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24 in 48 Readathon Wrap-Up: Books, Books, and More Books

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This past weekend, I participated in the 24 in 48 Readathon. It’s where you attempt to give 24 of the weekend’s 48 hours over to reading. You may be saying to yourself, “Liberty, how is this any different than any other day for you?” And the answer is “It’s not.” I LOVE READING, Y’ALL!

But for readathon purposes, here’s the breakdown of my reading.

SATURDAY

12am – 1:45am: Read Grief Is the Thing with Feathers by Max Porter. Started The Relic Master by Christopher Buckley.

ACCIDENTAL SLEEP INTERLUDE

3am – 5:15am: Finished The Relic Master by Christopher Buckley.

PLANNED SLEEP INTERLUDE

6:15am – 7:15am: Started Riot Most Uncouth by Daniel Friedman.

ACCIDENTAL SLEEP INTERLUDE

9:00am-12pm: Read Don’t Get Mad, Get Even: 15 Tales of Revenge and More by Barb Goffman

LUNCH INTERLUDE (I got mild food poisoning. I will spare you the details.)

6pm-11pm: Read Deep Singh Blue by Ranbir Singh Sidhu.

SLEEEEEEEEEEP

 

cover of grief is the thing with feathers by max portercover of the relic master by christopher buckleycover of riot most uncouth by dan friedman cover of don't get mad get even by barb goffmancover of deep singh blue by ranbir singh sidhu

SUNDAY

6am-7am: Started The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald.

NAP

9-12:30: Finished The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend.

3pm-9pm: Read What Belongs to You by Garth Greenwell, Oreo by Fran Ross, and Animals by Emma Jane Unsworth.

cover of the readers of broken wheel recommend by katarina bivaldcover of what belongs to you by garth greenwellcover of oreo by fran rosscover of animals by emma jane unsworth

Total hours: 24

Total pages: 2,339

Shortest book: Grief Is the Thing with Feathers by Max Porter

Longest book: The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald.

As usual, this was a fun way to spend a weekend (minus the food poisoning.) Congratulations to everyone who joined in, whether you read ten pages or ten books! It’s not about actually reading 24 hours, it’s about community. There were over 450 participants this time around, and I found out about a whole new bunch of fabulous readers. And any time spent reading is great because READING IS AWESOME. Have I mentioned lately how much I love reading?

If you want to participate in the next 24 in 48 readathon, it’s scheduled for July 23 & 24, 2016. I highly recommend it!

Comments

  1. I’ve heard you and Rebecca talk about the Bivald book on the podcast (twice, I think?) and it sounds so good. I also kind of love how the title demands a question. Like…

    “The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend”

    “Recommend what?”

    “WELL you’ll have to read it and find out, now, WON’T YOU?”

    Indeed.

  2. I think the amount of reading you manage to get through in such a short space of time is something we can all aspire to! I’m really excited for The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend, thanks to the podcast.