (I think Andi and Heather planned it that way on purpose...Thanks, guys!)

If you haven't signed up yet, head over here and get to it! You can participate even if you don't have a blog. And no, you are not required to read for the whole 24 hours. Read for as many hours as you can!

I think I'm going to start with Book #4 in the Thursday Next series - Something Rotten. Here is my reading pile (subject to change with my whims).

Passing by Nella Larsen

Maybe One Day by Melissa Cantor

Something Rotten (Thursday Next #4) by Jasper Fforde

Then Came You by Jennifer Weiner

I also have Invisible City ready to go from Netgalley if I feel like staring at something different for a few hours...

What are you going to read for the Readathon?