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High Summer Read-a-Thon (Master Post)

July 15, 2012

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Remember last month when I screwed up and thought this read-a-thon started on June 16th? Heh. IT’S HERE (tomorrow)! Michelle of The True Book Addict hosts this read-a-thon every year, and it runs for a week. If you’re interested in joining us, you can click Michelle’s nifty read-a-thon graphic up there for more information and […]

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High Summer Read-a-Thon Correction, Because I Am a Dolt

June 16, 2012

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A few days ago I posted about the High Summer Read-a-Thon being hosted by Michelle of The True Book Addict. For some reason I thought it started today. I don’t know why I thought it started today, since everything she has written about it says it starts on JULY 16th. EVEN THE PICTURE I POSTED […]

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A Look Ahead: Ulysses, Tolkien, and the High Summer Read-a-Thon

June 10, 2012

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Good afternoon, folks! I hope you’ve all had a lovely weekend and a relaxing Sunday so far. Before I get into what’s going on in my reading world over the next few weeks, I’d like to take a minute and thank all of the wonderful people at Armchair BEA for a fantastic event last week. […]

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Book Sentence Challenge — 24-Hour Read-a-Thon

October 22, 2011

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The Book Sentence Challenge is being hosted by Midnight Book Girl. Using at least three of the books in my home, I have to use the titles to come up with a sentence (and without adding any extra words). So let’s see… The story sisters lost the warmth of other suns where the sidewalk ends […]

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Character Photo Mini-Challenge — 24-Hour Read-a-Thon

October 22, 2011

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This mini-challenge was posted by At Home With Books earlier this morning. The challenge is to take a photo of something that represents a character in one of the books I am reading for the read-a-thon. I have chosen to take a picture that represents Josie in A Taste of Salt, written by Martha Southgate. Here […]

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Time For a Read-a-Thon!

October 21, 2011

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This will be the first time I have participated in Dewey’s 24-Hour Read-a-Thon. I always thought I had to commit myself to the entire 24 hours, and I have never been able to stay up that long without feeling all kinds of ill. Then I found out that participating for 24 hours isn’t required, so […]

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Spring’s Serenity Read-A-Thon

April 25, 2011

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Remember the read-a-thon I was a part of in January?  You know, the one in which I failed miserably?  Well, Michelle of The True Book Addict is hosting another read-a-thon to usher in the Spring season and I am not only participating, but I have also vowed to be more successful than I was last […]

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A Winter’s Respite Read-A-Thon

January 16, 2011

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Challenge time! Michelle over at The True Book Addict is hosting a read-a-thon, and because I could really use a challenge to get back into my normal reading habits, I’ve decided to participate.  A Winter’s Respite Read-A-Thon will run from Monday, January 17th (12:00am CST) through Sunday, January 23rd (11:59pm CST).  I always find it […]

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