Aussie Readers discussion

It's time to mark our calendars for our next quarterly read-a-thon for 2021. It will take place Friday June 11th at 12.01am and continue until Sunday June 13th at 11.59pm in your local time zone - 3 full days :)

We read 25,065 pages last quarterly read-a-thon, so for our June/Winter readathon we'll aim for 26,000 pages.

Don't forget our Challenge Guidelines here

Please post your interest here in this thread up until we begin the challenge - when the weekend is over the page numbers read will be tallied :)

If possible, check in at least once a day, more often if you want. Our cut off time for you to add your final totals with a NEW POST will be Monday 14th June AEST :)

Participants


Amanda
Brenda
Carolyn
Deborah
Em__Jay
Genevieve
Helen
Jane
Janelle
Jen
Jenny
Kahlia
Kerri_M
Kim (UK)
Krystal
Kylie
Lainey
Leonie
Mari
Marianne
MaryG2E
Natty
Niamh
PattyMacDotComma
Phrynne
Renee V
Sarah
Sharon
Steve
Suzanne
Tracey Allen
Trish
Valerie
Zoey

I'm in!

I am also in!

I am working that whole weekend, so I probably will not be breaking any records, but I will add my page count to the effort.

Please add me Brenda

Yes please!

Welcome all :) On the list!

Me too of course:)

I'm in, please!

I’ll be reading!

And me too!

You're all on the list too girls :)

Yeah! I’m in please.

Count me in please :)

I'm in please!

Count me in :)

I'm in

Great you'll all joining in - you're on the list!

Count me in!

You're on the list Jenny :)

I'll be reading so...

On the list Marianne :)

Yes please, count me in

My starting point p244 of The Handmaid's Tale

Welcome Kylie, you're on the list :)

Brenda wrote: "Welcome Kylie, you're on the list :)"
thankyou :)

Count me in Thanks

On the list Zoey!!

Might as well put me on the list, though not sure how much reading I will get done!

Don't be so enthusiastic Krystal ;) You're on the list :)

Brenda wrote: "Don't be so enthusiastic Krystal ;) You're on the list :)"

Hahaha I usually like to break my old records for these readathons but my reading has been atrocious this year! It's quite shameful!

Gosh is it that time again already! Count me.

Krystal wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Don't be so enthusiastic Krystal ;) You're on the list :)"

Hahaha I usually like to break my old records for these readathons but my reading has been atrocious this year! It's quite..."

Don't stress about it - relax and read to enjoy!

Jane wrote: "Gosh is it that time again already! Count me."

Yes, it doesn't take long to come around Jane! You're on the list :)

I am pleased I found this post as was thinking we must be due for a quarterly challenge...please add me Brenda 🤗

We're glad you did too Trish :) You're on the list!

Add me please :)

Welcome Valerie :) You're on the list.

Brenda wrote: "We're glad you did too Trish :) You're on the list!"

Thank you Brenda 😊 is there a thread I need to follow to never miss them, as I have a couple of times in the past?

No there isn't Trish. If you can remember, or mark your calendar/diary, it's always on the first or second weekend of the new seasonal challenge. So that will be, next up - beginning of September then beginning of December. I used to send out email invitations, but so many people put their names down but didn't remember to participate, so this way works better at the moment.

Brenda wrote: "No there isn't Trish. If you can remember, or mark your calendar/diary, it's always on the first or second weekend of the new seasonal challenge. So that will be, next up - beginning of September t..."

It helped me when you added it to the 'New Challenge Alert' thread, Brenda! :D

Ahh good to know people look at that thread when we post a new challenge. I've always found it helpful in other groups (saves you searching) so hoped it would here too. Thanks Krystal :)

Thank you Brenda and Krystal for those tips. I will keep my eye out at start of each season 🍁☀️

Yippee…. Urg.. I’m in my longest reading slump ever… So I hope maybe this would kick me into reading again 🤞🤞 😣

Count me in please Brenda

L A i N E Y ~back in a bit~ wrote: "Yippee…. Urg.. I’m in my longest reading slump ever… So I hope maybe this would kick me into reading again 🤞🤞 😣"

Oh dear, you poor thing :( I hope this picks it up for you too Lainey... you're on the list!

Kerri_M wrote: "Count me in please Brenda"

You're on the list too Kerri :)

Count me in. Not sure how much I'll read, but every page counts 😄

I'm in

Niamh and Amanda, you're on the list :)