Dewey's 24 Hour Read-a-Thon discussion

We have a date for next readathon: Our next readathon will be July 18/19, 2025. We will start 8pm EDT, Friday, July 18th and we will finish reading at 8pm EDT, Saturday, July 19th.

Here is a new pre-readathon challenge. Our summer reverse readathon is more laid back, so I wanted to make sure you could get the laid back vibe with the different hints.

Remember this challenge is to help you have fun. Participate as much or as little as you would like. Also make sure to use these hints as jumping off points, to not be worried at all about if your book fits the challenge. I will always agree with you. Enjoy!

Challenge: Summertime Enjoyment

🌻Level One🌻 Some Basics
1. Summer Vacations--Read about road trips, train travel, travel adventures, which could lead to travel mishaps/crimes/mysteries. Or read about family reunions where the gossip is spicy and the food delicious and abundant.

2. Natural Beauty Scenes--Read about beach, shore, parks, recreational areas. Fiction and nonfiction books activities work here such as surfing or picnicking or camping books. Thinking of mysteries, science, adventure, memoirs, eco novels.

3. Summer Projects-- Read about arts and crafts, home improvements, social and sociopolitical activities such as volunteer to organize or participate in an event. Memoirs about prison librarian or sociopolitical leader organizing event or movement--or humorous book about how an event was going well until a monster crashed the party and everything went wild.

4. Seasonal Events/Celebrations---Read about a July 4th celebrations such as watching fireworks or having a backyard BBQ. Read about participating in a fishing or swimming contests or birding event. I am thinking murder or crime at an event or celebration might be fun or maybe a adventure or misadventure might be equally fun.

5. Seasonal Sports/Activities--Read about surfing, mountain climbing, gardening, more. Thinking of action-filled novels, mountain climbing memoirs and mysteries, poisonous gardens, animals in gardens, maybe stories about gnomes and other garden creatures.

😎Level Two😎 Something a bit Extra?

Extra.1. Heat Up -- Read a romance novel or a science/science fiction book about global warming or fevers/viruses/infections. Or just anything that warms your heart or spirit.

Extra 2. Cool Down--Read about swimming parties or stays at a lake house or time in the tree house or anywhere else one may cool down or chill out emotionally, spiritually, physically. Read a book that brings you a little bit more peace.

Feel free to post your challenge list here or on your personal thread or blog. Posting here will help others to develop their own challenge lists.

is there a date for the actual readathon?

Yes, the banner has the next date. . . .And I will edit Message 1 to include that date .

Summertime Enjoyment

Level One Some Basics

🏖 1. Summer Vacations -- Location
The Last Resort: A Chronicle of Paradise, Profit, and Peril at the Beach by Sarah Stodola Jubne 17 ⭐⭐⭐

2. Natural Beauty Scenes,-- Living in Nature
The Bear by Andrew Krivak

🏖 3. Summer Projects-- How the Family Road Trip became the thing to during summer vacay.
Ike's Road Trip: How Eisenhower's 1919 Convoy Paved the Way for the Roads We Travel by Brian C. Black While this is not laid back, what resulted was US Route 66 which was promoted as leisure travel road. Eisenhower encouraged Americans to get out to learn about their country themselves. Jul 04 ⭐⭐⭐

🏖 4. Seasonal Events/Celebrations--- Food as part of celebrations. How the Hot Dog Found Its Bun: Accidental Discoveries And Unexpected Inspirations That Shape What We Eat And Drink by Josh Chetwynd June 22 ⭐⭐⭐


5. Seasonal Sports/Activities--Gardening
Seven Flowers: And How They Shaped Our World by Jennifer Potter


Level Two: Something a bit Extra

Extra.1. Heat Up -- Climate Warming
Arboreality by Rebecca Campbell

Extra 2. Cool Down-- Spiritual/Emotional Cooldown
🏖️ The Art of Happiness by Dalai Lama XIV July 17 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

I am sorry for any confusion. I have corrected the dates here in message 1. The dates in the banner are correct. I don't have authority to change what Jamie has written underneath the banner. Please always refer to the banner.

I'll join! Thinking what to read now

Thank you Lamilla! You always think outside the box--or so it seems to me. Looking forward to your selections.

Hi, just discovered this challenge. Sounds fun so I'll see if I can participate! About to start thinking of some books. The prompts look neat

Welcome Ron :). Good to see you here.

Thanks. Good to see you too Cynda. I've never done a read-a-thon before so it should be interesting.

@Ron: it’s always a lot of fun, I always have a hang over the next day lol

LOL well I might not do that since I need my sleep, but we'll see how much I do.

I'm closing my preparation with two challenges fulfilled:


🌻Level One🌻 Some Basics
1. Summer Vacations

2. Natural Beauty Scenes

DONE 3. Summer Projects - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

4. Seasonal Events/Celebrations

DONE 5. Seasonal Sports/Activities - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Hufflepuff Edition

😎Level Two😎 Something a bit Extra

Extra.1. Heat Up -- Read a book that warms your heart or spirit.

Extra 2. Cool Down--Read a book that brings you a little bit more peace ( chill out emotionally, spiritually, physically)