DEWEY'S READATHON DAY! 23.4.16

~ Annnnnd We're Off ! Today's the annual 24 hr Readathon we've anticipated. As well as #CANADABOOKDAY !   Reading, fun mini challenges, chatting, tweeting, prizes - ALL DAY ! ~ SignUp HERE if you'd like to join in ~ Find the START Time HERE for your part of the world. ~ The MAIN PAGE HERE for keeping up with what's happening .

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Hour 17 - Diversity Mini Challenge  hosted by Pam at Unconventional Librarian
Posting my multi cultural book of diversity

~ An honoured female judge and prophetess of Israel's history.

~*~ Hour 15 - Jane Austen Attire...
Hoping I am dressed fashionably appropriate for this hour of reading focused on Jane Austen ?

~ I wouldn't want to disappoint Jane Odiwe on such an important occasion! 
Jane Austen Lives Again - Mini Challenge  Hosted by Courtney 
~*~ Hour 4 - Where Do You Read? 

I read where I’m physically comfy. Big ez chair with sunny window backing.
Tired of sitting, I stretch out on my cushy pillow backed bed – tea at hand for both!

When warmer temps arrive, I’ll drive to my library and sit out on the patio to enjoy my current read – looking forward to it  Thanks for the great photos and challenge!

~*~ 2nd Hour Mini Challenge at Readage
~ Bookish Childhoods 5 Memories ~
1. Uncle Arthur's bedtime stories with mom reading 2. walking across town to the library each week with mom and brother.  Being able to choose my own books from the shelves of this vast collection.
My choices?  The Borrowers! and each available book in the collection... 3. uncle and nana coming from the faraway city
to our home in a country town bringing book gifts! 101 Dalmations one that stands out in memory. 4. beginning to write my own stories in grade five and six  and having the school principal read them to the entire school at weekly assemblies. 5. assisting in the church library as an early teen, then becoming librarian when my mentor moved cross country.  All those books to choose and stock shelves for book lovers and readers just like me!  Loved it.
Thanks for the memories, Allison!  great challenge.
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Responding to Heather's OPENING MEME Q/A : 1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today? *\ Canada /*

2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to? Some Hoopla downloads - giving my eyes a rest yet keeping me in the books both reading/listening

3) Which snack are you most looking forward to? +



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4) Tell us a little something about yourself!
Lifetime reader - thanks to my mom who introduced me to the library as a wee girl.  The Borrowers are a fav from childhood.  I am now involved in bringing "little free libraries" to my area - creating, installing, and finding books to stock them.  Exciting summer book times ahead!
5) If you participated in the last read-a-thon, what’s one thing you’ll do different today?
I look forward to adding some children's books into the mix.  The Reading Rainbow post at Dewey's is great inspy for taking this new direction.  Plus, having them in the house now for the grandbabies is a natural!
~*~ I'll be back with updates as the day progresses. Tweeting @_eHope  #readathon





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BOOKMARKS, SPRING READATHON + IT'S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING? 18.4.16

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Glad to be joining Kathryn and other book lovers for IT'S MONDAY!  WHAT ARE YOU READING? discovering new books to consider adding to our TBR stacks. My Week's Reads? ~

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My first Inspector Gamache - set in Canada's Eastern area of Quebec.  Written by popular Canadian author, Louise Penny. Loved it and already have more audios on library request. ~ Hunting Shadows by Charles Todd followed. ~

~ Another author first, audiobook, that won't be a last for me . ~ Next, a treat I've long awaited.  A Worthy Heart, 2nd in Canadian author, Susan Anne Mason's, Courage to Dream series, focusing on an Irish family's struggles and recoveries.  Heartfelt and engaging! ~

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Stunning covers for every novel in the series! ~ Montreal by talented photographer, Debra Schoenberger ~

~ Atmospheric street photos show a unique aspect of this urban Canadian city in Quebec. ~ Needing a book with a weekday in its title for a challenge, I discovered this fun Melendy Family series of the 1940s. Authored by Elizabeth Enright.  Available on hoopla for free audio listening with excellent narration
by Pamela Dillman. ~

~*~ Spring Readathon Week with Michelle of Seasons of Reading begins midnight CDT tonight - April 18 - 24th One scary read of any genre, then grab whatever's next
on your reading list. Still time to signup HERE. ~
First up?? Anticipating finally getting into Julianna Deering's
4th of the Drew Farthering vintage mystery series that meets the "1 scary book" readathon requirement. ~

This traditional British mystery gets a Regency twist when Drew and Madeline Farthering celebrate their six-month anniversary by attending a fancy Regency era costume party. Their knowledge of Jane Austen is evident and plenty of quotes add to the reading enjoyment.

Drew is glad to see Talbot Cummins, an Oxford classmate, with his fiancée, Alice Henley, though many present seem worried about the couple. Everyone's concerns are realized when, at the concluding grand ball, Alice dies of an overdose of cocaine. Tal refuses to believe she took the stuff intentionally, and Drew is determined to find out if her death was an accident or murder.

Drew is shocked and disillusioned when the police arrest Tal's father and reveal that the man has been smuggling drugs into the country for the past twenty years. Tal, reeling from the death of his fiancée and the revelation about his father, begs Drew to find out what's going on. Drew, now questioning his own ability to see people as they really are, does so reluctantly, not ready for the secrets he's about to uncover--or the danger he'll bring down on everyone he holds dear. -publisher
~*~ Mysteries aren't a reading hardship for this reader!
So, I'm sure there'll be more to report for
next It's Monday's reading.  Including ~

~*~ Other Readings for this week? ~

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Anticipating Deborah's story. Also, Tessa Afshar's exemplary writing in her upcoming May 1st release.
Perfect for Travel the World in BOoks Challenge. ~

~ and intrigued to read this Tolkien influenced novel of New Zealand debut author, Kara Isaac's, Close to You ~ ~

~ Releases April 26th!
Great reading options, I'm excited to begin! ~*~ How's your week's reading shaping up? Let us know in comments then link up at The BookDate ~ Any bookmarks to share ?  I'm heading over to Aloi's

Guiltless Reader with some FuN  bookmark inspy  for this week's Bookmark Monday... ~

~ See you there!
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