HUZZAH!! Welcome to Hour 23 of Dewey’s 24-Hour Read-a-thon! Give yourself a pat on the back, because you’ve done an awesome job making it this far. I’m glad you decided to take a pause and stop by here. My challenge features music. Take a moment to listen to a song or two, maybe get up and dance around a bit to keep awake! So, what’s the challenge? In the comments […]

It’s that time of year again – the spring Read-a-Thon will take place on April 25! This is my fourth time participating. It’s a busy weekend for me. The Read-a-thon starts at 9PM Saturday night my time, but that night I’ll be at concert out of town. I won’t be able to participate much until I return around 10AM the next day (if only reading didn’t make me carsick!). This […]

Which hour was most daunting for you?  Hour 21 (5PM). I was feeling a bit sluggish and hungry but I didn’t want to get up to make food…it was tough to get off the couch 😛 Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next year? Though I haven’t finished it yet, Room‘s narrative style makes it an easy one to breeze […]

What fine part of the world are you reading from today? Shikoku, Japan Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to? I have a really fantastic looking stack this year; it’s hard to pick! Possibly Burial Rites.  Which snack are you most looking forward to? Popcorn 😀 I have a ration of one bag/month. Today I will eat the October bag. Tell us a little something about […]

This weekend is Dewey’s 24-Hour Read-a-thon. This is my third time participating in the event, but my first time participating in October. The previous Read-a-thons I participated in were a celebration of the end of a school semester. This time around, I find myself in vastly different circumstances. I have a full time job and I’m living alone in a foreign country where English books aren’t so freely accessible. I’m […]