From Goodreads:
Grab your latest book and charge your ereaders, bibliophiles. It's time for the first-ever National Readathon Day. On Saturday, January 24, join readers across America to make #timetoread for four hours in solidarity for literacy. (Of course, if you live outside the U.S. and want to make #timetoread, too, please join in!)
National Readathon Day, sponsored by Goodreads, the National Book Foundation, Penguin Random House, and Mashable, is a nationwide marathon reading session on Saturday, January 24th from noon-4 p.m. (in respective time zones) and a fundraiser for The National Book Foundation’s literacy programs.
Whether you have a book you're trying to finish, or one you're dying to start, make time to read for four hours this Saturday! I will be continuing a book started Friday, Poisoned Prose by Ellery Adams.
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I just popped over to tell you about a book I really enjoyed. I just finished reading Sue Monk Kidd's "The invention of Wings." Set in the U.S. in the early 1800s, the two main characters are a plantation owner's daughter and a slave girl. Fascinating story!
Have a wonderful week-end!
Lea
I just checked out Tom Robbin's memoir Tibetan Peach Pie. Let's see if I can put an hour to two into it.
Lea: Have you seen my TBR shelves?? Just kidding -- I have heard of this book, and think it might be on my book list already. Yes, it's a sickness, but I can think of A LOT worse things to spend money on than books. *G*
Colleen: You can do it! Why does the name Tom Robbins look familiar? Oh, wait -- doesn't he write those weird books Alice has been featuring in her Teaser Tuesday posts?
Shoot! I missed National Readathon Day. I was actually at home and could have participated. I'm always two days late and ten dollars short. ;-)
There was a time I could read for eight hours straight without blinking. Now I'm not sure my eyes could handle four. I do a lot of reading each day, but I break it up a lot.
Jana: ROFL -- you could always create your own readathon day this coming weekend. I actually saw this announcement about a week ago, just never got round to posting about it. :-\
Alice: I think I could do eight, so long as I got up and moved around - stretched a bit - every hour or so. I've also been known to walk around my apartment while reading on occasion, too -- depending on the book.
After an hour or so with a print book my eyes hurt and my head swims. Usually my neck is also hurting from having to tilt at an angle for my bifocals, too.
Ah... I'm glad I don't have that problem. Being near-sighted has its advantages -- such as not needing glasses for reading close up, or stamping or cross-stitching.
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