August 7-8, 2020 | (details & signup)
My reading list:
Camino Winds
by John Grisham
Mystery | Goodreads
The Summer House
by Lauren K. Denton
Women's Fiction, Audio | Goodreads
HOUR 1: 5pm PDT (start time)
Opening Survey:
1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?
San Francisco, California
2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?
Will focus on completing one book.
3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?
Turkish Coffee ice cream
4) Tell us a little something about yourself!
Currently into reading, crochet and puzzles during these Covid-19 times.
5) If you participated in the last read-a-thon, what’s one thing you’ll do different today?
Avoid distractions.
HOUR 2: 6pm
Had dinner and dessert with book in hand.
Camino Winds has whisked me away to an island off the coast of Florida set in early August. Within the first 50 pages I've encountered a hurricane and a dead body. And so, the mystery begins...
HOUR 3: 7pm
instagram: TBR pile - just one book
Pandemic Mood-Boosting Challenge:
Gmorning, Gnight! by Lin-Manuel Miranda - the illustrations also bring cheer
HOUR 4: 8pm
instagram: Camino Winds with comfort drink - Mexican Hot Chocolate
HOUR 5: 9pm
Crossword Challenge:
HOUR 6: 10pm
Updated this post with info on challenges and a tiny bit of reading.
HOUR 7: 11pm
instagram: matching a book cover
Bookshelf Scavenger Hunt:
Gold lettering: Legacy by Cayla Kluver
Eye on the cover: Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
Less than 100 pages: The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories by HitRecord and Josephy Gordon-Levitt
Diversity: Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall
Virus or plague (non-YA): World War Z by Max Brooks
4 words in title: Diary of a Murderer by Young-Ha Kim
Classic: The Sound of Waves by Yukio Mishima
Favorite book: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
HOUR 8: 12am
Update post, short break and read.
HOUR 9: 1am
Bingo!
HOUR 10-16: 2am-8am
Sleeping
HOUR 17: 9am
Back to reading with a breakfast smoothie.
HOUR 18: 10am
Update post and read.
HOUR 19: 11am
Read.
HOUR 20: 12pm
Finished Camino Winds. Catchup with Dewey's posts and start audiobook, The Summer House.
HOUR 21: 1pm
Listened to audiobook while working on a puzzle.
HOUR 22: 2pm
Listened to audiobook while taking a walk to pickup lunch.
HOUR 23: 3pm
Audiobook and puzzle, continued.
HOUR 24: 4pm
More audiobook and puzzle.
HOUR 25: 5pm (Wrap-up)
Prefer this reverse timing for the readathon. I like being awake in the afternoon for the end.
Stats:
August 2020 - 17 hours
April 2020 - 12 hours
October 2015 - 21 hours
October 2009 - 22 hours
April 2009 - 8 hours
* image source: reading woman
* THANKS to the hosts and volunteers :-)
