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Tuesday, April 14, 2026

My First Dewey 24-hour Readathon is Coming up


I've done my own personal readathons, variations on a 24-hour readathon but this weekend I am resolved to finally join in on the fun with the real deal,  my first Dewey 24-Hour Readathon.

The readathon is April 18th to the 19th, 8 am to 8 am. 

My goal is to spend the day catching up on reading the pile of library books and finishing those three or four books I have halfway completed:
  • Finish Theo of Golden, an audiobook. I have about five hours of listening time left to go.
  • Finish Little Alleluias: Poetry and Prose by Mary Oliver. I started this book in Hawaii on a recent vacation. I'm on page 167 of 229. 
  • Why Fathers Cry at Night by Kwame Alexander. I just recently started this memoir of love poems, letters, and recipes.  I'm on page 49 of 229.
  • Start the audiobook Things in Nature Merely Grow. It is only 5 hours long, so I might be able to complete it during the readathon.
  • Other possible books from the library currently sitting in a pile:
    • Goldenrod by Smith
    • Women Without Shame by Cisneros
    • Pilgrim Bell by Akbar
    • This is Not About Us by Godman
See why I need to participate?

Join in by joining the Goodreads group here.

-Anne
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