Midway through the 24-Hour Read-a-thon

Ack! So sorry for the delayed post. I just parked myself in front of the computer because I slept over at my cousin’s after attending her graduation last night.

May I just introduce you to my cousin Dianne, who is every bit of a bookworm as I am. We’ve loved books since we were kids, and while growing up we had each others’ books going back and forth between us, and now we feed off each others’ book compulsions. Well, she just graduated from med school (starting internship in May), and I couldn’t miss it for the world.

Graduation day for Dianne!

Not to worry, I got some reading done for Dewey’s 24-hour Read-a-thon last night and this morning and here I am to turn in my mid-event report.

1. What are you reading right now?
I’m reading The Secrets of the Pistoulet by Jane Kolpen — I’m starting it after posting this blog

2. How many books have you read so far?
4- Silverlock by John Myers Myers, D is for Dahl , and two Little Lit books

Silverlock

D is for Dahl

Little Lit

3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon?
Hmm, this book on Antique Book Collection that I’ve been saving up for a good read.

4. Did you have to make any special arrangements to free up your whole day?
I only found out about my cousin’s graduation a few hours before, so that was an unexpected event that cut through the read-a-thon, but she’s a big part of my life, and it was an important event to celebrate.

5. Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those?
Fell asleep in the middle of Silverlock, have started making up for it this morning and will continue to do so for the next hours.

Eek!

6. What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far?
That it’s not as easy as I thought it would be, especially in this infernal heat in our country — it’s over 30 degrees out here!

7. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year
Perhaps a holiday edition? So more people can read because they’re on vacation

8. What would you do differently, as a Reader or a Cheerleader, if you were to do this again next year?
Make sure my schedule is free!!! Next time I want to pull an all-nighter.

9. Are you getting tired yet?
Not really, am just getting warmed up! I hope I can get 4 more books in later

Marathon!

10. Do you have any tips for other Readers or Cheerleaders, something you think is working well for you that others may not have discovered?
Alternating genres, to cleanse the palate…