Dewey's Read-a-Thon

Phew! It’s just about a week after the Read-A-Thon began and I think I might almost be recovered. How about you? I absolutely love the Read-A-Thon and I’m so glad that all of you participated.

If you won a prize from our prize list and you haven’t claimed it yet, please make sure you do so by contacting 1330vblog at gmail by Sunday. That’s the deadline. We don’t want you to miss out! And to go along with that, we’re in dire need of prize angels, because as it stands right now, we don’t have enough funds to send all of the international winners their prizes. So, if you can spare a buck, please click the donate button below. Thank you!

We’ve already picked out the date for the next Read-A-Thon, so mark your calendars for OCTOBER 22, 2011. Noon, GMT.

We’re looking for volunteers for the marketing committee for October’s ‘thon, and we’re going to get going on that in about a month, making contact with as many people as we can to get the Read-A-Thon as much exposure as we can. So, if you’re talented and willing in these areas, please email deweyreadathon at gmail and let us know you’re willing to help.

Finally, the total number of books read and reported during the Read-A-Thon was 669. Whoa! You guys rocked it! The book read the most times was City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare, with 4 of you reading it. The entire list is embedded below, and next ‘thon, we’ll ask you for a little more information about the books. We’ll still keep it super-fast and super-simple though so that we don’t cut into your reading time.

THANK YOU for making the April 2011 Read-A-Thon a success! You guys rock!

♥,

Shesten

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Hey guys!

I hope everyone had a great time participating in the read-a-thon. Here’s the winners of the end-of-event meme. Please email me with your prize choice and mailing address.

Wendy (Caribousmom)

Kanaye

Elizabeth (Miss Wisabus)

Melissa (One Librarian’s Book Reviews)

Abagail

Starmetal Oak Book Blog

Nancy

Marieke

Missie

Mer

Meghan (Recreational Reading)

Congratulations to all the winners! See you in October for the read-a-thon!

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Ummm, it is HOUR 24! You should be jumping up and down and squealing for joy if you have made it this far. I’ll wait while you do that.

But can you believe that there is just one more hour to go? It means that the end is near and that you have survived another readathon! Bravo to you!

Personally, I cannot wait to crawl back into bed, so I am sure that I will be doing that sooner rather than later (I do have to work in…5 hours). But it has been a blast spending the last few hours with you guys. You are all great! I am so proud that so many of you chose to stay up the whole time!

Mini-Challenges

The mini-challenge for this hour is to fill out the end of event survey and link it back here. We’ll choose a winner later on! Here are the questions you need to answer:

1. Which hour was most daunting for you?
2. Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next year?
3. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year?
4. What do you think worked really well in this year’s Read-a-thon?
5. How many books did you read?
6. What were the names of the books you read?
7. Which book did you enjoy most?
8. Which did you enjoy least?
9. If you were a Cheerleader, do you have any advice for next year’s Cheerleaders?
10. How likely are you to participate in the Read-a-thon again? What role would you be likely to take next time?

Winners Announced

We have a winner from the Picturrific contest. Congrats to Vamps R Us! Pick a prize from the prize list and email your choice to Vasilly at 1330vblog at gmail.

Still Ongoing

Challenge Hosts: email deweyreadathon at gmail when you have selected your winners and we can announce them later on today!

Referral Challenge

Bookish Humor (still haven’t heard from a winner)

Book Trailers

Don’t forget to add your completed books to the master list!

It was a blast hosting you guys! I’ll be around throughout the end of the hour, but shesten will most likely put up a wrap-up post later on today. Be on the look out! And thank you again for being you!

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You guys, look up there! it says HOUR 23. You know what that means? It means you are SOCLOSE to being done! What an acheivement and I am so happy to see so many of you still awake!

That being said, you’re either going to love or hate this picture. Me? I kind of want to see what happens if I try to remove a whole row.

Think it’ll fall on my head?

Right now I have a big mug of tea and a cat trying to crawl into my lap. He doesn’t understand that now is not the time for cuddles.

Mini-Challenges

Complete the referral challenge below to get the chance to win a prize for yourself and the person who referred you!

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Winners Announced

RANDOM

A few more random winners include: Myra, Samantha Joe, and Melanie H. Pick a prize from the prize list and email your choice to Vasilly at 1330vblog at gmail.

MINI-CHALLENGES

The winner for the Character Crush Mini-Challenge is Jessica from Nisaba be Praised! Congratulations! You will be contacted shortly about claiming your prize!

The winner for the Movie Madness Mini-Challenge is Bianca_82! Congratulations! You will be contacted by the host to claim your prize!

Still Ongoing

Picturrific

Bookish Humor (I should be hearing about a winner soon!)

Book Trailers

Don’t forget to add your completed books to the master list!

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Hey you guys! It’s Allie (from that pesky blog A Literary Odyssey) and I am officially taking over the remainder of the readathon! WHOO! Are you EXCITED? You should be! There are only a couple hours left, and we are almost there people! KEEP GOING!

See? even the cats are still reading-you can’t give up now!

Let me know who is still up and chugging along-what are you guys reading? I am in the middle of Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston (it is excellent, btw).

On to the fun stuff:

Mini-Challenges

Book Trailers! Head to Quirky Girls Read for more info and to enter!

Winners Announced

RANDOM

Congratulations to Lenore and Mike the Librarian! You have both been selected to win a prize. Pick a prize from the prize list and email your choice to Vasilly at 1330vblog at gmail.

MINI-CHALLENGES

Courtney at Stiletto Storytime has announced the winner for the Classic Paranormal Mini-Challenge and the winner is Erin from Erin Reads! Congratulations! You will be contacted shortly to collect your prize!

Still Ongoing

Picturrific

Bookish Humor

Character Crush Mini-Challenge Time was extended, just waiting to see who won!

Movie Madness Mini-Challenge Time was extended, just waiting to see who won!

Don’t forget to add your completed books to the master list!

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Take a minute for an energizing meditation!

I am so impressed by how many people are still up – great job!!  Allie from A Literary Odyssey will be taking you home through the final hours of the Read a Thon – welcome Allie!

Mini-Challenges

Picturrific - Memory is the host and here is the description:

As a participant in the Picturiffic Mini-Challenge, you’ll hunt around on the internet for a picture (or pictures) that somehow reminds you of the book you’re currently reading. You should avoid the easy route, like cover art or film stills (if the book has been adapted for film or TV), but otherwise, anything goes. You can choose a portrait that reminds you one of the characters, a photograph that makes you think of the setting, or even a collage of found images that highlight particular themes, if you’re feeling ambitious. You should also post a brief explanation (1-2 sentences) of why you chose that particular image and how it relates to the text.

Winners Announced

RANDOM

Our random winner of the hour is DragonFly

Congratulations ! Pick a prize from the prize list and email your choice to Vasilly at 1330vblog at gmail.

MINI CHALLENGES

No winners to announce this hour

Still Ongoing

Bookish Humor

Classics Paranormal Mashup

Character Crush (extended to 5 am due to issues with comment posting on host’s blog)

Movie Madness (extended to 5 am due to issues with comment posting on host’s blog)

Don’t forget to add your completed books to the master list!

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Alright everyone – we are out of the teens and heading into the final hours!  You all Rock!!

Anyone feeling punchy?  Like this little guy?

Mini-Challenges

Movie Madness: JD Montague (also hosting Character Crush) wants to hear about books that you think should be made into movies!

Bookish Humor Wolf Reads is hosting this challenge and asks to you to post a link to a funny cartoon, joke etc – everyone needs a little humor as the night drags on

Winners Announced

RANDOM

Our “Still Reading” winner is Literary Marie

Our random winner of the hour is Uniflame

Congratulations ! Pick a prize from the prize list and email your choice to Vasilly at 1330vblog at gmail.

MINI CHALLENGES

The winner of Story Sequels (hosted by Chick Loves Lit) is Abigailann  – check out her creation at http://abigailannreading.blogspot.com/2011/04/mini-challenge-sequel-to-professor-and.html

Still Ongoing

Classics Paranormal Mashup

Character Crush

Don’t forget to add your completed books to the master list!

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@Katen tweeted earlier that it was time to “do a line of peeps”  – what sugary goodness is keeping you up in these wee hours?

Hope everyone is hanging in there – as you may have noticed, I had some technical problems earlier but am back on track (thanks a million Vasilly for saving the day!!)

Mini-Challenges

Character Crush: JD Montague wants you to tell her what character you would run away with – go ahead, tell her all about that “favorite” character!

Winners Announced

RANDOM

Our comment winner is Becky from One Literature Nut

Random Twitter Winner is @lovingB00ks

And our late night cheerleader winner is Florinda from Reading, ‘Riting and Randomness

Congratulations ! Pick a prize from the prize list and email your choice to Vasilly at 1330vblog at gmail.

MINI CHALLENGES

The winner of Book Sentence is (hosted by Midnight Book Girl):

Michelle @ The True Book Addict

The host will email you regarding your prize!

The winner of the Book Habits MiniChallenge (hosted by Jen of At Random) is:

stilettostorytime

You have already been contacted by the host (via email)

The winner of the Character Theme Song (hosted by Vamps R Us)

nfmgirl

Winner should contact the challenge host at vampsrus(at)gmail(dot)com to discuss prize collection

Still Ongoing

Classics Paranormal Mashup

Don’t forget to add your completed books to the master list!

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You guys are doing great! I’m barely hanging on myself. It’s Vasilly still. Forgive me for the short post. Now might be the time to stretch or do some jumping-jacks to keep going!  I hope you guys are all curled up with an intense read to help you get through these late hours.

New Winners

Birdie, Janicu, Lexi, Marci J., Lily Marie,  and Juliet Lanie.

We also have a Facebook  winner: Ashley Elaine Painter

Winners, pick your prizes from the prize page then email me with your prize choice and mailing address at 1330vblog AT gmail.

Mini-Challenge

Finally! The links are working! Head over to Courtney’s mini-challenge!  It’s called Classics Paranormal Mashup – head over and suggest your mashup!

Quirk Classics has become well known for such titles as Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters, Android Karenina and the newest soon to be released The Meowmorphosis. So what do you think their next classic mash up should be? Well…that is your challenge if you choose to accept it.

Still Ongoing:

Book Sentence

Character Theme Song

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Hi to the Readers!  It’s Vasilly and I guess I’m hosting the read-a-thon for a little while.

Hour 17 – midnight in NYC – is upon us!  I am not really a heavy metal fan but thought “2 Minutes to Midnight” by Iron Maiden was appropriate (given the hour) and upbeat enough now that we are 17 hours into the Read a Thon

Mini-Challenges

Classic Paranomal Character Mash Up: Hosted by Courtney at Stiletto Storytime http://stilettostorytime.wordpress.com/

Winners Announced

Carina, Tasha from Heidenkind, Martina (Book Drunkard), KC (By the Books), Ashley Amanda, Linda, and Unruly Reader.

Congrats! Email me with your prize choice and mailing addresses at 1330vblog AT gmail

Still Ongoing

I have no idea yet. Give me a second (or two).

Don’t forget to add your completed books to the master list!

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