Dewey‘s 24-Hour Readathon is always meant to be fun, not stressful, and I find the Reverse Readathon an excellent reminder of that. I keep it casual with some snacks, some books I dip in and out of between other projects (today‘s big ones: tech maintenance and sewing), and less social media than during the April and October ‘thons.
Do you go all out during the Reverse Readathon, or do you chill a bit? #deweyjuly #DeweysRR2023
We‘re midway through Hour 4! How‘s the Reverse Readathon treating you so far? It‘s bedtime in my part of the world, but I‘ll be up a while longer with THE BOOK OF RAIN by Thomas Wharton and at least one of the comics from my stack! #deweyjuly #deweysrr2023
We‘re a mere 40 minutes out from the Reverse Readathon‘s official start time! I‘ll be a little quieter tonight since I‘ve got a standing Friday evening thing and I‘m in one of the time zones where most of the Readathon happens at night, but I‘ll check in on the hashtags whenever I can and I‘ll make sure y‘all have some more active coverage tomorrow! And of course, the Readathon has lots of other social media for updates. #deweyjuly #deweysrr2023
Have you assembled your Reverse Readathon stack? I‘ve decided to focus on a Readathon classic: comics, with whatever novel I‘m reading tomorrow on the side! #deweyjuly #DeweysRR2023
The Reverse Readathon, a special edition of Dewey‘s 24-Hour Readathon geared towards people in time zones where the usual start time is, shall we say, rather poopy, is coming up fast! Join us on Friday, July 21st, starting at 7pm Central time. Read a bunch; maybe do some challenges (like this hourly photo prompt); eat some snacks; post about it on social media whenever the mood strikes you. #deweyjuly #deweysrr2023
Mark your calendars! The next Reverse Readathon, with start times geared to people for whom Hour 1 is normally in the middle of the night, will begin on July 21st! #reversereadathon #deweyjuly #readathon #deweys24hourreadathon
And so we reach the end of another intense Readathon! I was wide awake until midway through Hour 20, when the dreaded Crash came. Looks like plenty of you were in the same boat, but we all logged a bunch of hours and finished some great books before the end came. Go us!
Stay tuned for the next Readathon‘s epic date announcement. #deweyapril #readathon
Look at that; it‘s already Hour 18! Are you still going strong, or do you need a break? I‘m sure some of y‘all are in time zones where you‘ve just woken up after a not-so-full night‘s rest, ready to read some more.
I just finished this retro Sweet Valley thriller (100% predictable and ridiculous, but still fun), and I‘m trying to decide whether to whip through a childhood fave or start something longer. Hmmm…. #deweyapril #readathon
We‘re halfway through, y‘all! Or we will be at the end of this hour. Congratulations to everyone who‘s made it this far.
Me, I‘m in the homestretch with the novel I had in progress when the event began. I‘m gonna polish it off, then dig into some comics while I eat supper and recharge my iPad. #deweyapril #readathon
It‘s Hour 7, friends! I‘m so glad I went out to Canadian Independent Bookstore Day, even though it meant a fairly long reading break. I bought some cool stuff and got great freebies!
How many of you stopped in at your local indie bookstores today? What did you get? #readathon #deweyapril
It‘s Hour 3, Readathonners! How‘s everyone doing?
I‘ve read my daily short story (from THE OCTOPUS HAS THREE HEARTS by Rachel Rose) and a goodly chunk of the novel I hope to finish today (EMBER AND ASH by Pamela Freeman). Now I‘m about to take a wee break to get some exercise and attend Canadian Independent Bookstore Day, with a probable stop-off for tea & comics! #deweyapril #readathon
We‘re only ten minutes out from the start of Dewey‘s 24-Hour Readathon: April 2023 Edition! Let‘s kick things off old school with the opening survey. #deweyapril #readathon
Dewey‘s 24-Hour Readathon now has a Discord alongside all the social media options you‘ve come to love! Please download the Discord app and join us: https://discord.com/invite/HDdXGsQVx2
Mark your calendars, friends—the next Readathon is scheduled for April 29th! #deweyapril #readathon
Do you have any Readathon traditions? I always like to cook sausages at Hour 18, which is midnight my time. Midnight Sausages have become such an important part of my Readathon that I make sure I‘ve got some in my freezer come April and October, ready to whip out and fry up.
I read while I cook ‘em, of course. These two and their egg (a new addition) took me ALMOST to the end of another volume of my favourite manga. #deweyoct #readathon
IT‘S HOUR 16, BABY! (Unless I counted wrong.) THIS IS THE POINT IN THE READATHON WHERE I START THINKING IN ALL CAPS. BOOKS ARE GREAT. READERS ARE GREAT. EVERYTHING IS GREATGREATGREAT.
I‘m back at my own place right now, with my own dog (who won‘t keep his head still enough for my iPad‘s not-so-great camera), and I‘m looking forward to some more hilariously bad Sweet Valley, another volume of SKIP BEAT!, and maybe a bit of Kate Elliott. #deweyoct
It‘s Hour 14, and sweet little Allie‘s helping me through this Teen Issues throwback. Is it a PSA about how motorcycles are awful, or is it a PSA about how you should always drive safe and obey the rules of the road? I‘ll find out soon because it ain‘t gonna take me long to finish. #deweyoct #readathon
We‘re halfway through, y‘all! (Or we will be when this Hour ends.) Have yourselves a mid-event survey. #deweyoct #readathon
Hour 8. My goodness.
Who‘s still going strong? Who‘s tiiiiiired? Who‘s amazed at how much reading time they‘ve managed to log, or how little? I‘ve only just finished my first full book after almost four and a half hours, but I did squeeze in a decent amount of audio time, some nonfiction, and a novelette. Good times. #deweyoct #readathon
How are we midway through Hour 6? This Readathon has flown by!
I‘m at the point in the day where I read comics and drink dark blue tea that‘s supposed to pep you up. How about you? #deweyoct #readathon
Here we are in Hour 4! The wee dogs and I read outside for a bit before we came in for couch snuggles and Candy Crush (with an audiobook playing, of course). How‘re y‘all doing with the Readathon? #deweyoct #readathon
We‘re well into Hour 2 now! How‘s everyone doing? I‘ve settled in with this sweet girl and her brother, and we‘re about to dive into our first proper reading session of the day! #deweyoct #readathon
It‘s time for Dewey‘s 24-Hour Readathon, friends! If you‘re not quite ready to start reading yet (I know; it‘s so EARLY in some parts of the world and so AWKWARD in others), you can pause and fill in our traditional opening survey. #deweyoct #readathon
We‘re less than twelve hours out from the start of Dewey‘s 24-Hour Readathon! My prep looks a little different from usual because I‘m babysitting two wee dogs tomorrow and I‘ve gotta transport all my stuff to their place. I‘ve equipped myself with my ereader, the next nine volumes in my SKIP BEAT! reread, and some easy-to-carry foods.
How‘s your Readathon countdown going? #deweyoct #readathon
Introducing the official bingo board for the October edition of Dewey‘s 24-Hour Readathon! See how many lines you can complete this weekend. #deweyoct #readathon
Hey there, Readathonners! With less than a week to the big event, here‘re a couple reminders:
The official hashtag is #deweyoct.
The folks on Instagram have set up an hourly challenge for them what wants it. Feel free to post your pics here!
You can find regular updates on our website and all our social media (link in bio).
Dewey‘s 24-Hour Readathon overlaps nicely with both #OutstandingOctober and #Scarathlon— look at those possibilities!
Start planning your stacks and your snacks—Dewey‘s 24-Hour Readathon returns on October 22, 2022! You can find more info on the event and sign up to read via the link in our bio. #deweyoct #readathon #deweysreadathon
Friends, we‘ve reached the end of the #ReverseReadathon! I hope you all had a great time and got through some excellent books. Stay tuned for the date of our October Readathon!
We‘re in the #ReverseReadathon homestretch! How‘s everyone doing? I‘m afraid I dropped off the face of the earth for a little bit while I did some intense furniture rearrangement and vegan stag-hanging with Questlove‘s MUSIC IS HISTORY in my ears. Audiobooks are a great way to keep reading when you‘ve got other stuff that needs doing on Readathon days.
Welcome to Hour 15 of the #ReverseReadathon! How‘s everybody doing? I took my stack outside for a little while, but after weeks of heat we‘ve got a relatively cold day today (21°C and cloudy) and I got too shivery! Back inside I go.
Can you believe we‘re already at the #ReverseReadathon‘s midpoint? It‘s Hour 12, baby!
If your timezone is like mine, you‘ve probably just woken up from a refreshing sleep. If you live elsewhere, maybe you‘re about ready to cap off twelve hours of intense reading with a small break. Either way, let me know how the Readathon‘s going for you!
We‘re at Hour 6 of the #ReverseReadathon, which means midnight in my part of the world. Good reading to all of you in timezones with friendlier numbers on the clock, and those of you who‘re determined to stay up. I‘ll check in with you again in a few hours!
We‘re now well into Hour 3 of the #ReverseReadathon! How‘s everyone doing? Anyone else had any issues with their reading buddies taking an undue interest in their books? (Don‘t worry; Casey didn‘t damage this poetry collection.)
The #ReverseReadathon is GO! What book is everyone starting with? What‘re you eating while you read it? I plan to really wallow in THE VANISHING STAIR by Maureen Johnson tonight, with a bowl of Sichuan tofu, pork, & broccoli to keep me nourished.
We‘re almost ready to start the #ReverseReadathon! Are you EXCITED? Have you got your stack and your snacks?
We‘d love to have you #JubilantJuly participants join in, too! A 24-hour Readathon could be just the push you need to reach your goals. Full details, including start times and event history, on our website: https://deweysreadathon.wordpress.com/2022/06/29/july-2022-reverse-readathon-sig...
The Reverse Readathon is back! While Dewey‘s 24-Hour Readathon runs on a North America-friendly schedule in April and October, the July Reverse Readathon makes things a bit easier for readers in time zones where the usual starting hour is, shall we say, less than pleasant.
You can learn more (and declare your intent to participate) on our website: https://deweysreadathon.wordpress.com/ We hope to see lots of you join in! —@xicanti
Forgive me, friends; I got so wrapped up in my book that I forgot to post the Mid-Event Survey at the event‘s midpoint! How are y‘all doing? Still going strong, or do you need a wee reading break? —@xicanti
#readathon #deweyapril
We‘re almost halfway through Dewey‘s 24-Hour Readathon! I hope you‘ve all found some great books to wallow in, eaten some tasty snacks, and hung out with some nice reading companions. My own reading buddy blessed me with a good, long snuggle earlier. —@xicanti
#readathon #deweyapril
It‘s all books, books, books here at Hour 8 of Dewey‘s 24-Hour Readathon. How much have you read so far? How much more do you think you have in you?
Remember, it‘s never too late to join the Readathon! The point is to read as much as you‘re able to in these 24 hours, in company with cool people. There‘s no pressure to actually hit 24 hours of reading time. As long as you‘re having fun, it‘s all good! —@xicanti
#readathon #deweyapril
Can you believe we‘re almost at Hour 4 for Dewey‘s 24-Hour Readathon? The day goes by pretty quick when you‘ve got a stack of books to tackle.
How‘re you all doing so far? I‘m 40% into my with-eyeballs book and 23% into my audiobook, and I‘m about to dive into a comic. —@xicanti
#readathon #deweyapril
The Readathon is upon us, friends! Who‘s ready to spend a goodly chunk of the next 24 hours immersed in books?
Don‘t forget to check our website (link in bio) for occasional updates, tips, links to our other social media presences, and the official database to log your finished books. —@xicanti
#readathon #deweyapril
Hey, everyone! Are you ready for Dewey‘s 24-Hour Readathon? The festivities kick off at 7am Central time tomorrow. You can find your region‘s start time (and hourly event updates, and lots of other social media links) on our website: https://deweysreadathon.wordpress.com/
🎉Annnnnnnnnnnd that‘s a wrap! 🎉 Woohoo! Another readathon has come to an end. I hope you all were able to spend some time reading great books, and got to relax a bit. Thank you to Andi and Heather for letting me play on Litsy, and for putting this on for so many years. ❤️ This was their last readathon as organizers, but the torch is being passed to Kate and Gabby! We‘ll let you know when we have a new date. Stay safe, littens. 😘 - @Liberty
Good morning, readers! I‘m getting ready to read what will probably be my last book of the readathon. It‘s about a dinosaur detective. He‘s a triceratops who investigates a serial killer! The summary sounded so wild, I just had to have it. Hope you‘re having a great morning. I‘ll see you all at the finish line. 🦖- @Liberty
It‘s the witching hour here on the East Coast! I‘m getting ready to read the new book from one of the most exciting new voices of the 21st century. I can‘t wait to start it! Anyone else still awake? 📚 - @Liberty
How are we already halfway done?!? It has been a lovely day here in Maine. I‘ve spent most of it reading in the hammock. I‘m looking forward to picking my next read and settling in for the night. How‘s everyone else doing out there? 📚 - @Liberty
We are in hour 7 here on the East Coast. I‘m trading in my epic novel for this graphic memoir. Hope everyone out there is having a lovely afternoon. Don‘t forget to get up and move around, and stay hydrated! ❤️ - Liberty
We are already almost to hour 4 of the readathon! How is everyone doing out there? I have been slowly making my way through this amazing epic, and decided to read another chapter today. It‘s only seven chapters long, but the book is 934 pages long, so each one is like reading a novella. I highly recommend checking it out. ❤️⭐️🖤 @Liberty
Good morning, book fans! It‘s time for another fun weekend day where we spend time doing our favorite activity: READING! The world is a much different place than the last time, and I know it‘s hard to focus right now. Don‘t worry about how much reading you get done. Today is about spending time with other book lovers online and trying to take a little time for yourself. I wish you all a wonderful readathon, no matter what you‘re doing.😘 @Liberty
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