Your Name:  Title of Book You Reviewed by Insert Author Here [Blog Name/Your Name]

Your URL: Direct link to your review.

Example:

Your Name:   Miles From Ordinary by Carol Lynch Williams [I Heart Monster]

Your URL:   http://www.iheartmonster.com/2011/10/miles-from-ordinary

This Linky will stay live until the next Read-A-Thon, April 21, 2012.

Read-A-Thon Books Read Database

You guys took my mantra to heart and really ROCKED THIS ‘THON, YO! So far we have 505 entries into the database form, for a total of 123,528 pages read. We’ll accept your entries into this form until Tuesday at midnight my time. A little ambiguous? Tuesday, October 25th until 11:59PM Mountain Standard Time (note: not DST, us Arizonans? We don’t believe in that stuff). That’s UTC -7.

And for the first time ever, I’m happy to announce that tomorrow, we’ll have a link round-up for those of you who review the books you read during the ‘thon!  It will remain live until the next Read-A-Thon, so take your time and do things according to your schedule.  You don’t have to be a blogger to link your review… just post it on Amazon, or B&N, or Goodreads, and link us to that review if you want.   We think this will be a nice resource for all of our readers because we often see someone reading a book during the ‘thon that we want to know about and mean to follow up, but forget where the blog was or who was reading it.  Like the Database, this is completely optional and not a requirement to particiapte.

April 2012 Read-A-Thon: April 21, 2012

Oh, and exciting news. The April 2012 Read-A-Thon will be held on April 21st, 2012. So, mark your calendars and rearrange your schedules! It’ll be a nice break for those of us in the US because it’s the Saturday after Tax Day!

We’ll be putting up some sign-ups for Volunteers soon, so keep your eyes peeled.

If you are a librarian, or a book recommender, a bookstore employee, or a journalist, please let as many people as possible know about this date.  Sign-ups are scheduled to go live March 1st next year.  Prize Donations for the next Read-A-Thon will start at the end of the week, and the form will be located on the Prizes Page (link located on the top links bar on the site)

We need someone to revamp the start times pages into UTC format… so if anyone has the time and/or passion to put that information together, please contact us at the deweyreadathon – gmail address.  

Prize Angels

It costs approximately $11 to ship a book overseas from the US.  Since we do not take on advertisers and a lot of our prizes are not shipped internationally by our donors, we have to take up a collection.  If you can donate even one dollar, that will really help us be able to ship.  Right now, we have enough to ship almost 2 books to winners internationally.  And we need enough for at least 12.   If you have already donated, THANK YOU!  If you haven’t and you want to help, here’s how to donate:

1. Log-In to PayPal.
2. Click the Send Money Tab
3. Enter shes10@gmail.com into the To Field.
4. Click the Personal Tab.
5. Select Gift.
6. Fill in the amount you’re giving.
7. Click Continue and follow the directions.

Suggestions

As much as we want to read all of the end of event memes, we miss quite a few, either from faulty links or bad tracking skills on our part.  If you have a suggestion that you are passionate about and think would make the ‘thon better, please email us at deweyreadathon – gmail – com  because we want to know what you think.

Prizes

If you have won a prize from us, today is the last day to claim it.  Remember, first come, first serve.

Mini-Challenge Winners Announced

The following have one mini-challenges and should have been contacted by the MC host already, but we still want to announce them here, and I think this is the last of them.

My Perfect Anthology: 

Entangled, A Paranormal Anthology : (what a great prize!  I’m totes jealous!)

Lu

Melissa C

Dead People by Edie Ramer:

Lorren

Ann Kristin

Friendship:

Kayla

Yoga:

1. Gina at Book Dragon

2. Bonnie Jacob

3. Cessie

The Posterity Library:

Allie @ A Literary Odyssey 

Reading Zombie:

India Genack

Feed Me, Seymour!

This is it! The last stretch! The final hour! Thank you all for staying with us and making another Readathon such a success. Before you close up shop, make sure to do the end-of-event meme and give yourself a cheer for completing the Superbowl of bibliomania. See you all in six months!

Mini-Challenges

End of even meme–A Readathon tradition! In your final Readathon post, answer these questions and then link to it with the Mr. Linky, below.

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

Nisaba Be Praised, Ellie @ Curiosity Killed the Bookworm, and Kate @ Kate’s Book Nook have won our last hourly random drawing. Chose your prizes from the list and then e-mail your choices and snail mail addy to deweyreadathon at gmail dot com

Emily from Books and Threads won Colette’s Pet Love Mini-Challenge! Emily, Colette will be sending you her own set of prizes as detailed in her post.

Still On-Going

My Posterity Library (The link is working now, hooray!)
Get Up Offa That Thang
Reading Zombies

I think I’m getting to the point where anything is funny, you guys. Either that or this video^ is hi-larious.

So, what else does WebMD suggest for staying awake, you are no doubt wondering? How about deep breathing?

Sitting up straight, try this exercise up to 10 times:

• With one hand on your belly just below your ribs and the other on your chest, inhale deeply through your nose and let your belly push your hand out. Your chest should not move.
• Breathe out through lips pursed as if you were whistling. You can use the hand on your belly to help push air out.

Did that help? Let me know…

Biz-nas!

Mini-Challenges

My Posterity Library–Adam’s hosting this challenge, and he told me on twitter that it’s really cool, so check it out!

Winners Announced

Readers who are still going: Jane Harfeld, Kayla @ All the Things She Read, alisonwonderland, Alexis @ Reflections of a Bookaholic, and Bex @ An Armchair By the Sea

Chose your prizes from the list and then e-mail your choices and snail mail addy to deweyreadathon at gmail dot com

Still On-Going

Get Up Offa That Thang
Reading Zombies

Prize Angels

Did you know that one in every 1/2 prize doesn’t get sent because shipping is too expensive? It’s true, or it would be if that made any mathematical sense. But for only one dollar a day–or really, whatever you want to donate!–you can help these prizes reach their homes and bring a big grin to readers all over the world! Won’t you help? Just follow these steps:

1. Log-In to PayPal.
2. Click the Send Money Tab
3. Enter shes10@gmail.com into the To Field.
4. Click the Personal Tab.
5. Select Gift.
6. Fill in the amount you’re giving.
7. Click Continue and follow the directions.

Thank you!

Tip 4: Move According to WebMD, someone paid researchers to determine moving was a good way to stay awake. Thanks, Science!

Tip 5: Keep the temperature cool Or exercise outside! Win-win!

Tip 6: Eat Your body needs energy to keep going, especially when it’s reaallly tired. Eat something that’s high in protein for energy, but low in carbs. Here are some suggestions from WebMD (again):

• Peanut butter on a whole wheat cracker or celery sticks
• Yogurt and a handful or nuts or fresh fruit (Greek yogurt is higher in protein and a better choice if you have it)
• Baby carrots with a low-fat cream cheese dip

What are some of your favorite keep-going snacks? Let me know in the comments!

Now, onto business:

Mini-Challenges

Get Up Offa That Thang–Kimberly‘s hosting this challenge, which I’m going to guess involves exercise (thank god for spell check, because I cannot spell that word). Another weird coincidence! It’s like we plan this out or something, I swears.

Winners Announced

Among the many cheerleaders who are bravely staying up late to give us all motivation are: Holly, Rebecca, Rena, and Care

C from Délaissé Blog is donating her prize. Congrats, to Katherine @ KatenRead

Winner of the AKA Challenge (sorry this is so late) is Crissy from Homesteading In the Burbs

Chose your prizes from the list and then e-mail your choices and snail mail addy to deweyreadathon at gmail dot com

Still On-Going

Yoga Mini-Challenge
Reading Zombies

Fun fact: I used to the work the graveyard shift. Well, to be entirely accurate, I worked the graveyard shift for a week, which was more than enough. But! I learned some good tips on how to stay awake when you’re really really tired that I am more than happy to share with you now. Of course, it isn’t the middle of the night everywhere the Readathon is happening; so think of these more as tips to keep you going through the end of hour 24.

Tip 1: Keep drinking! After 2 A.M., coffee might make you jittery and might stop you from going to sleep after the Readathon is over. However, it is a good idea to drink a lot of water, tea, or eat fruit that’s high in water content, according to WebMD, because “dehydration causes fatigue,” not to mention bad skin.

Tip 2: Converse with the peoples Talking with people will keep your brain engaged and alert. If no one’s awake to talk to, try heading over to twitter and cheering on other Readathoners!

Tip 3: Alternate tasks Doing one thing for a long time can also cause fatigue. If you’re nodding off over your book, try doing something else! May I suggest some lovely mini-challenges?

Mini-Challenges

Reading Zombies–Who’s hosting this challenge? Oh, it’s me, what a coincidence!
“Zombify” one of your Readathon books in the style of Pride & Prejudice & Zombies by editing the cover art or writing a zombified adaptation synopsis.

Winners Announced

Our Reading for Charity winners are:

Jancy Gortney

Mineola Memorial Library

Buffy

Colleen

Meghan

Thank you all so much for using your reading to donate to a worthy cause!

The winners for the Can You Sing Challenge are:

1) book: Cessie from http://cessiesbookjourney.blogspot.com/
2) postcard: Kristilyn from http://reverbnation.com/kristilynrobertson
3) postcard: Laura Ashlee from http://www.owltellyouaboutit.com/

If you won a postcard, please contact India via her blog! If you won a book, you can pick one from India’s prize page OR the Readathon’s prize page.

Chose your prizes from the list and then e-mail your choices and snail mail addy to deweyreadathon at gmail dot com

Still On-Going

Yoga Mini-Challenge
Pet-Love Mini-Challenge

ROCK THIS ‘THON, YO.

seriously, huh? Well, keep up the great work!

Well, this is my last hour with you guys.  And since it’s my last hour, I want to give you guys something to do with your hands… make yourself an origami heart bookmark… if you’re so inclined.  If you’re not, well, too bad.  Suck it up and keep reading! Sayonara, ‘thoners!  Rock THIS ‘THON, YO!

Still Ongoing: Friendship &  Feed Me Seymour

Winners: To redeem your prize, email us at deweyreadathon-gmail and let us know which prize from the Prize List you’d like to redeem and your mailing address.

Hodge Podge Proposals: stacybuckeye

3 Random Readers:  zeteticat of Bookish Habits

Georgina of Chick Litaholic

Paula of Twitter (@onehtl1ama)

Book Trailer Mini-Challenge: Jessica B of Books A True Story & Michelle of True Book Addict

How are you coming on the goals you set during the Intro Meme?   Me?  I’m at 10 blogs commented on.  Gotta get that in gear.  And nowhere on my book, but hopefully that’ll change in the next couple of hours. Cross your fingers for me.

So, we’ve seen a lot of fun videos today.  Mine seem to be all dance-centric so I’m gonna keep with that theme and take a suggestion from Cheer Queen Trish…  The Starfish Dance.

Bonus points for you if you vlog it (and if you do, leave a comment with the link, pleeeeeeeeaze). But even if you don’t vlog it, get up and do it.

Mini-Challenge: Friendship

Still Ongoing: Feed Me, Seymour & Mid-Event Survey

Winners: Random Readers: Britni from Book Nook Club
Evelyn from Project Stash
Fyrefly from Fyrefly’s Book Blog

Lets enjoy some Queen while I think about that pizza, shall we?

Also, welcome to the ACTUAL (I tricked you in the last post, HAHAHA! Thanks to Elsi for pointing it out) mid-way point of the Read-a-Thon! You’ve completed 12 hours of awesomeness completely devoted to books! Go you!

Up This Hour, We Have:

A WONDERFULLY FAMILIAR MINI-CHALLENGE

The Mini-Challenge this hour is a classic, hosted here, by your’s truly. Leave your DIRECT link in the Mr. Linky of love and YOU MIGHT JUST WIN SOMETHING. Okay, actually, four of you will definitely win something. Also one lucky winner will get all rights and creative license to the Starfish dance, a dance I just made up in my own head.

Mid-Event Survey:
1. What are you reading right now?
2. How many books have you read so far?
3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon?
4. Did you have to make any special arrangements to free up your whole day?
5. Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those?
6. What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far?
7. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year?
8. What would you do differently, as a Reader or a Cheerleader, if you were to do this again next year?
9. Are you getting tired yet?
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?

STILL ACTIVE Mini-Challenges
Hodge-Podge Proposal
BOOK TRAILER

MY PERFECT ANTHOLOGY Mini-Challenge Winners

Winners of Entangled, A Paranormal Anthology

• Lu
• Melissa C

Winners of Dead People by Edie Ramer

• Lorren
• Ann Kristin

RANDOM CHEERLEADING WINNERS

Christina @ Ardent Reader

Jenn @ Jenn and the Cats

Maree @ Just Add Books

Congrats! Just pick your prize and email your prize choice and shipping information to deweyreadathon @ gmail . com.

ALSO…

We have great prizes, but without your help, they will never be able to make it to their new homes. If you could please donate to cover the expenses of mailing, we would be most appreciative. To do so:

1. Log-In to PayPal.
2. Click the Send Money Tab
3. Enter shes10@gmail.com into the To Field.
4. Click the Personal Tab.
5. Select Gift.
6. Fill in the amount you’re giving.
7. Click Continue and follow the directions.

Since this is my last hour here, let’s end it with a BOOOM! I’ll go but you have to promise me you’ll keep reading, yeah? Don’t fall asleep, don’t quit, DON’T STOP THE PARTY!

DON’T DON’T DON’T STOP STOP STOP STOP /YOUR READING!

And I also have the plasure to be hosting the mini-challenge!

Wait, what?

Yeah, you heard it right! Head over to my blog and participate to win 4 ebooks AND it’s international! It will be lovely having you all there =D

Mini-Challenge: My Perfect Anthology

Still Ongoing: Book Puzzle & Character Pictures

Winners: To redeem your prize, email us at deweyreadathon-gmail and let us know which prize from the Prize List you’d like to redeem.

Lisa @ When She Reads

Michelle @ intoyourlungs

Christina (Ardent Reader)

K. Imani Tennyson

David @ Books & Things

Update: Top 5  Mini Clhallenge Winner: Bonnie Jacobs From Bonnie’s Books

Our next hostess is Cass @bonjourcass! Make her feel welcome, everyone! It was a pleasure being here!