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authorauthor
12 mos ago
I don't think I'm going to make it to the end this time. This is my 13th hour, and it will probably by my last. The genre I'm currently reading: historical fiction.
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2023’s BC24HrReadathon: Hour #21 thread….and a giveaway!
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RE: RE: 2023’s BC24HrReadathon: Hour #21 thread….and a giveaway!
authorauthor
12 mos ago
Thank you! I was not expecting that.
authorauthor
12 mos ago
I am on my 12th hour of reading. I probably will not be continuing through the end tonight -- unless I get caught up in my book again and forget to go to bed. Speaking of sleeping....
GIVEAWAY QUESTION:
Yes, I have h…
authorauthor
12 mos ago
It's the 21st hour of the Readathon and the 11th hour that I've read today. I am still reading A Piece of the World, by Christina Baker Kline.
ANSWER TO GIVEAWAY QUESTION:
I have often been attracted to a book becaus…
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2023’s BC24HrReadathon: Hour #20 thread
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Hour 20 for the Readathon; Hour 10 for me.
authorauthor
12 mos ago
I am reading A Piece of the World, by Christina Baker Kline.
Last sentence on page 20:
"Yes, she's a big girl. But she needs rest so she can get better."
authorauthor
12 mos ago
I was so engrossed in my book that I forgot to post earlier, but I read all through the 19th hour of the Readathon. The book is by Christina Baker Kline, A Piece of the World.
authorauthor
12 mos ago
Hello from the Washington, D.C., area, in the U.S.! It is my 8th hour of taking part in the Readathon. I have taken part in previous years, too. I am still reading A Piece of the World.
authorauthor
12 mos ago
It's the 17th hour of the Readathon, and my 6th hour of taking part. I am still reading Christina Baker Kline's book A Piece of the World.
I don't know how to choose one favorite book from the dozens I've read so far …
authorauthor
12 mos ago
It is hour 15, and I'm in my fourth hour of participation in the Readathon. I am reading A Piece of the World, by Christina Baker Kline, about Christina Olson, the young disabled woman who was the subject of Andrew Wyeth…
authorauthor
12 mos ago
It's hour 14 of the Readathon, but I am in my third hour of reading, here in the Washington, D.C., area. My current book is A Piece of the World, by Christina Baker Kline.
My goal is just to read, and to get warm fuzz…
authorauthor
12 mos ago
I read for the first hour (at 3 am here in the Washington, D.C., area). And I am doing another hour now, for #13. Currently reading A Piece of the World, by Christina Baker Kline.
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(COMPLETE) 2023 BookCrossing 24 hour Readathon
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RE: RE: 2023 BookCrossing 24 hour Readathon
authorauthor
12 mos ago
BookNannyAL: If you're reading during this hour, go to the Readathon 1st Hour Thread and post to say so. Here is the link. It's the top one on this list.
https://www.bookcrossing.com/forum/29?fbclid=IwAR18RLvZacvdngZUB9…
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Welcome to 2023’s BC24HrReadathon: Hour #1 thread
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Reading in the Washington, D.C., area, USA
authorauthor
12 mos ago
I saved the final chapter of my book to read at the start of the Readathon, 3 am here. The book is Brown Girl in the Ring, by Nalo Hopkinson.
authorauthor
12 mos ago
1) are you participating?
YES!
2) will you be posting on any social media platforms using the #BC24HrReadathon hashtag?
Maybe on Facebook
3) do you intend to take part only in the BookCrossing forums, or perhaps also…
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[COMPLETE] Welcome to 2020’s BC24HrReadathon: Check in thread
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RE: Finally finished a book!
authorauthor
4 yrs ago
I should re-read that one. Though I'll really miss the in-person discussion. :(
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[COMPLETE] Welcome to 2020’s BC24HrReadathon: Check in thread
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RE: HOUR #18 GIVEAWAY
authorauthor
4 yrs ago
My choice varies, and sometimes involves red wine or single-malt scotch. Or various kinds of tea. But at the moment I am drinking plain old boring seltzer water.
Happy 18th Hour!
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[COMPLETE] Welcome to 2020’s BC24HrReadathon: Check in thread
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Finished One Book, Onto the Next....
authorauthor
4 yrs ago
I just finished my first Readathon book, and am about to start on my next read. It'll be fiction this time: Gossamer, by Lois Lowry.
authorauthor
4 yrs ago
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Kate - Oh no! That is distressing. And kinda gross. Hope you can clean it up, or move to a different book. Is your cat OK?
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[COMPLETE] Welcome to 2020’s BC24HrReadathon: Check in thread
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RE: HOUR #11 GIVEAWAY
authorauthor
4 yrs ago
As for snacks, I'm about to unwrap a chocolate bunny. (I hid the remaining Easter candy so my son wouldn't eat it all in one day, so I still have a few left.)
authorauthor
4 yrs ago
I read from 3am-4am (I'm in the Washington, D.C., area) and again from 11am-1:00. Now I'm starting up again, reading a nonfiction book that is of particular interest to me as the parent of a high-school senior:
iGen: W…
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[COMPLETE] Welcome to 2020’s BC24HrReadathon: Check in thread
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Hitting the Books at 3 am in the Washington, DC, Area
authorauthor
4 yrs ago
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It's 3 am in Northern Virginia, USA, the perfect time for an insomniac Bookcrosser like myself to jump in at the start of the Readathon! Anyone else out there reading?
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CLOSED 2020 BookCrossing 24 hour Readathon
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RE: 2020 BookCrossing 24 hour Readathon
authorauthor
4 yrs ago
Yes, I love this idea and look forward to taking part.
I'll post on Facebook (catherine.petrini)
I'll be on the BC Forum as well.
I'm in the U.S. - Alexandria, VA, near Washington, D.C.
authorauthor
4 yrs ago
Earlier I reported 57 for kids & teens and 9 for adults, for a total of 66.
Now I have 73 for kids and 35 for adults.
So my final count (unless I add more) now stands at 108.
authorauthor
4 yrs ago
So far I have 57 kids' books and 9 for adults, but I should have more tomorrow.
Wish I had time to register everything I've got! I could bring a lot more.
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🇺🇸 Catches for Kensington Day of the Book 2018
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RE: (USA) Countdown to Kensington Day of the Book - 4/22/18
authorauthor
5 yrs ago
I can add some. I didn't know for sure that I could make it until today, but I'll be there, with about 50 books (so far).
