Hours 1-5

The Friend - 193 pgs

The House of Broken Angels - 17 pgs (audio)

Running total, pages: 210

Running total, hours: 3 hours reading, 25 min listening

Getting to Know You Survey

1)What fine part of the world are you reading from today? Utah
2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to? Can't pick just one. They all look great. 
3) Which snack are you most looking forward to? I have a dental issue and am going to stick with soft foods today, so think I may have to send the hubs out to fetch ice cream!
4) Tell us a little something about yourself! I am known amongst my friends as a huge "book nerd" :)
5) If you participated in the last read-a-thon, what’s one thing you’ll do different today? If this is your first read-a-thon, what are you most looking forward to? I would just like to read more pages than I usually do; otherwise, everything the same.

Dewey's Readathon April 6, 2019

It's almost time! I can't wait to devote a whole day/night to reading. Back in a few days with the stack...

ETA 4/5:  and here it is! (I'll be reading these tomorrow and beyond...)

One, Two, Buckle My Shoe (on Kindle) by Agatha Christie - Because it's tradition to have a Christie in my stack).
The Clue of the Broken Locket by Carolyn Keene - Ditto for Nancy Drew (fodder for the wee hours).
The Enchanted Castle by E. Nesbit - A children's classic I've been meaning to get to for a long time.
Kid Gloves by Lucy Knisley - Graphic for variety.
So Lucky by Nicola Griffith - From The Tournament of Books 2019 short list, sort of my "theme" this RAT.
My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite - ToB 2019.
Paris for One by JoJo Moyes - Short stories, again for variety.
The Friend by Sigrid Nunez - ToB, summer 2018.
There There by Tommy Orange - ToB 2019.
Washington Black by Esi Edugyan - ToB 2019.
The Overstory by Richard Powers - ToB 2019, currently in progress. I may or may not get to this tomorrow. It's kind of nice to "start fresh".
The House of Broken Angels by Luis Alberto Urrea - Ditto.

24in48 Updates

Hours 1-12

3 hr 20 min audio - Lady Fortescue Steps Out by M.C. Beaton
35 min reading - A Passage to India by E.M. Forster (this one wasn't in my stack because I was hoping to finish it before today)

Hours 13-20

1 hr 25 min audio - Lady Fortescue Steps Out (finished)
2 hr 34 min reading - A Passage to India (finished) and Becoming by Michelle Obama

Hours 21-31

1 hr 20 min audio - Death of a Village by M.C. Beaton
1 hr 30 min reading - Becoming

Hours 32-42

1 hr 47 min audio - Death of a Village
1 hr 22 min - Becoming
20 min - Sweet, Thoughful Valentine (short) by Alexander McCall Smith

Hours 43-48

39 min audio - Death of a Village
2 hr 58 min reading - Becoming

Page totals:
A Passage to India:  last 112 pgs, finished
Lady Fortescue Steps Out - 152 pgs, finished
Death of a Village - 167 pgs
Sweet, Thoughtful Valentine - 18 pgs
Becoming - 268 pgs
Total pages:  717

Hours: 8 hr 31 min audio, 9 hr 19 min reading
Total hours: 17 hr 50 min

This is a new record for me for 24in48! Maybe I can hit 19 hours next time :) I listened to audio while watching Australian Open tennis and basketball (with the sound muted), and while in the car. The hubby was out of town and I only left the house to go to a basketball game today, so it was a pretty successful reading weekend for me.

24in48 !!

Well, just finished one reading event and now signing up for another. Fantastic! 24in48 is coming up on January 26/27, and it just so happens the hubby will be out of town.  My books and I plan on spending plenty of quality time together! I'll update next week with my stack of possibilities (many books are vying for my attention - we'll see who gets chosen ;)

ETA Jan. 24 - Here's the stack! I've tried to select several short-ish books from my shelves that I can fit into my reading challenge (Goodreads Seasonal Reading Challenge). I'll probably only read a couple on the weekend, but I love having plenty of choices. I have a few of these on audio as well. Not pictured: Lady Fortecue Steps Out (on Kindle) by M.C. Beaton

Ready to go tomorrow evening at 10:00 p.m!

Bout of Books 24 Updates

I"ll keep all updates for the week in this one post. In progress at beginning:  Death of a Celebrity by M.C. Beaton - on page 88. Hoping to hit 1000 pages!

Day One
Books finished/in progress:
  Death of a Celebrity - 109 pgs
Pages read today:  109

Day Two
  Death of a Celebrity - 62 pgs, finished
  Angle of Investigation (short) by Michael Connelly - 82 pgs, finished
  The Scarecrow (audio) by Michael Connelly - 27 pgs
Pages read today:  171

Day Three
   The Scarecrow - 57 pgs
   Educated by Tara Westover - 64 pgs
Pages read today:  121

Day Four
   The Scarecrow - 45 pgs
   Educated - 52 pgs
Pages read today:  97

Day Five
   The Scarecrow - 116 pgs
   Educated - 76 pgs
Pages read today:  192

Day Six
   The Scarecrow - 32 pgs
   Educated - 142 pgs, finished
Pages read today:  174

Day Seven
   The Scarecrow - 125 pgs
   A Passage to India by E.M. Forster - 56 pgs

Final total, pages:  1045

Yay! I reached my goal of 1000+ pages. Hope everyone had a great BoB!

Bout of Books 24

All signed up and ready for a week of reading as much as I possibly can. Good times!

The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly Rubidoux Apple. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, January 7th and runs through Sunday, January 13th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 24 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team