Well, The 48 Hour Read-A-Thon starts today and while it “officially” doesn’t start until this evening I’ve begun reading.  Anyway, the read-a-thon runs from now until Sunday night with a closing post on Monday.   I began reading at 9 this morning and took a break around 11:30 completing The Moorland Cottage by Elizabeth Gaskell Here’s […]

Unputdownables is hosting her second 48 Hour Read-A-Thon over the weekend of February 4 – 6  This is the weekend of the Super Bowl which is perfect because I am a 0% football fan and just in it for the commercials and half-time show.  Because of my lack of interest I usually read during the […]

The weekend of the Halloween Read-A-Thon has come to a close.  I didn’t get as much reading done as I would have liked as my weekend grew busier than I had expected.  On Friday I had a garage sale leaving very little for Goodwill and on Sunday went to an early dinner and saw The […]

Yesterday at midnight began the Halloween Read-A-Thon hosted by  Young Adult Books Reviewed  the objective being to read nothing but creepy halloweeny books over the weekend.  Friday – Sunday.  I actually have a garage sale going on until one so will get a late start; although I’m not complaining and still have part of today […]

I love being able to set aside a full day dedicated to reading, and got quite a bit accomplished.  I’m already looking forward to April’s Read-A-Thon Read-A-Thon Stats Currently Reading: Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt Books Completed The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larsson Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk by David Sedaris Pages Read […]

1. What are you reading right now? Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt 2. How many books have you read so far? Two so far 3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon? I’d love to get a least halfway through Angela’s Ashes, it’s one of my favorites […]

Love To Hated is hosted by Brandileigh from Blkosiner’s Book Blog Make a list of your Top 5 Love to Hate characters. Heathcliff (Wuthering Heights) Professor Snape (Harry Potter) Scarlet O’Hara (Gone with the Wind) The Wicked Witch (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz) Mr. Collins (Pride and Prejudice) Subscribe to Blog via Email Enter your […]

Rather than doing several mini-posts throughout the day I’m just going to have one main post that I will update along the way. Hours 1-5 Currently Reading: Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk by David Sedaris Books Read: The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet’s Nest Mini Challenges: Introduction Pages Read: 103 Hours Read: 3 Hours and 15 Minutes […]

I’ll be starting the Read-A-Thon soon and I’m super excited to set aside a whole day for reading!  But before I begin, here is a quick introductory meme for Hour 1. Where are you reading from today? I staked out a chair to glue my butt to (or at least for most of the time). […]