WEEKEND READ-A-THONS: DEWEY'S + TRAVEL THE WORLD IN BOOKS 16.10.15

Waking to a gorgeous sunrise on a chilly Friday morning. Time to post my preparation for tomorrow's annual Fall 24 hr Dewey's Readathon. Reading begins worldwide at 7 a.m. cdt - time conversions available at the main blog link. *

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I've been scavenging my book shelves for shorter novels and some light short stories . These provide a sense of accomplishment with each completion,
keeping me from becoming overwhelmed in the middle of the day! ~ Drawing from Agatha Christie's PARTNERS IN CRIME  and the COMPLETE HERCULE POIROT 

~*~ French Canadian author, Gabrielle Roy's
STREET OF RICHES ~ ~ Deb Macomber's double short story books
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~ Joanne Fluke's APPLE TURNOVER MURDER [with recipes!] ~

~ Some of my selection possibilities...  They also keep adding to my Oct mystery reading tally  for the RIP X Challenge. More reading options via ereader, I may be pursuing those once I get into the actual reading. Nothing like an entire day to focus on new reading choices ! I'll update my current reading once the day begins. ~ Join fellow Dewey ReadaThon readers HERE and plan your own book retreat for the day -
Saturday Oct 17th. ~*~ Next, because it seems obvious I hate to be reading unchallenged,
Travel the World in Books  Readathon beginning at midnight Oct 18th along with Dewey's which continues til 6.55 a.m. cdt .   ~

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I am already a participant in the ongoing Travel the World Challenge [my reading travel titles posted HERE with Maps] and  I'm happy to add more worldwide book travel via this annual Readathon. I've created a Travel the World in Books shelf at goodreads for tracking book travels. My travels began by exploring my bookshelves to discover unread books in various world locales. Here's what I've come up with:
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~ [ France Audio listen via hoopla ] ~

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France, Wales
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 Russia, Spain, Egypt ~

~ Venice, Austria, England, Belgium, Germany and US ~

~*~ by authors: Lucinda Riley, Rhys Bowen, Noel Hynd, Donna Leon, Rosina Lippi,  WJ Burley,
Ellen Marie Wiseman, Maureen Lang, Martha Grimes,  Elizabeth Camden ~ I'm looking forward to extended reading refreshments, if I can take a break from
current time and life demands!  How about you?   Check out the Reading Schedule + Mini Challenges HERE Find fellow readers at the signups and tweeting  #readathon  and  #TTWIBRAT I look forward to finding you reading along... ~*~ Shared With: ~ A Daily Rhythm ~ ~*~ FIND MORE FHC on BOOK DEPOSITORY | PINTEREST | TWITTER | GOOGLE+ | GOODREADS | FACEBOOK | NETWORKED BLOGS | LIBRARYTHING
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VICTORIA DAY LONG WEEKEND: BOOKS + READING MAY 15-18.15

2015 VICTORIA DAY LONG WEEKEND MAY 15 - 18

~ My visit with Queen Victoria on Castle Hill Windsor UK ~

Victoria Day is celebrated in honour of the birthdays of 

both Queen Victoria and the current monarch of Canada, Queen Elizabeth.
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Usually the first anticipated outdoor weekend event with BBQ and fireworks,
we had just such a day on Saturday, but with the proviso of advancing freezing rain,
winds gusting to 90 kms and turning to snow by Sunday night.
I am soooo glad we did enJoY Saturday taking a country drive out to a lovely
 Tea House because, yes, the blustering snow outside is as promised!
Not a day of outdoor pleasures !
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So I'm happily ensconced in my big reading chair with either the kettle on
or the teapot steeping my next fav flavour.  A great weekend in with good books!

 ~ As to my Victoria Day long weekend reading? I'm choosing UK connections.
~ Finished "A Summer to Remember" both Brit author [Victoria Connelly] and setting [ English countryside of Norfolk] 343 pages total ~

~ Then off to pick up 3 reserves at the library. Happy to jump into Laurie Alice Eakes new release after being on a lengthy wait list.
Definitely a fav author and great timing for an English personal treat on a long weekend!
~ "A Stranger's Secret" ~

~ Read this one [historical England setting] straight through.
317 pages completed May 16 wee hours of the morning and worth it :) ~ Next up after my country drive for teatime ?

~ Choosing another British read in honour of Victoria Day - Susan Elia MacNeal's Maggie Hope series #4  May 16 = 175 pgs +  Sunday May 17 completed final 131 pages = 306 total
~ Back to choices for what will be my next novel... As warned, It's a freezing cold Sunday of biting rain and high winds that are to yet
have turned to snow this night.   Seems I've made a good indoor weekend choice for respite with books, tea and  some unexpected but enjoyable hot chocolate ! ~ 4th choice? The highly acclaimed recent Jazz Age novel by Carla Stewart
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~ Couture in the Jazz Age: 1922 New York and London England  belittled for her stutter, Nell's boss isn't promoting any career advances - but maybe there are alternate avenues to pursue... ~*~ Sunday 17th read 50 pgs til my eyes closed  ~ Monday May 18th waking to quiet.  Winds have died down and I'm happily back to reading The Hatmaker's Heart.
~*~ What's currently on for reading ? I've done some searching kindle files for Short Story reads for May  [being Short Story Month] so I'm sure to fit in a couple more of those wee treats ! ~ Bout of Books Readathon  for updates as it continues through to end of Sunday the 17th and Crush Your TBR , a new one to me, from the 15th through 17th. It runs for 3 days each month.  Check twitter for each month's event. ~ Also, continuing with the #CleanSweepARC Challenge for the entire month of MAY. ~ I'll be updating the respective posts for the above,  as well as right here for whatever gets read this Victoria long weekend. Interested in More ?
 Victoria Day posting HERE  and  HERE

~*~ Any long weekend or weekend plans ..? I'm always happy to hear yours!

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BOOK COMMUNITY READING: RE-READATHON + BOUT OF BOOKS MAY 11-17.15

*Updating my Reading ...
Two Great Read-a-Thons offering opportunities to read together in the amazing online book community. ~

~ Bex - An Armchair By the Sea - hosting this comfy Re-Readathon May 4-10
Which books on your shelf deserve a 2nd or 3rd go round? Twitter chat is Wednesday (May 6th) evening at 9pm GMT/ 4pm CST
I've signed in, now which books would I like to reread... SIGNUPS OPEN HERE
Rethinking my month's reading list for this week long invitation, thanks to Bex . ~

~ Remembering MAY is Short Story Month might help in book choices ! I've picked 3.  One by English author, Beatrix Potter. One anthology of Irish authors. One Canadian short story collection of LM Montgomery's,
ANNE OF WINDY POPLARS which I'm starting with.
Adding: Agatha Christie re-listens to audio short story collections  for some travelling during the week.  Perfect! ~ *Reading UPDATES May 4-10
1st book I'm into re-reading is Anne of Windy Poplars I am so enjoying re-living my time in the very PEI town where Anne has taken the highschool principal's position, found accomodation in a home with 2 elderly women and a housekeeper. They offered her a room in a tower with views of ocean and woods. It's a book filled with Anne telling short stories of her life in letters to Gilbert who's away at college.  Typically Anne in content and description. Definitely NOT a book for speed reading this week with the other commitments I have, and the enjoyment I have in reading LM Montgomery.
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~ Both my children and YA work well for another event running the same week... ~ May 4-10 is also CHILDREN'S BOOK WEEK [ click for my giveaway] and Tressa at Wishful Endings is hosting a hop for all bloggers who'd like to promo  and support children's reading with a Giveaway.  Signups are OPEN HERE! ~

~ and...  I'm continuing my annual participation in ... ~

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Signups [I'm #145 now 143] and they just opened! and Starting lineup posts invited.  I'm into reading ARCs as posted here Clean Sweep Challenge for this month,  so I will continue with those during BoB as well. ~ Plus... Tamera Alexander's new release for May 12th will definitely be one - Can.Not.Wait. to get to this 2nd in the Belle Meade Plantation series Tamera is such an engaging and elegant writer, To Win Her Favor is much anticipated. ~

~ An Irish-born son far from home, Cullen McGrath left a once prosperous life in England because of a horse racing scandal that nearly ruined him. He’s come to Nashville for a fresh start, hoping to buy land and start a farm, all while determined to stay as far away from thoroughbred racing as possible. But starting over proves harder than he’d wagered, especially when Maggie Linden’s father makes him an offer he shouldn’t accept yet cannot possibly refuse...
~ Stunning read!  I could Not put it down.  Read through to completion with constant anticipation.
Fantastic story.  Exceptional author.

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May 11th - BoB begins as does my reading of  this anticipated newest Maisie Dobbs mystery of Jacqueline Winspear's. On a ship bound for England, Maisie realizes she isn’t ready to return. Against the wishes of the captain who warns her, “You will be alone in a most dangerous place,” she disembarks in Gibraltar. Though she is on her own, Maisie is far from alone: the British garrison town is teeming with refugees fleeing a brutal civil war across the border in Spain.  Under the suspicious eye of a British agent, Maisie is pulled deeper into political intrigue on “the Rock,”—arguably Britain’s most important strategic territory—and renews an uneasy acquaintance in the process. At a crossroads between her past and her future, Maisie must choose a direction, knowing that England is, for her, an equally dangerous place, but in quite a different way.

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~ * ~ Hoping to find you enjoying this online book community reading during  Re-Readathon and BoB.   ~ Any favs to share with us? ~ The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda @ On a Book Bender and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, May 11th and runs through Sunday, May 17th 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 13 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team
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